Has anyone used this method with large quilts on your regular sewing machine? You sandwich the quilt with only one third of the batting at a time. Did it work for you?

I haven't but I hope there are others out there who have so you and I can learn. It's so hard to quilt on a regular sewing machine with all of that bulk.

Seems like you would have all sorts of wrinkles and you would be able to tell where you stop and start.

But then again I FMQ King size quilts on my treadles...what does that tell you. :lol: :lol: :lol:

(couldnt find a crazy icon LOL)

Billy

Is there any difference between the Cotton Theory and Fun & Done methods?

I know I am going to sound DUMB...BUT...do you stitch in a ditch and crosshatch or can you do FM??? lol I honestly dont know

I can do all of the above on my treadle in the studio. I really love the meandering and doing the swirly borders and hearts and stuff. Although I am still trying to figure the feathers thing out......

My studio has a treadle mounted under my work surface that measures 140"x 36". I can change out wooden plates in the work surface so I can use different machines even the industrials like the Singer 29's and 31's. Or I can put a blank in the hole and have a large area to work.

Billy

You could do any of these but I was thinking FM. Billy, I don't think wrinkles would be a problem because you would pin or use spray adhesive. But it would have to be marked somehow so you would know where to stop. I was thinking about this, maybe a row of pins or a line made with a water removable marker. It would depend on the pattern used whether you could tell where you stop and start I guess.

I've never done either of these. I'm sure someone will know.

Yes, there is a difference. See these two videos for examples.

http://www.nancysnotions.com/categor...le+quilting.do

https://www.baysidequilting.com/stor...idCategory=284

I like the fun and done....the backing fabric is brought to the front and stitched down. You can quilt the blocks first which is easier to do that a big piece.