Quilting a memory quilt with pictures
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Quilting a memory quilt with pictures
When you quilt a memory quilt with pictures, do you put any quilting through the pictures. I plan to double batt my quilt with poly cotton and wool and have been advised to do stitching with invisible thread through the pictures to ensure that the batting does not fall forward over time. Any thoughts? Thanks.
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I've not quilted through the pictures on memory quilts. I quilt around them but it would depend on how large the pictures are. If they are large and require quilting I would try to just do some detail/ accent quilting on them and not ( meander) all over them.
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I think you need to follow the bat recommendations on how closely your quilting lines need to be--if the pictures are larger than the suggested distance I'd use a monopoly and just outline around the people in pictures.
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Just a thought, what about not using batting but a thin layer of washed muslim or preshrunk flannel in between? Maybe just use a backing like fleece/minky and forget the batting altogether if you are worried about batting shifting and the quilting interfering with the photos.
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I just finished a quilt with pictures all over it and I like to detail the pictures so they aren't so puffy. This one also had double batting, although I don't use wool. It came out quite nice! I didn't share it here because I'm trying to learn Windows 10 which I dislike immensely & find I can't get where I used to anymore!! Pictures only share to e-mail so far. Grrr!
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