Stitch in the ditch to stabilize
01-24-2016, 09:57 AM
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I saw a video on YouTube that Leah Day put together on how to quilt an all over pattern with a DSM. I followed her method on my last quilt, a string quilt, and it worked great. She starts in the center, and sort of quilts in quadrants. I use spray basting for most of my quilts and there was no problem with tucks, puckers, etc.
01-24-2016, 09:58 AM
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Picture....
It has the added effect of getting me to think that I'm already at the "fun" part.
01-24-2016, 07:13 PM
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I love the look of this but how do you do those little leaves with doing straight line SITD with a walking foot?
01-24-2016, 08:24 PM
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Could you briefly describe the difference between the blocks that were ditched and the ones that were just quilted? I've often wondered about this, because it seems as though ditching would totally ruin the effect of an FMQ design on the back of the quilt. Is the issue the quilt shifting and puckering when being quilted? I've often wished that the author of 'Quilting Makes the Quilt' would have shown the backs of her quilts! She also advocated ditching first.
01-24-2016, 09:44 PM
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after doing cindy needhams craftsy class where she shows the difference between blocks that were ditched first and ones that were just quilted i have made an effort to do as she says - every stinking seam. sometimes i get lazy and do almost every seam :-) .
i use a fine (50 or 60 weight) thread in a closely matched colour.
here is a link to her comments about it on her blog. http://blog.cindyneedham.com/2012/09...room-time.html
i use a fine (50 or 60 weight) thread in a closely matched colour.
here is a link to her comments about it on her blog. http://blog.cindyneedham.com/2012/09...room-time.html
01-25-2016, 05:07 AM
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I always do SITD to stabilize my quilt so that it is easier to work on...I really stitch next to the seam line not in the ditch. I find it makes the quilt much stronger and if you use a matching thread or a neutral beige/grey thin polyester thread it does not show up. Some quilts with small pieces...I just use stitching around the blocks straight line as quilting..really stabilizes and does not take away from the design of the quilt. I personally don't like too much quilting that sort of takes your eye off the geometric designs.
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