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    Old 08-10-2011, 02:36 AM
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    gafarbles? Patrice I love your vocabulary! :mrgreen: :lol:
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    Old 08-10-2011, 03:49 AM
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    Originally Posted by PatriceJ
    yes, i do that sometimes.

    i'm fairly confident about my piecing skills, but my quilting often stinks out loud. by adding the back after i've quilted the top i can hide a multitude of gafarbles. :lol:
    I had to go to the doctor last year because of a multitude of gafarbles! Painful stuff...
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    Old 08-10-2011, 05:48 AM
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    Awesome
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    Old 08-10-2011, 05:57 AM
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    I have done this several times. My free motion quilting has a lot to be desired and this is a wonderful way of hiding the horrible mess I can create. LOL. I am also trying a piece of trapunto right now that is being done in this manner. So much fun and adventure.
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    Old 08-10-2011, 05:58 AM
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    Great job - but another weird question - why not just quilt it all at same time????i[/quote]

    Much harder to get it all under the machine and be able to move around to make the FMQ look nice. SOOO much easier this other way. Just have to make sure the SID is enough to "support" the front and batting and keep it from shifting.
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    Old 08-10-2011, 07:17 AM
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    What a neat idea!!
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    Old 08-10-2011, 08:59 AM
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    Doesn't the batting cause a lot of trouble on the feed dogs, etc? I've noticed my batting likes to catch on things as I'm moving a sandwiched quilt around while working on it.
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    Old 08-10-2011, 10:39 AM
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    Originally Posted by luvnquilt
    Doesn't the batting cause a lot of trouble on the feed dogs, etc? I've noticed my batting likes to catch on things as I'm moving a sandwiched quilt around while working on it.
    I don't use my feed dogs when FMQing, so no, the batting doesn't get chewed up.
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    Old 08-10-2011, 11:16 AM
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    Originally Posted by luvnquilt
    Doesn't the batting cause a lot of trouble on the feed dogs, etc? I've noticed my batting likes to catch on things as I'm moving a sandwiched quilt around while working on it.
    i usually cut up hunks of very lightweight muslin or fabrics that are too flimsy to use in the visible part of any quilt and use those as an inner backing. i just make sure it won't show through the fabric i've chosen for the final backing.
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    Old 08-10-2011, 11:17 AM
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    Originally Posted by luvnquilt
    Doesn't the batting cause a lot of trouble on the feed dogs, etc? I've noticed my batting likes to catch on things as I'm moving a sandwiched quilt around while working on it.
    i usually cut up hunks of very lightweight muslin or fabrics that are too flimsy to use in the visible part of any quilt and use those as an inner backing. i just make sure it won't show through the fabric i've chosen for the final backing.
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