Ideas please!!
#1
Ideas please!!
I LOVE piecing the top of a quilt but when it comes to the actual act of quilting, it terrifies me!! I am so afraid of messing it up or afraid of it not looking good! Anyone else feel this way??? I just can't visualize what it will look like done.
I have made lots of blankets in the past but this will only be my second quilt and I really wanted to try free motion quiliting and do a meanderring (sp?) pattern but I have an old machine and I am having a hard time finding a FM foot that will fit my machine and I am running out of time to keep searching for one because the quilt is for my neighbor who is due to have her baby any day! So I need some ideas of how I can quilt on this pattern. My first quilt I SID but I wasn't sure that would look good on the backing fabric of this quilt. Any ideas would be appreciated!!
I have made lots of blankets in the past but this will only be my second quilt and I really wanted to try free motion quiliting and do a meanderring (sp?) pattern but I have an old machine and I am having a hard time finding a FM foot that will fit my machine and I am running out of time to keep searching for one because the quilt is for my neighbor who is due to have her baby any day! So I need some ideas of how I can quilt on this pattern. My first quilt I SID but I wasn't sure that would look good on the backing fabric of this quilt. Any ideas would be appreciated!!
#2
It is beautiful!! I have only hand quilted, and usually ouitine or SID..Recently I bought stencils that work nicely. Perhaps you can SID the outline of the block and find a simple pattern to put in the block..Love the owl fabric too..what are you going to use that for?? Also, for babies I usuually use a flannel for the backing.
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You could do an "X" across the squares, then go across in the middle, then up and down the middle like the stars we made when we were kids.
Or, use a squiggle instead of straight SID between two squares, up and down and across
Or, use a squiggle instead of straight SID between two squares, up and down and across
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When you do find your foot, do NOT practice FMQ on a quilt top! Especially if you are pressed for time. You need to get some practice time in on scrap sandwiches. There are lots of videos out there to get you started. Do a search on FMQ on this board and there are lots of tips out there. For many people, it takes a bit of time to get the hang of it.
For this beauty, I would do straight line stitching, an "X" across the squares is a great suggestion!
For this beauty, I would do straight line stitching, an "X" across the squares is a great suggestion!
#10
When you do find your foot, do NOT practice FMQ on a quilt top! Especially if you are pressed for time. You need to get some practice time in on scrap sandwiches. There are lots of videos out there to get you started. Do a search on FMQ on this board and there are lots of tips out there. For many people, it takes a bit of time to get the hang of it...
Here's a quilt I did awhile back using a quilting design with a walking foot that might look nice on your quilt. Take a look at the second picture (of the back) to see how it was quilted: http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...t-t154385.html
Last edited by azwendyg; 05-05-2012 at 05:00 AM.
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