magpiefeather

Roxanne....I have a huge collection of double knit quilts....Most are done by hand so maybe it's easier? I 'll have to post pix of them. Most are not quilted yet.

magpiefeather

This quilt is very pretty! The quilting you did really enhances the pattern. I wondered where the dots came from...buttons! Nice touch! and good job!

Grandma Cindy

very pretty, your friend will be delighted.

madamheather

What a beautiful quilt. Great quilting.

frecklestweety

I did not sew the top of the quilt. It was already appliqued but in assembling the quilt with the double knit backing, i laid the layers on the floor. MaskingTaped the double knit backing to the floor, stretching it as best i could. then layered the batting and then the top. No machine work was every done so I don't know how it would be in a sewing machine...The squares were all hand sewn together as well as the appliques. The back of the quilt is not exactly smooth but it quilted better than I thought. I have pics showing it on the floor with all the pins in it before I basted the layers together. sending them along.
Some double knit gives so I don't know how it would be machine quilted. Need to try one square and see how it goes.

cindygale

you did a great job and the double knit will last forever... :-D

craftybear

awesome idea, thanks for sharing!

Ty

Always enjoy the quilting on the backs of quilts. Your's is especially lovely. Front and back. Great job.

Grandmama Pat

Thank you for answering a long-standing question -- does anyone ever quilt with knits? I still have a lot of knits that have held up through the years and I have often wondered how they would look in quilts. I might try one and see how it works out. I think polyester was a great fabric -- the colors never faded, you could wash it and never had to iron. And then cotton came along again.

bevannthomas

really nice.