Need Help...First Quilt Mistakes!
#31
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The quilt looks great for a first. Poly batting will have a lot more puff than cotton. I have never tried to match borders on the back. Looks like 2 quilts for the price of one. Good idea. Did you use a walking foot to do your quilting? This will help the layers from shifting thru the pressure foot. Some prefer tying rather then stitching when using poly batting.
#35
I think you did wonderfully for your first. Its a lessoned learned and that's how we've all had to learn. JaninVA said exactly what I was thinking. Looks like a puffy batting, so you get a puffy look. Some like it some don't. Keep on a stitching!
#37
you definitely can quilt in the borders. all depends on how much quilting you need for the type of batting used. so far it's a great effort!! don't sweat it. i hated doing basting on the floor so now do it on a folding table. i smooth the backing wrong side up on the table and use binding clips to hold in place. then lay the batting and smooth it. then lay the quilt top on, matching centers and being sure it fits inside the backing size well, then smooth and re-clip. then i either thread baste or pin baste (or use fusible batting or spray basting actually) and move the whole quilt when the center is done. then i finish basting the sides and top and bottom. Then take to the machine to quilt.
keep going, so far you are learning well.
keep going, so far you are learning well.
#39
Be careful what you ask for, 'cuz on this board, we're full of it . . . advice that is. Here's some more. I usually don't baste, just pin. I lay mine out on my largest bed, and pin from one end to the other. When I quilt, I always work from the center to the edges, and if I see something is moving a little, I can readjust my pins. (I hand-quilt, though. Never tried it on a machine) I
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