Need quilting advice..
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Need quilting advice..
This is a small scale GFG I am making for my granddaughter. These are 1" Hexi's, just a little bigger than a quarter. The whole thing is crib size, about 38 x 52. I thought I would just put flannel on the back and maybe a layer of flannel in the middle. I'm conflicted on how to finish it off. I generally hand quilt, but the pieces are so small that I think that would be overkill on this one. I find machine quilting very tedious, but can do SID or straight line, though I fear both would detract from the look of the top. I want to keep it soft and snuggle.
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
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This is a small scale GFG I am making for my granddaughter. These are 1" Hexi's, just a little bigger than a quarter. The whole thing is crib size, about 38 x 52. I thought I would just put flannel on the back and maybe a layer of flannel in the middle. I'm conflicted on how to finish it off. I generally hand quilt, but the pieces are so small that I think that would be overkill on this one. I find machine quilting very tedious, but can do SID or straight line, though I fear both would detract from the look of the top. I want to keep it soft and snuggle.
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
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Since your gorgeous quilt is heirloom quality, I would hand quilt 1/4 inch inside each hexagon. I know, not what you wanted to hear right? With 2 layers of flannel I don't think it would be too difficult to hand quilt? I've never hand quilted flannel so I'm not sure if it like resist needling on not.
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Since your gorgeous quilt is heirloom quality, I would hand quilt 1/4 inch inside each hexagon. I know, not what you wanted to hear right? With 2 layers of flannel I don't think it would be too difficult to hand quilt? I've never hand quilted flannel so I'm not sure if it like resist needling on not.
#9
First of all - you do beautiful work!
I would hand quilt it and keep it simple. Such as 1/4" inside the edge of each flower or pick a shape to quilt over the whole flower. The shape could be rotated so there is no definite top or bottom to the quilt. This one popped into my brain tonight.
I would hand quilt it and keep it simple. Such as 1/4" inside the edge of each flower or pick a shape to quilt over the whole flower. The shape could be rotated so there is no definite top or bottom to the quilt. This one popped into my brain tonight.
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