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wannaquilt1 05-14-2011 10:28 PM

I am working on the "Fun and Done" quilt which is a quilt as you go pattern. I really would like to quilt the whole thing when I'm done next time but I'm scared. Can I just use the walking foot with the guide that came with it and make lines in each block? Has anyone ever done this?

gale 05-14-2011 11:07 PM

Yes you can do that. It's straight line quilting and the guide just helps you to sew straight.

connie_1936 05-14-2011 11:11 PM

easiest way to quilt

Marion T 05-14-2011 11:20 PM

I use my guide all the time. Couldn't sew a straight line without it! I always draw the first line, stitch on the line, then line the guide up with the line of stitches just sewn to sew the next line. I didn't trust myself the first time and did a practice on a 12 inch square of plain calico. It worked like a dream. I even managed a grid, something a dope like me would never have been able to do in the past.

saf 05-15-2011 02:46 AM

thanks for asking this. Now I know the answer too.

justlooking 05-15-2011 03:45 AM

I'm going to try it too!

Stitchnripper 05-15-2011 04:15 AM

Do you mean quilt it after you complete it? The fun and done I did didn't need to be quilted afterwards. Maybe you mean add more quilting details?

Lisa_wanna_b_quilter 05-15-2011 05:17 AM


Originally Posted by wannaquilt1
I am working on the "Fun and Done" quilt which is a quilt as you go pattern. I really would like to quilt the whole thing when I'm done next time but I'm scared. Can I just use the walking foot with the guide that came with it and make lines in each block? Has anyone ever done this?

I did that with my very first quilt. It worked just fine.

wolph33 05-15-2011 06:15 AM

yes you can

wannaquilt1 05-15-2011 06:27 AM

Ok cool! No not with this fun and done... I mean with my next quilt. I don't like how I have to line up all the sashing and sometimes my blocka are off and it makes the whole thing look off. Should I do the grid in each square or should I just go up and down the whole quilt like that?


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