Ever "too much" quilting?
09-02-2010, 08:28 AM
#52
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Yes, I think the quilting can take over. I had a wall hanging done and let the quilter decide what was needed. (She has done all my work and I have been very pleased) until....she decided to use my piece as an advertisement for her work(with permission). When I got it back it was as stiff as cardboard. The work was beautiful, but it almost ended up being nothing but thread. Now I say, quilt as you see fit, but please don't quilt to heavy.
09-02-2010, 09:19 AM
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I have a wonderful LAQ who does what I want, and she very seldom does, meandering, but maybe in small areas. Hers is heirloom quality, and has been features quilter thru Northwest Quilters in the Portland area. She is a bit spendy but not over the top. She does beautiful work.
09-02-2010, 09:31 AM
#54
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Originally Posted by Shelley
Originally Posted by Butterflyblue
I guess I feel like the fair thing to do would be to have separate categories for quilts that are hand quilted, home machine quilted, and hired out. Maybe some shows do that. I've really only been to the one.
The goal is to have the quilting match the quilt, to have it complement the top. Too much quilting is just as bad as a beautifully pieced, intricate top that has been tied with yarn. (You don't want to get me started!!)
I love your quilting. You add just the right amount and make each design, work with the quilt pattern. Good work
09-02-2010, 09:33 AM
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I have a long arm but I still prefer FMQ, not this robotic computerized quilting that takes over each inch of quilt top. I guess this is what makes the world go around. Different strokes for different folks!
09-02-2010, 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by moreland
It seems as Long Arm Quilting becomes more and more accessible, the amount of quilting seen on laq quilts has exploded. I have to sometimes wonder if the quilting is trying to outdo the piecing/fabric/design. I am not a laq and I am not taking potshots at those of you who are, but I just wondered if anyone else ever thought about this. I am not convinced that having quilting on every piece of the fabric that is visible is necessarily the "best way"--I tend to feel like it becomes "one upmanship" between piecer and quilter.
Do you think as we get past the initial rapture of now being able to quilt as much as we want to/can, that there will be more balance? Perhaps I'm the only one who thinks it is often out of balance???
Do you think as we get past the initial rapture of now being able to quilt as much as we want to/can, that there will be more balance? Perhaps I'm the only one who thinks it is often out of balance???
But I do love the LAQ designs. I think it has its place.
If I am going to give a quilt to someone to love and use I usually stich in the ditch and then put something special on the boarders.
But if the quilt is going to be displayed then the more decorative quilting the better.
Just my opinion.
09-02-2010, 09:36 AM
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This is so true. But when you are in a show, competing with these computerized quilters, it is most difficult. Not worth the time. I like a little bit of fluff after it is washed not cardboard.
Originally Posted by quilt3311
I think the densely quilted quilts are mostly for show or to hang. I've seen some stunning examples of this and think they are mainly for entering a show.
I've done heavy quilting on a few, but do not use those as bedding.
When I do bedding, I pretty much put the same amount of quilting on as I would if I were still able to hand quilt the quilts.
I've done heavy quilting on a few, but do not use those as bedding.
When I do bedding, I pretty much put the same amount of quilting on as I would if I were still able to hand quilt the quilts.
09-02-2010, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by RST
I like a lot of quilting, but since I'm both the piecer and the quilter of all my quilts, it's certainly not about one-upsmanship. I don't find that my heavily quilted quilts are stiff at all, at least not after the first washing. A lot depends on the fabric choices and on the overall style of the quilt. I've never been fond of all-over automated quilting when it doesn't relate to anything else going on it in the quilt. Nor do I like a grid that's just there, regardless of the piecing or fabric pattern -- if I wanted to look at randomly placed grids, I'd display a mattress cover.
SharonAnne --- everyone will have their own take on it, but in your piece above, I do think that the pale green squares would look great with a free motion tropical leaf design. I'd do maybe some matched thread loose stippling on the purple flowers and animal print, or wavy lines, and then outline the two leopard figures, again in matching thread, but otherwise just SID or simple grid to keep the focus on the dramatic images.
RST
SharonAnne --- everyone will have their own take on it, but in your piece above, I do think that the pale green squares would look great with a free motion tropical leaf design. I'd do maybe some matched thread loose stippling on the purple flowers and animal print, or wavy lines, and then outline the two leopard figures, again in matching thread, but otherwise just SID or simple grid to keep the focus on the dramatic images.
RST
I agree on yur quilting ideas.
09-02-2010, 09:46 AM
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I'm lucky.My LAQ & I agree on how much quilting is needed. I prefer less & she's never disappointed me.Guess we all have our own preferences.
Originally Posted by PurplePassion
I sent out one quilt to a LA, and told her to do less quilting, than what she explained she was going to do. When I got the quilt back , I was dissappointed , she had quilted over everything --covering up the designs on my blocks; it was so stiff and not at all cuddly. I will quilt all my quilts myself from now on .
09-02-2010, 01:09 PM
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This overkill with quilting gets to me too. In fact, I have emailed editors of quilting magazines complaining that it was almost impossible to see the actual quilt piecing due to the excessive quilting over it and if they did not print the design in plain colors, it would be difficult to see how to piece it. Needless to say, I have never heard back from them but I just needed to vent. The lights on the quilts glare and the pictures just show the quilt design contrast and not so much on the piecing. I suppose that is why you never get an email or website for the machine quilters printed in the magazine.
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