marking quilts
#12
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Rapid City, SD
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I think marking before sandwiching is easier but I usually forget to do it until after I've pin basted the whole thing - just did that last night!! Maybe when I have more experience I will develop a better way of doing things.
#13
I sandwich and mark, but for no reason than that is how it was done by the person that taught me..I honestly never thought to mark first . I hand quilt everything and am going to try marking first and see how I like it!
#15
I can never decide how to quilt the quilt until after I have started or half done and then it's - i should have done this! But if I'm marking after it's sandwiched, then I like the thin roller chalk marker. Just did this with my lighthouse quilt. I wanted to do crosshatching in the border, but the quilting bar kept moving and my lines were not evenly spaced. So I used my marker and followed those lines. Works really well.
#17
This is an interesting thread! I know intuitively that I should mark my quilt before sandwiching for all the reasons mentioned so far. But with every single quilt thus far, I forget to mark it until I have layered it.... I always kick myself but forge ahead. It is so nice to see that there are others in this boat with me! Maybe NEXT time I will remember....
#18
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Timmins, Ont. Canada
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I mark the border as I am pinning the quilt. It is a good time to do your calculations that you need to do in order to fit the stencil properly into the length of your border. Good luck and take your time. If your border is dark, I always like to use the Clover white chalk liner. The white chalk comes off easily but stay away from the BLUE !! It does NOT come over EVER !!!
#19
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Prescott Valley, AZ
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I often don't know what the quilting will be until after the sandwich is made. I have used a lot of methods to mark, and sometimes I just wing it and don't use any markings. Last fall I hung a Carpenter's Square quilt in the closet waiting to decide how to quilt it. I still haven't decided, so it's still there.
I have found a great way to get rid of colored chalk lines. I bought the vacuum attachment for cleaning sewing machines, computers, etc. The brush attachment with a little scrubbing motion gets rid of the unwanted chalk.
I have found a great way to get rid of colored chalk lines. I bought the vacuum attachment for cleaning sewing machines, computers, etc. The brush attachment with a little scrubbing motion gets rid of the unwanted chalk.
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