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Your bear is really nice, great job. I did the deer by the Bigfork Bay Co, http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-128449-1.htm
I made up a sample and tried it on the longarm. I did not have as much control on the LA and the needle did shred some of the small pieces like the branches. I found I could get a nicer look on my little machine. I used FMQ with YLI clear thread on the top and cotton thread in the bobbin. I quilted the whole sandwich at once, with no pre-stitching. It was time consuming, but I tried to go around almost every piece. I found that the more I quilted, the better it looked. Good luck Elise |
[quote=dunster]Shelley, your quilt is gorgeous. I love the quilted bear paw. I used (mostly) batiks in mine, and steam-a-seam lite. The water soluble stabilizer is a great idea if I have problems with the needle sticking - and I think I even have a little bit of it on hand. So you quilted through all the layers at once, without first stitching down the fused top??? I actually took a class when I started this quilt, but we never got to the actual quilting part.
Nope, didn't stitch it down with the DSM (regular sewing machine). By the time I realized there was a problem, the whole top was finished. There were places where there were 4 layers of ultrasuade on top of fabric, plus the batting (I think wool...) and the back. I thought there might be problems, but it quilted like butter. |
Beautiful quilt dunster, and I'm sure any quilting you do on will just enhance it's beauty. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Originally Posted by Elise1
Your bear is really nice, great job. I did the deer by the Bigfork Bay Co, http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-128449-1.htm
I made up a sample and tried it on the longarm. I did not have as much control on the LA and the needle did shred some of the small pieces like the branches. I found I could get a nicer look on my little machine. I used FMQ with YLI clear thread on the top and cotton thread in the bobbin. I quilted the whole sandwich at once, with no pre-stitching. It was time consuming, but I tried to go around almost every piece. I found that the more I quilted, the better it looked. Good luck Elise |
Originally Posted by Shelley
For really small pieces, I covered with a water soluble stabilizer and stitched over it, so that the little pieces wouldn't come back up with the needle. I later washed the quilt to block it for quilt shows, so the stabilizer disappeared.
Of course!!! Thank you for the brilliant tip. :thumbup: :thumbup: I recently struggled with this problem on a small (not tiny) fused applique piece. I threw it aside. Now I can work on it again. :-D @Dunster - The bear is magnificent. When you're all done, please post close-ups of the edges the quilting. Beautiful work. |
Originally Posted by MTS
Originally Posted by Shelley
For really small pieces, I covered with a water soluble stabilizer and stitched over it, so that the little pieces wouldn't come back up with the needle. I later washed the quilt to block it for quilt shows, so the stabilizer disappeared.
Of course!!! Thank you for the brilliant tip. :thumbup: :thumbup: I recently struggled with this problem on a small (not tiny) fused applique piece. I threw it aside. Now I can work on it again. :-D . |
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Looks rather like my avatar and I quilted the whole thing on my LA. Here is a close-up of of the face:
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Originally Posted by Farm Quilter
Looks rather like my avatar and I quilted the whole thing on my LA. Here is a close-up of of the face:
So did you not bother with the edges on the pieces, and just FMQ'd everything to death (beautifully, I have to say)? I can't make it out in the picture. |
Originally Posted by MTS
Originally Posted by Farm Quilter
Looks rather like my avatar and I quilted the whole thing on my LA. Here is a close-up of of the face:
So did you not bother with the edges on the pieces, and just FMQ'd everything to death (beautifully, I have to say)? I can't make it out in the picture. |
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