Straight-line Quilting for Carpenter's Star?
12-20-2014, 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Marsh
I love this discussion because I have felt very inadequate as I don't know how to do FMQ. I've just done SS on everything I make or STD.
12-20-2014, 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by wendiq
Jeanne S. My Kona arrived today and all my batiks are cut....thank you for the tips on quilting. It should work out just fine......I'm looking forward to the finished product!
12-20-2014, 07:14 PM
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Straight Quilting for Big Star
Here is the quilting that I did for a big star which would be in the center of the Carpenter Star. I wanted the quilt/comfort to be soft and fluffy so just quilted about every four inches....yes, I did stitch in the ditch around the star (petals).
12-23-2014, 06:02 AM
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Thanks....It was fun personalizing it for the couple that was receiving it from the sewing circle. It was the first time I tried satin stitching the names and dates. As you can see I just have the computer printout on the pic. I didn't get a pic after it was finished.
12-23-2014, 06:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Jan in VA
I'm telling you, most of my secrets come because I'm the laziest quilter ever! 
How's that quote go...always give a difficult task to a lazy person, because they will figure out the easiest way to get it done... Something like that!
12-25-2014, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeanne S
I am so glad you are making one like this. The straight line quilting on this one is very easy and I did not even mark the lines because the pattern finishes in 2" strips, so I just followed the design seams straight down. I did all these lines at 2" spacing, then it was really easy to go back and add a line in the middle of those to get the final 1" spacing. I hate to mark quilts so usually just "eyeball" it using the pattern seams as spacing references.
Thanks for your input. Lovely quilt!
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