How would you straight line quilt a Log Cabin?
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So I have 3 quilted now. The most quilting is on the yellow one, and it's very pretty, but just too much starting and stopping. I knotted off and cut more threads off the ends than are in it. The other two, I've used the middle of the strip like the pictures above. I took someone else's suggestion and SITD next to the skinny border and in the middle of the wider borders. Then I made a square template and put it on point and there are repeating diamonds in the fat borders. I'm really happy with how they are turning out. I wish it didn't take so long to mark them, but I couldn't find my tape. I'll post pics as soon as I can. My batteries are recharging so I can take more pictures! I would have never thought of going down the middle of the piece without starting this thread! Thanks guys!
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Thanks Amandasgramma and Jerry for the idea on quilting log cabins. I like the way the beginning centre block is done, I would never have thought of that. I am a grandma, have taken up quilting again, but sewing straight lines quilting on a cot border was beyond me.
I was nervous about the water soluble fabric marking pens I've had for years, I tested some hoping they would also be "air soluble" by disappearing overnight, but those pen marks were still on the test piece of material three days later. I was too nervous to use any marking pen by now. I was stumped. I seized a roll of masking tape out of the drawer, laid it down on the quilt border where I wanted those straight lines, sewed along the edge of the tape (it was the right width) with the walking foot, giving lovely straight lines. By the way, I have never been able to sew straight.
I enjoy the tips in this forum.
Anna
I was nervous about the water soluble fabric marking pens I've had for years, I tested some hoping they would also be "air soluble" by disappearing overnight, but those pen marks were still on the test piece of material three days later. I was too nervous to use any marking pen by now. I was stumped. I seized a roll of masking tape out of the drawer, laid it down on the quilt border where I wanted those straight lines, sewed along the edge of the tape (it was the right width) with the walking foot, giving lovely straight lines. By the way, I have never been able to sew straight.
I enjoy the tips in this forum.
Anna
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Thank you Amandasgramma (and Jerrie) I would never have thought to straight stitch a log cabin like that, and I would never have figured out how the quilting is started in the centre square the way it is in the photo.
Anna
Anna
#17
Here are some pictures. Sorry it took me so long. Been wrestling with the setup on the new camera.
Aqua/orchid top:
Quilting on the aqua/orchid runner:
Here is the red and green one. It was looking too Christmasy and it's not supposed to, so I added a BRIGHT lime backing to give it a bit of a kick. The recipient loves green and red together, so I know she'll know it's not just a Christmas decoration:
Here is the quilting:
Aqua/orchid top:
Quilting on the aqua/orchid runner:
Here is the red and green one. It was looking too Christmasy and it's not supposed to, so I added a BRIGHT lime backing to give it a bit of a kick. The recipient loves green and red together, so I know she'll know it's not just a Christmas decoration:
Here is the quilting:
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Here is the pastel yellow and green one. I did the most quilting on this one, and realized I cannot put that much time and thread and starting/stopping into one small runner. I'll never get them done! This one creates flowers on the back (if you look really close) and repeated melon shapes in the borders. Again, you have to look close. The picture stinks.
The pictures of the top didn't come through I'll try to take some more that don't stink.
The pictures of the top didn't come through I'll try to take some more that don't stink.
Last edited by mpeters1200; 12-01-2011 at 05:33 PM. Reason: adding final pic
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