help on AOTH.
07-31-2013, 07:18 AM
#11
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AOTH-Affairs of the heart....of course! I don't know how you could hand embroider after a quilt is quilted. What if she puts quilting where the embroidery is supposed to go? How will you knot your thread?
07-31-2013, 08:20 PM
#12
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I agree with the others ... I think it would be very difficult to do embroidery after a machine is quilted. Just too darned awkward to work with, let alone how you would tie in or knot off your threads.
The good thing is, that you are discussing this with your LAQ.
It could be that s/he is not comfortable with working with an embroidered quilt.
As FelineF suggested, perhaps she is talking about doing a panto where there would be no control, to avoid the embroidered areas. You've done far too much work in doing an AOTH, so it might be best to look around and find another LAQ'r that can do what needs to be done for you. Be sure to ask to see other similar work that has been done, to make sure that you are going to get what you want ... and not be disappointed, and heartbroken!
The good thing is, that you are discussing this with your LAQ.
It could be that s/he is not comfortable with working with an embroidered quilt.
As FelineF suggested, perhaps she is talking about doing a panto where there would be no control, to avoid the embroidered areas. You've done far too much work in doing an AOTH, so it might be best to look around and find another LAQ'r that can do what needs to be done for you. Be sure to ask to see other similar work that has been done, to make sure that you are going to get what you want ... and not be disappointed, and heartbroken!
08-01-2013, 01:37 AM
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definitely embroider before quilting- it would be very difficult to embroider the blocks after the quilt is a whole finished quilt. the quilting does not interfere with embroidery- it *should* enhance/work with it.
08-01-2013, 04:05 AM
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Originally Posted by nabobw
Are you using embroidery to quilt the quilt or designs as part of the quilt? As part of the quilt I do it first but using it to quilt the quilt it is done afterwards.
I do the same as you.
08-03-2013, 11:33 AM
#19
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I made AFOTH a couple of years back. This is how I dealt with all the embroidery work,I drew on the reverse side of my block with white pencil, as my quilt was done on navy blue, then I wound bobbins with DMC gold thread, and once the block was completed, just followed my white lines with the sewing machine. I didn't have to change the tension or needle, just carefully stitched. It does take a bit of practice, but turned out very well for me. There are probably pictures on QB of it not completed at 2011. See picture at:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/blocks-...95413-101.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/blocks-...95413-101.html
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