Machine Quilting Density?
#12
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Location: Ontario, Canada
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Please do not discount dense machine quilting!!
Dense machine quilting can have a nice drape, bend, and feel to it.
My preferences to FMQing vs. straight line quilting and the densities of each,
vary according to the quilt, and what it is calling for!
As do my choices of fabrics, battings and threads used.
Dense machine quilting can have a nice drape, bend, and feel to it.
My preferences to FMQing vs. straight line quilting and the densities of each,
vary according to the quilt, and what it is calling for!
As do my choices of fabrics, battings and threads used.
#18
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Location: Davenport, Iowa
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I vote for medium quilting here also. Less quilting allows for the batting to loosen and shift and those overly quilted ones with every inch quilted are pretty to look at, but wouldn't want one if it were given to me.
#19
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Location: Illinois
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I have two handquilted whole cloth bed quilts-not done by me/acquired thru estate sales-and they are quite densely quilted, but do drape easily....I think dense machine quilting may have a more stiff drape because stitches are two threaded and one after another.......just a thought......
#20
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Location: Ballwin, MO
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How are we defining medium? I try to aim for at least 1/2" to 1" of space in an all-over FMQ design. Since I can't machine quilt without using my Martelli gripper ring, I can't do larger designs where I'd have to smoothly move over a large distance, as I am always stopping to shift the ring.
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