I finished this today (label and all) ... a gift for my friend Genny, who selected the fabric. The quilt top went together relatively quickly, but I decided to try the hand-quilted look using my new Janome 6600 (poly monofilament thread on top, white in bottom) ... and it was a LOT of stitching, turning, stitching, turning, ...

Then I used a paper pattern for the quilting in the outer border -- should have used a heavier thread. I had fun making a scrappy binding. Finally, I used my machine to make a quilt label; very subtle (which I wanted).

Certainly not quilt show workmanship but I still like it.

Great job!!

I really like that. Great colors too!

Very nice job on your quilt and quilting!!

Beautiful quilt. I love that stitch for quilting. My machine does that but I haven't tried it yet. I want to after seeing how great it looks. Great job.

Very nice!!

Wow!! You've got a lot of patience with all that turning and stitching, great job!

Very pretty!

Very nice and I love doing that hand look quilting on my machine too. I love the way you quilted it,,,, seen it done lots of differnt ways but never that...thanks for shareing

Beautiful quilt! Love the look of that stitching! I have the same machine, would you mind telling me what Mode and stitch number that is?

K, this is one, M2 #36, see
http://www.janome.com/index.cfm/Lear...hed_By_Machine

There are several others combinations for "hand-stitched" on the Janome forum, in the Files.

I used Mode 2, Stitch 23, stitch length 5. I tried 22, 23, 24...but liked this one best. You really have to experiment a bit (maybe quite a bit), especially with the tension. Some people find they have to set the tension all the way up; others do not. There are also potential problems with the (transparent) monofilament thread stretching (I actually set the thread in a jar off to the side of the machine, giving it a chance to relax a little before making it to the needle).

Did you know there's a yahoo group specifically for owners of the Janome 6500/6600? Lots of help there. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Janome6500

Thanks, Katrine, for the link to the official Janome learning center!

Thanks both of you! I'll have a play, I've got a warm wishes top that is kind of oldy worldy looking in toile de jouy and blue and whites and think this might suit it! I joined the Janome forum (at least I think I did!) but haven't received a confirmation email - I'll check into it.

Love your fabric and quilting. It does look hand done. I have to try that pattern some day.

very pretty, love the top stitch

The colors are beautiful and I love that pattern. How did you put it together so fast? My first "Trip around the world" I sewed pieces together by hand, took forever of course.

The colors are beautiful and I love that pattern. How did you put it together so fast? My first "Trip around the world" I sewed pieces together by hand, took forever of course.

The colors are beautiful and I love that pattern. How did you put it together so fast? My first "Trip around the world" I sewed pieces together by hand, took forever of course.

your quilt is beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and WOW the "hand" quilting is aewsome and you are right, turn n sew lots n lots! your friend will sure enjoy it. :-D

very nice!! I admire y'all who can use the modern, new-fangled machines!. I'm trying to learn how to use a new camera so I can post a picture. man o man it's like learning a new language!

oooooooooo pretty

Very pretty. :thumbup:

You did a great job. I love the colors. The stitching looks authentic.

very nice. like the colors a lot

Wow, love your quilt, nice job! Thanks for sharing the photo with us.

Happy Quilting

The Eleanor Burns QUICK Trip Around the World is a pretty efficient process...but of course it was machine pieced. Basically, you cut strips of each of the fabrics, sew all the strips together (so that you have a complete set of colors in each piece), sew first to last so that you have tubes. Then slice those sideways (so you end up with a skinny tubes of fabric with all of the colors in it). Following the layout precisely, you cut each successive tube at the next seam (so they are once again strips), and then sew these strips together. Harder to describe it than to do it!

Gotta love Mrs Burns. When I go to the show in Paducah her shop there is on my MUST do list

That is wonderful

Oh this turned out so nice, love the colors!

warm quilt hugs, sue in CA

Your quilt turned out marvelous.

I just got Eleanor Burns' ...Around the World book at JoAnn's yest at 40% off. Look forward to making one.

This is very nice! I have a Trip pattern cut out and ready to go. I thought about just stitch-in-the-ditch for the quilting, but I like what you did with your machine better! Great job and thanks for posting.

Love it. Thought I'd like to try that design soon. You made up my mind! Thanks :thumbup:

Wonderful job. Your friend will appreciate it alot.

Oh you did a wonderful job, that is so cute. Penny

Nice job! Love how it turned out..i have the 6600 also! never tried the hand stitch look .

Looks wonderful - and thanks so much for showing how to do that stitch - didn't know I could!

Beautiful quilt. Nice colors.