How much to quilt
#2
the rule is... there is no rule. whatever makes you happy.
Some people like less quilting, some like more. I prefer more. I have also heard that the more quilting you do the more durable the quilt becomes.
Some people like less quilting, some like more. I prefer more. I have also heard that the more quilting you do the more durable the quilt becomes.
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Originally Posted by kclausing
the rule is... there is no rule. whatever makes you happy.
#7
Originally Posted by amyamy1978
I am new to quilting and feel like I over quilt my projects. How do you determine how much quilting is enough and not too much?
Sometimes overall machine quilting can kill a beautiful design. A good machine quilter can bring out the design and colors and improve the top. Whatever feels good to you is "right"
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It's probably a throwback to my childhood, but I like my quilts thick, soft and heavy. And warm. That was the main reason for making quilts many years ago, no insulation in houses, nasty weather in winter, few stoves in each house, so everyone had to have warm quilts. The quilting was simply to keep those layers from shifting about as the sleeper tossed and turned. So it's up to you, as the maker, to do just the way you like.
Now we use them mainly as decoration, or at least make them so that we can show them off and bow our heads modestly!!! And if they don't like my quilts, I'd like them to just say what I was taught.."How interesting!!" Nothing else. A closed mouth maketh no enemies.
Now we use them mainly as decoration, or at least make them so that we can show them off and bow our heads modestly!!! And if they don't like my quilts, I'd like them to just say what I was taught.."How interesting!!" Nothing else. A closed mouth maketh no enemies.
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