Quilted with my Embroidery Machine
 

Used scrap batik fabrics and mixed some flower print cotton to sew up a quick simple pattern twin size for my Dgd's 14th b-day.

I'm overwhelmed taking care of my elderly DM. I do not have a clear mind to plan or make color choices. By the grace of God and the love I have for my first born d-gd I was able to sew up and finish her scrapy quilt in 2 weeks. I'm so proud of the quilting on my Viking T50 embroidery machine. Feel like I cheated cause it was sew easy to accomplish!

Sharing pic here.

Very pretty. Don't mention it and no one would be the wiser.
So, does this machine makes different quilting designs too?

Oh that's lovely!

Yes. I purchased this stitch for $1 and it fit the block so I stuck with that one. Did use a smaller on with a dragonfly in a pond on the bottom and top half blocks.

My machine does that - i really need to try it, your quilt came out fantastic!

Thank you
Did use a smaller stitch pattern with a dragonfly in a pond on the bottom and top half blocks. I include pic here

Beautiful, and no one will know unless you tell. Lol

The goal is to FMQ my own but I'm not there yet. Still practicing though. May do a combination. The good thing is that one can custom machine quilt on the embroidery machine using various stitches depending on the quilt pattern.
Great to have the option.

Bet she loves it!

Beautiful quilt and quilting! Thanks for the pictures, I had no idea you could do this with an embroidery machine. Plus I would have that it would have to be quilt as you go. Excellent!

That's beautiful!!

Great quilt and quilting!

It certainly doesn't look quick and easy

Using technology intelligently is not cheating, it is being smart. Your quilt looks really good.

great quilt.

Looks great! Have fun doing more quilts.

It looks beautiful and like it will comfy.

God bless you as you take care of your elderly mother. That quilt you have made for the newest generation is very pretty. The cycle continues...

So true. It is shocking how my mom's health is deteriorating in a natural way as it is age related and likewise shocking how my 14 year old gd is transforming into a lovely young lady before my eyes.

Your quilt is so pretty. And I'm loving you're quilting method too. Can I ask where you purchased your quilting pattern? I need to try this!

Your quilt is beautiful :)

Love your quilt! I need to branch out with my embroidery machine and try the quilt motifs on blocks.

Your quilt looks fabulous! Do you embroider the quilt blocks after the quilt sandwhich is made?

Great job, but one question...are you going to do any SID between the blocks? Seems like a lot of unquilted areas, but maybe because of the angle of the pic....

I used my Babyloc embroidery machine to quilt many quilts, you can purchase quilt patterns made for your machine. Great job and I wouldn't give your secret out.

Very nice! I wished my embroidery machine would stitch bigger designs. I would quilt with it too.

Where did you get the patterns from? They are lovely.

Great quilting...it is not cheating...even longarm machines can use computers!

Don't call it "cheating", call it a beautifully quilted quilt.

Thank you.

Pattern is titled Feather Quilting Wavy Leaf (single run) D7439 purchase from Embroidery Library http://www.emblibrary.com/EL/search.aspx?search=D7439

I did specify what embroidery machine/software I use.

Recommend checking out this link for tips on quilting on the embroidery machine.
http://www.nancyzieman.com/blog/mach...broidery-pt-2/

:)

Yes I sandwiched the quilt first then decided to quilt on the embroidery machine.
I used the safety pins method. Removed pins after I hooped.

This link offers great tips

http://www.nancyzieman.com/blog/mach...broidery-pt-2/

You did not cheat. Rather you made a wise decision to use the tools you had at hand. I think the quilting is gorgeous. Please realize that this is no different than any longarmer who uses a computer-controlled design does. Would you think of FMQ done with a stitch regulator as "cheating"? IMHO it boils down to the same thing as construction done with "hand tools vs power tools" (time, accuracy, and efficiency).

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Beautiful job! Enjoy your quilting time as your "time out" from life & all it involves! Even just a few minutes a day, will refresh your soul!

vbery nicely done

I didn't know you could do this with an embroidery machine either. Great job.