Quilting spacing
#2
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Pacific NW
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Look at a ruler and fix in your mind how big 3 inches are. Then when you quilt, keep that distance in mind and quilt about that far apart.
If I hold my hand palm side down, fingers together, it's about 3" wide across my fingers at the first knuckle.
If I hold my hand palm side down, fingers together, it's about 3" wide across my fingers at the first knuckle.
#5
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Genden .... ITA with the others.
Find your "body" measurement, that works for you, so you don't need a ruler!
I'm also thinking you may be asking about the other "how to" for quilting distances .....
The 3" requirement is in all directions ...... left-right-up-down
IOW, it is not a 3" channel across the width of a quilt, but quilting is needed within that channel.
Find your "body" measurement, that works for you, so you don't need a ruler!
I'm also thinking you may be asking about the other "how to" for quilting distances .....
The 3" requirement is in all directions ...... left-right-up-down
IOW, it is not a 3" channel across the width of a quilt, but quilting is needed within that channel.
#7
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Join Date: May 2014
Location: North east
Posts: 360
However, remember that the recommendation on the batting package is the distance it must be quilting to prevent the batting from bunching when washed or drooping when hanging. It is not a design recommendation.
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