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Old 04-06-2010, 11:08 PM
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I know it says to do a lot of quilting, but I have no idea how much that is. Do I have to quilt in the larger squares?

I was hoping to just stitch in the ditch around them.

I am planning to use Warm & White batting if that makes a difference.

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Old 04-06-2010, 11:23 PM
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sorry wished I could help. Penny
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Old 04-07-2010, 03:15 AM
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I am pretty sure they want it very close together because the quilts get washed all the time, so I would say yes, you need to quilt in the large squares.
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Old 04-07-2010, 03:54 AM
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I plan to quilt mine every 1-2 inches. Maybe a small-med stipple, not sure yet. You surely will need to quilt inside the blocks.
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I do quilts for kids too and what I find works well, especially with simple blocks, is to stitch in the ditch and also on the diagonal so it looks like an X through each block
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An X through the plain and pieced blocks, or a + through them should be fine...along with checking the minimum quilting requirements on the package of batting :D:D:D I also quilt the borders and sashing every 3 inches...
These quilts may get daily washings :D:D:D
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Here's the one I did using their fabric. I think I quilted at the most 1 1/2" to 2" apart, I used Warm & Natural also.

SITD plus lots of diagonal too.
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Old 04-07-2010, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by pam1966
Here's the one I did using their fabric. I think I quilted at the most 1 1/2" to 2" apart, I used Warm & Natural also.
Thanks! I just didn't know what to do with mine! Now I have a plan. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Your quilt is so pretty!
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Originally Posted by BethD
I do quilts for kids too and what I find works well, especially with simple blocks, is to stitch in the ditch and also on the diagonal so it looks like an X through each block
that's how I'm going to do mine.
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Thanks all. I am going to do an X through the large squares.
Happy quilting!
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