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    Old 12-03-2009, 03:56 PM
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    A lock stitch is a "stay in the same place stitch". Or length set at zero, like when the feed dogs are down. It will lock the stitches and let you go on. You probably have a button to do this. My Janome has a button on the front and it makes 4-5 in place stitches and stops.
    Burying the stitches means to take the tail ends and pull them in between the layers of your quilt. If you use the lock stitch, you should be able to clip the tails and not worry about them "unstitching" themselves.
    Lock at the beginning of your sewing, and at the end, skip to the next area and repeat.
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    I used the SID on the diagonal and ran through the center of some of the blocks to maintain the straight line.
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    Old 12-03-2009, 04:04 PM
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    Here is a closeup.
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    Old 12-03-2009, 04:06 PM
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    Originally Posted by MadQuilter
    Here is a closeup.
    oh! Interesting. I was going to ask what color thread you used for the top but then thought I can just use the clear stuff.

    More to consider - Thank you!

    BTW yours is really neat - I like that.
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    Thanks. I uses a variegated thread. Can't remember which line but it picked up most of the colors in the quilt. Pat picked the colors and he loves HIS quilt.
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    Old 12-03-2009, 04:45 PM
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    You did a beautiful job on your quilt!
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    Old 12-03-2009, 04:56 PM
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    Mad, U did great quilting on this quilt. Looks like you could do more or less, depending on how much time you have. Thanks for showing us a close up. To me, tying would detract from the color effects of so many colors.
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    Old 12-03-2009, 05:31 PM
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    Originally Posted by LisaT
    Thanks for the compliment. I have finished a handful of quilts and there is always one thing I would change - in this one it's the plaid orange fabric. Not the best decision! Oh well.

    Duh! I didn't even think of the ties being on the back. I tied one and had the ties in the front.

    So another question - if I did stitch in the ditch with the walking foot could I go in a straight line, do a couple back stitches before skipping down to the next area? Then trim the thread. Do you know what I'm talking about? That would make it a heck of a lot easier then trying to do all those turns.
    I think that would work.
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    Old 12-03-2009, 08:24 PM
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    I think the easiest way to SID would be to follow the actual diamond shapes across and diagonally.
    I would follow them from the lower bottom and stitch up in a zig zag pattern going all of the way up to the top and then come back down in the same manner, getting the opposite sides.
    Do the same on the ones going horizontal, across one way and turn back getting the other sides.

    There would be minimal manipulation of the quilt and you could outline each piece this way easily.

    Unless you stay exactly on your stitches while backstitching, it would show up on the back.
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    Originally Posted by amma
    I think the easiest way to SID would be to follow the actual diamond shapes across and diagonally.
    I would follow them from the lower bottom and stitch up in a zig zag pattern going all of the way up to the top and then come back down in the same manner, getting the opposite sides.
    Do the same on the ones going horizontal, across one way and turn back getting the other sides.

    There would be minimal manipulation of the quilt and you could outline each piece this way easily.

    Unless you stay exactly on your stitches while backstitching, it would show up on the back.
    This makes a lot of sense to me and thats how I would probably do it. Your quilt is beautifull and it took time and effort to get to this point, so putting in a little more will be worth it. Go for it!
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