I'm new with embroidery quilting, would like advice before I start on my quilt top.
I have a Baby Lock Ellisimo and have pieced and quilted a number of quilts and things on this fine machine. I have used the embroidery part to do a lot of stuff but not quilting. I've pieced a queen size quilt top and would like to utilize the embroidery feature for quilting. I have not sewn the blocks together yet, but they are ready and waiting. I'm somewhat intimidated at this stage of the game at the task ahead of me. I would appreciate any advice you could give me. Thank you.
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as long as you have not sewn the blocks together yet, then quilt as you go should be considered. once you have that entire top together, it has to be well-supported to embroider your quilting. and it still has to 'bunch up' into the harp/arm. i only use mine for quilting small projects. but i'd love to try a a QAYG
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I would quilt each block with the embroidery machine and then connect the blocks.
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This is why I haven't sewn the blocks together yet, thinking each one could be embroidered separately. The blocks are large, 15 1/2 x 20, 15 1/2 x 15 1/2 and 15 1/2 x 3. 12 are regular patterned pieced blocks, the rest are strips sewn together to form a block, 6 large and 6 smaller blocks.
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choose a fairly (open) embroidery design- heavy stitch designs will pull up the fabric and really skew the blocks.
i would put together a small (maybe a 12" block) practice sandwich and try it out before commiting to your quilt blocks. |
Thank you for your replies. I wish I felt more confident about this, I just don't want to mess up a years worth of work.
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I use my embroidery machine to quilt my quilts and I do it after the quilt is put together. You can get a contiguous design going that way.
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Originally Posted by nabobw
(Post 5591448)
I use my embroidery machine to quilt my quilts and I do it after the quilt is put together. You can get a contiguous design going that way.
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Originally Posted by Rhonda Lee
(Post 5591256)
Thank you for your replies. I wish I felt more confident about this, I just don't want to mess up a years worth of work.
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I did make one, but I had it together when I quilted it
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