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Old 04-24-2018, 07:51 PM
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I’m going to hand quilt a Hoffman’s Digital flower
print. It will not be as thoroughly quilted as those
I’ve seen machine quilted.
My question is where to begin?
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Old 04-25-2018, 03:10 AM
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With all my hand quilting projects, l start at the center and work to the outsides.
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Old 04-25-2018, 04:14 AM
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Start in the center for sure!
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Old 04-25-2018, 04:20 AM
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I do the same with any hand quilting project. Start in the center and work my way out. I try to do that in 'rounds' when I remember. That is, move out from the center all the way around the center vs starting in the center and working to an edge.
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Old 04-25-2018, 08:07 AM
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I start in the center too.
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Old 04-25-2018, 08:08 AM
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I follow all of the above. I have always been told to start in the center so that, if it gets bumpy you can smooth it out.
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Old 04-25-2018, 09:40 AM
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Thank you all!
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Old 04-25-2018, 06:54 PM
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I started in the center when I use to hand quilt after I basted the quilt in a starburst pattern.

Machine quilting I still start in the center and go out to the edges to make a cross.
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