Tying quilts with sewing machine
#11
I've done this on Quillows and baby quilts (the drag-around ones). I use the *, flower, duck, etc. It's cute and does beat the blistered fingers.
#12
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That's how I did a baby quilt. I didn't want even small amounts of thread or anything hanging there for a baby to put in his/her mouth. The little circles just added to the design (if you looked closely enough!).
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Tying quilts with sewing machine
You can lay a piece of yarn or ribbon underneath where you zigzag to fasten it down and then tie the ends like you would tie it regularly, in a knot or bow or whatever. A six inch piece of yarn or ribbon is easy to tie however you want it.
#18
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I have done this for years, back before I even considered myself a quilter. I made my DGKs flannel "blankets" and I would use one of the fancy stitches on my machine, setting it for one single motif. I still have some of those blankets here from my 21 year old DGS when he was a baby, and they stay better than the hand-tied ones I did.
#19
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I tied a wall hanging white on white wedding quilt once. I put small white satin bows on that way. The bows really added to the quilt . The hard part was making the tiny bows. I really enjoyed tying that way.
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When I "machine tack" my quilts, it's more like stitching in the ditch, but just for a half an inch or so. I learned this from my niece about 15 years ago. It's almost invisible. I just stitch in the ditch for 3 or 4 stitches, back stitch 4 or 5 stitches and then go ahead another 3 or 4 stitches. None of that has ever come out. It's fun and fast and durable.
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