Finishing Quilts
11-06-2010, 06:19 PM
#11
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Northern Wisconsin
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I know I don't finish the quilting and binding on most of mine right away, but when I feel like it and have the time.I do go back and I'll spend as much time as possible to make sure they are all done. Having three kids and a full time job makes it hard to get lots of quilting done. I don't have a long arm at home. It's at my mom's house. So I have to have everything ready so I can take it over and throw it on the machine.
11-06-2010, 06:24 PM
#12
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Greenville, Alabama
Posts: 544
Wish some of you who like the finishing work lived close by.
Right now I could use some help catching up with the finishing. Always want to try a new technique, etc. Have trouble staying with one thing at a time. One of my resolutions to catch up and not continue to do that.LOL
Right now I could use some help catching up with the finishing. Always want to try a new technique, etc. Have trouble staying with one thing at a time. One of my resolutions to catch up and not continue to do that.LOL
11-06-2010, 07:17 PM
#15
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 7
Originally Posted by Stitchnripper
I do all of mine from start to finish. I mainly quilt for my own pleasure and if I give someone a quilt and they like it, that's nice too. Some of them turn out better than others. I haven't mastered FMQ but still do it and my SITD sometimes is off too. Sometimes I have a few things "in the works" but I like to finish things too. Just the past week I finished a baby quilt except for a little bit of binding left to sew on, a table runner, and the scrap quilt I talked about in a new thread starting "Experiment...". Now I'm working on a braid quilt. I saw the "method" on quiltville and am using scraps. And I finally found something I don't like to do - bury the threads! I don't like the way backstitching looks sometimes, so just leave them long and then bury them when done. Tedious!!
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11-06-2010, 08:29 PM
#18
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Grant Park, IL
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I love every part of the entire process --- from start to finish!!! I am also surprised at the number of quilt tops some people have made but have not finished. I guess some just like to piece! I am a LAQ and I love when someone brings their bunch of tops to me to finish. I never tire of the thrill of watching the transformation from just a top to a finished quilt. Remember....It's not a quilt until it's quilted!!
11-07-2010, 12:08 AM
#19
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Location: Brisbane, Australia
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Thank you all for your answers. I must remember that not everyone is retired. I should give thanks every day. I have been retired for about 8 years now (retired early but worked hard to get there) but that doesn't mean I get to sew & quilt whenever I want. Oh! for a perfect world.
To quote John Lennon," Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans". My other plans include quilting, embroidery & knitting as well as friends & family. The gym, walking & Weight Watchers must be part of life.
This forum is one of my great pleasure as well as the people on it. Happy Quilting all.
To quote John Lennon," Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans". My other plans include quilting, embroidery & knitting as well as friends & family. The gym, walking & Weight Watchers must be part of life.
This forum is one of my great pleasure as well as the people on it. Happy Quilting all.
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