Grandma's quilt-top advise.
08-30-2011, 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by dunster
If I had a quilt top from my grandmother, I think I would hand quilt it. And I'm not a hand quilter. I have a longarm. I have never hand quilted a quilt. I took a hand quilting class and decided it was not for me. But - if I had a quilt top from my grandmother... that is still how I think I would do it.
08-30-2011, 07:26 PM
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The zig zag would work. I would only do every other seam across the diagonal, and every other stitch down the other diagonal. You could tie off with red or bright blue ties also....I'd do that every 5" or so.
08-30-2011, 08:34 PM
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Compared to my first try at FMQ yours is award winning. Mine was full of angles and if there was one round curvy bit it was more good luck than anything I did.
I have improved a little but still only just manage meandering.
BTW I like the look of the zig-zag
I have improved a little but still only just manage meandering.
BTW I like the look of the zig-zag
08-30-2011, 10:44 PM
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i have 4 quilts from my grandmother and a couple are falling apart. when i get to it, i want more experience first, i will follow her lead. if she hand stitched it i may also. then again, machine stitching will hold it together better.
the good news is, there's no money in the budget for the quilt police, so they have been disbanded! do what you want! and what makes you happy! the fact that you are finishing the quilts means you are fulfilling your grandmother's wish. enjoy!
the good news is, there's no money in the budget for the quilt police, so they have been disbanded! do what you want! and what makes you happy! the fact that you are finishing the quilts means you are fulfilling your grandmother's wish. enjoy!
08-31-2011, 01:18 AM
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What a beautiful gift from your grandmother. She must have passed her quilting talent on to you. You do nice work. one day it will come to you as to how to quilt it. Do not rush and then end of hating what you did.
08-31-2011, 02:17 AM
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I'm the Grannie around here. Your FMG looks fine and so does the zigzag. Most of my descendents have tied quilts, made to wash and be hauled around the country, make tents and sleeping pallets. Unless they get married with plenty of warning do they get handquilted anything. Just finishing it will honor your grandma.
09-01-2011, 02:41 AM
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I have made several quilts with zig zag over the seam. They turn out lovely. As for tacking, those tops would be too precious to me to tack them. Quilting, whether by machine or by hand would be preferable. Actually, I would prefer hand quilting to preserve the antiquity of the tops.
would you be opposed to tacking? The quilt pattern is one that would look good tacked!
Originally Posted by GrannieAnnie
Originally Posted by Ghetohound
So, many of you know that I recently found a set of twin quilt-tops with my name on them from my grand mother. They need to be quilted and being new to quilting, I wanted to try a few things on my machine before I finish the one's she left me.
-The first pic is my grandmothers quilt top.
-The second pic is of a small zig zag stitching in the seam. I have read that "on" the seam is just as acceptable is stitching in the ditch?
-The third pic is my first experiment with FMQ...Not happening right now!
SO...opinions of the zigzag? I can handle this. I think it will do the job without taking away from the thousand triangles!
-The first pic is my grandmothers quilt top.
-The second pic is of a small zig zag stitching in the seam. I have read that "on" the seam is just as acceptable is stitching in the ditch?
-The third pic is my first experiment with FMQ...Not happening right now!
SO...opinions of the zigzag? I can handle this. I think it will do the job without taking away from the thousand triangles!
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