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    Old 10-05-2012, 11:08 PM
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    I know you need 6 inches around for LA quilting, but for doing it with your embroidery machine how much wider should your backing and batting be from your top. I am going to try doing my patriotic quilt for my friend on my machine so I was just curious
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    Old 10-06-2012, 12:21 AM
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    the reason for the excess with the long arm is to have fabric to attach to the leads- top & bottom & hold with the clamps on the sides and to allow for the (take up) caused by the quilting/stitching process- it also helps if everything is not totally square so you don't run out of backing/batting as the quilt is rolled.
    using a domestic machine is a complete different process so the needs are different.
    make sure you baste well-
    if doing embroideries choose ones that are quite (open) a heavy embroidery will draw the fabric up ALOT...the excess need will be totally dependant on how close you plan to embroider--the process of decorative stitching 'draws up' the fabric- the bulk of the batting also causes the fabric to draw up some- if you've ever done embroidery/applique you will know what i mean- so excess fabric/batting is needed- and can be trimmed off later. quite often i notice on applique patterns they recommend cutting your backgrounds 1" larger - do your applique- then trim block to the correct size- it does depend on the amount of embroidery you plan to do-
    if you plan to do regular quilting (not embroideries) it depends on the density of the quilting- some batts need to be quilted every 2-4" which is quite dense and will 'draw up' more than a batting that is quilted every 10"...lots of variables. it is better to have too much & trim when completed- than to run out before reaching the end & having to figure out how to add batting/backing to the bottom in order to finish.
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    Old 10-06-2012, 07:26 AM
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    I am not doing appliques, I am going to embroider quilt top with standard quilting designs that you would FMQ with
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    I make my quilt several inches larger all around. Not 6 inches, by any means, but several as the quilting will draw it up a bit. And having the extra all around makes hooping easier.
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    Hi,

    I have stitched in the ditch on a quilt down some of the seam lines to hold it together. Then I embroidered quilting designs (like a long arm quilter would do) in some of the blocks. I used warm and natural batting and I had my batting and backing about 2-3 inches bigger around. I used my snap hoop so I didn't have to try and hoop all those layers in my regular hoop, worked well and I was pleased with results!
    Post a picture when you're done, would love to see it!
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    Old 10-07-2012, 10:15 AM
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    I always heard to extend the backing to 4 inches around the whole quilt.
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