OK....tell me I can do it!
04-15-2011, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by almostfree
Originally Posted by Quilter7x
I have an idea - instead of doing stitch in the ditch, draw a diagonal line and do a wavy design on one side and the other side of the line. You won't have to drop your feed dogs, you can use a regular stitch. I've done it and it comes out great!
04-15-2011, 05:55 PM
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A Turning Twenty doesn't really have a pattern, right? It's all about showing off the fabrics. It's not like there are supposed to be distinct blocks.
So when I'm faced with that, and have to deal with my very limited FMQ skills, I ignore the quilt blocks. They're so geometric and square and angular, I want to do something different.
So if you look at the pic
Ah, cr&p. I just went bye bye. Give me a moment to retype.
So when I'm faced with that, and have to deal with my very limited FMQ skills, I ignore the quilt blocks. They're so geometric and square and angular, I want to do something different.
So if you look at the pic
Ah, cr&p. I just went bye bye. Give me a moment to retype.
04-15-2011, 06:01 PM
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YOU CAN DO IT! I know you can! One of the keys to successful FMQ is to relax! I know! I made a quilt for my daughter last summer. I wanted to take it to a LAQ, but I couldn't afford to. Sooo it was either quilt it myself or have yet another UFO in my closet and a very disappointed daughter. I finished the quilt while she was away at camp last summer. She came home to find it on her bed. She was nine at the time and she was so happy. The quilting is not perfect by any means, but my daughter loves the quilt and I am so glad I went ahead and did it. It doesn't have to be perfect. Trust me. I know.
04-15-2011, 06:02 PM
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Like this. I put the ruler down to show that's where you draw the line, then you just sew a wavy line around the line. I drew lines 3" apart on this and did it in both directions. What's nice about this is that you don't have to be perfect and because you're not dropping the feed dogs, you don't have to worry about your stitches on the backside. You do need to use a walking foot, though.
04-15-2011, 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Quilter7x
Originally Posted by almostfree
Originally Posted by Quilter7x
I have an idea - instead of doing stitch in the ditch, draw a diagonal line and do a wavy design on one side and the other side of the design. You won't have to drop your feed dogs, you can use a regular stitch. I've done it and it comes out great!
04-15-2011, 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by almostfree
Originally Posted by Quilter7x
Originally Posted by almostfree
Originally Posted by Quilter7x
I have an idea - instead of doing stitch in the ditch, draw a diagonal line and do a wavy design on one side and the other side of the line. You won't have to drop your feed dogs, you can use a regular stitch. I've done it and it comes out great!
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