Lori L

Okay.....thanks for the help so far. The quick response to my questions is remarkable. What a helpful group!!! Now, question #3 (seeings as 2 questions wasn't rude, LOL)
When you stitch in the ditch....is it the inside of the seam or on the outside? Or does it matter? By the time I finish this runner, I'll be adding the Quilting Board to my label for all your assistance.

Barb_MO

I try to stitch just beside the seam...maybe 1/8"...I want my stitches to show.

seamstome

I found the book faster than I thought. There was nothing specific about inside corners but it did give instructions for scallops. You sew to about 1/4 out then stick a pin in at the angle you want and then it looks like you fold it back over the pin. I have only done it once. It took some work but I got it.

Another possibility, depending on how picky you are, is to fake the miter out like you can do when you are putting on rick rack etc. One piece goes straight, then you iron a folded seam into the other and put the first one inside. Then tack it with stitching or glue it.

hazeljane

Wow. very nice. I think if you are going to hand quilt, you should echo, or quilt about 1/4 inside the lines. Stitch in the ditch is better for lazy machine quilting. I also agree that you should keep the designs for the nine patch simple and geometric- just outline each block (or inline it, as the case may be.) the flowers will pop out then.

Excellent job. You should know that all of us love to look at others work and give suggestions when requested. You might get a whole lot of opinions, but you'll also get encouragement and help. The people on this board are amazing.

Lori L

If you're hand quilting, is it still called stitch in the ditch? Just wondering. I'm taking your advice and outlining all of my pieces just inside each seam. So far, so good. I'm certainly not getting 10 stitches per inch but I'm staying pretty even in the length of my stitches.

Ada Shiela

Hello Lori

If you don't ask questions, you don't get answers and you don't learn, so always feel free to ask however many you like. Stitch in the ditch (SID) for hand quilting means stitching on the actual joining line of seams so that you cover the little stitches used to piece patches together - they are visible from the right side of work!! The same is true of machine SID, if you use invisible thread on top you should not be able to see the stitching at all. Echo quilting 1/4" outside petals with thread colour of choice is popular and will give a raising effect to flower. Your runner is lovely and bright.

Stitchnripper

I don't have any advice but wanted to say how nice your table runner is.

littlehud

That is a cool table runner. I love the shape. Something new a different.

Sharon M

No advice but wanted to say I love the pattern and colors!
:thumbup: Great so far, thanks for sharing with us.

annette1952

Very pretty table runner