Please help re: applique vs. using a machine to stitch it down
09-21-2009, 04:41 PM
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I would leave it just the way it was stitched. Unless you plan on using it very hard in the future it should be just fine. How were you planning on quilting around or on top of the appliques? It is a very attractive quilt.
09-21-2009, 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by allisonirons
I asked MIL and she said that wasn't on purpose. So she didn't mean it that way, but it can definitely be left. I think I will just leave it and do the echo quilting :P
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09-21-2009, 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by janRN
Allison: I really hate to disagree with you because you have to live with the quilt. Take a step back and look again. The stitches look fine to me the way she did them. The patterns are folk art and so are the stitches. Or am I looking at it wrong? I'm sorry-I'm a big fan of folk art quilts, carvings, paintings, etc. and this looks very nice. This is just my VERY humble opinion. Good luck with whatever you decide-it's a lovely quilt.
If you really hate it, maybe you could do some machine stitching. Look at Amma's post "What I learned today...." Her decorative stitching on a pieced block looks really nice. Maybe you could do that with the applique.
09-21-2009, 06:28 PM
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Personally, I see nothing wrong with her stitches. From what I can see they are even and neat. But if it is something you WANT to do - I'd say re-do them. If it's something you will come to resent - don't even start... you'll regret it in the long run. Let us see more of what you decide to do - I really like the quilt!
09-21-2009, 07:07 PM
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Actually, I think the large stitches add to the charm and character of the quilt.
I saw an entire book about the kind of straight stitching of applique shapes you are talking about. This was a very popular method of doing applique when sewing machines were still relatively new and is a fully acceptable method. However, it seems to me you would have a problem trying to twist and turn that entire quilt top under the machine (since it's not individual blocks anymore) to stitch around the edge of each applique.
Personally, I'd add back the big stitches on the one petal you re-did byhand and just move on to actually quilting the top.
I saw an entire book about the kind of straight stitching of applique shapes you are talking about. This was a very popular method of doing applique when sewing machines were still relatively new and is a fully acceptable method. However, it seems to me you would have a problem trying to twist and turn that entire quilt top under the machine (since it's not individual blocks anymore) to stitch around the edge of each applique.
Personally, I'd add back the big stitches on the one petal you re-did byhand and just move on to actually quilting the top.
09-22-2009, 10:23 AM
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Oh this quilt is beautiful, I am tending to side with the majority here & advise that maybe it should be left just the way it is. It will add to the charm of the overall picture as it does have a "Folk Type" theme.
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