I may never make another bed-sized quilt again...
#41
Wow, that is a beautiful butterfly quilt! I hope we get to see the finished project!
I have a book called "quilting in sections" by Marti Mitchell that describes several ways to quilt as you go. I haven't done a queen that way yet, though I will soon. I have tried out a couple of the techniques on smaller quilts, to get a handle on how it works, and I think it will make my queen quilt much more manageable.
There's also a book called "Reversible Quilts" by Sharon Pederson that has a good QAYG technique. I plan to make my mom a full size quilt using her technique.
There are other books, too, but those are the two I've used and had experience with.
I have a book called "quilting in sections" by Marti Mitchell that describes several ways to quilt as you go. I haven't done a queen that way yet, though I will soon. I have tried out a couple of the techniques on smaller quilts, to get a handle on how it works, and I think it will make my queen quilt much more manageable.
There's also a book called "Reversible Quilts" by Sharon Pederson that has a good QAYG technique. I plan to make my mom a full size quilt using her technique.
There are other books, too, but those are the two I've used and had experience with.
#42
Originally Posted by Butterflyblue
Wow, that is a beautiful butterfly quilt! I hope we get to see the finished project!
I have a book called "quilting in sections" by Marti Mitchell that describes several ways to quilt as you go. I haven't done a queen that way yet, though I will soon. I have tried out a couple of the techniques on smaller quilts, to get a handle on how it works, and I think it will make my queen quilt much more manageable.
There's also a book called "Reversible Quilts" by Sharon Pederson that has a good QAYG technique. I plan to make my mom a full size quilt using her technique.
There are other books, too, but those are the two I've used and had experience with.
I have a book called "quilting in sections" by Marti Mitchell that describes several ways to quilt as you go. I haven't done a queen that way yet, though I will soon. I have tried out a couple of the techniques on smaller quilts, to get a handle on how it works, and I think it will make my queen quilt much more manageable.
There's also a book called "Reversible Quilts" by Sharon Pederson that has a good QAYG technique. I plan to make my mom a full size quilt using her technique.
There are other books, too, but those are the two I've used and had experience with.
#43
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hi kryssa i know what you talking about, i posted a post a few years back that i found in youtube ,that www,youtube.com the title is how to make a cheap quilting table useing styrol foam ,i had built one and i found it really helpful with my larger quilts hope this helps you Kryssa
#45
Originally Posted by quilt queen 2
I bought an old dining room table DH cut a hole and made a shelf so my machine is flush with the top and I wear garden gloves l also use a slider This evolved after I had struggled with 4 queen quilts for X-mas gifts.That was 4 years ago now I don't dread quilting my own quilts!
#46
Originally Posted by nellie
rhueluna i like your buterfly,s what pattern is it ,i nerver seen one like it and your handquilting is beauitful
#47
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: NE Kansas
Posts: 494
I just finished a 36x36 inch baby quilt on my small Brother machine. I used pins to hold it in place and got stuck all the time. SID was hard for me too and now I know why I'm sticking to table toppers and purses for a few projects. I had to leave the quilt alone for a day or tow. Now to put the binding on and beleive you me it will be machine stitched now hand stitched. Most LAQ ladies I know charge by the square inch and that adds up really fast.
#48
I barter with my girlfriend. She is a professional long arm quilter. I dog sit for her when she goes out of town and I get quilting credit instead of cash. That way I can afford to have her quilt my large quilts.
#49
I'm all for being tenacious, but sometimes the mental stress is more than a person can take. The idea of doing it in sections helps, but some of us will never be able to create the masterpieces we see in our heads. All of us have strong and weaker points no matter what the subject.
#50
Originally Posted by Fabricnut
I just finished a 36x36 inch baby quilt on my small Brother machine. I used pins to hold it in place and got stuck all the time. SID was hard for me too and now I know why I'm sticking to table toppers and purses for a few projects. I had to leave the quilt alone for a day or tow. Now to put the binding on and beleive you me it will be machine stitched now hand stitched. Most LAQ ladies I know charge by the square inch and that adds up really fast.
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