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Finished with my very first quilt top!

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Old 01-22-2017, 07:36 PM
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Thank you Sandra in Minnesota! I hope I love quilting as much as I do sewing. I have a lot to learn and I'm grateful to all you quilters out there for the encouragement and advice!
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Old 01-22-2017, 07:41 PM
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I have purchased my batting from Joanns off the bolt and the brand is Warm and White. The package says to quilt no more than 10" apart. I will probably quilt much closer than that with my sewing machine.
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Old 01-22-2017, 08:34 PM
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You did a great job. We are always very hard on ourselves. You could do an X in the squares. Have fun.
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Old 01-22-2017, 08:39 PM
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Nice job, especially for a first quilt. You have a lot of flexibility with W&N batting. Does your machine have any decorative stitches or a long wavy line. That could be pretty. If it is only straight stitch, then you have a choice of sticking with the straight lines of your blocks, maybe 1/2 inside on each block or do a diagonal stitch putting an X across each block. Either should be fairly easy to do.
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Kudos on your success!
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Old 01-22-2017, 09:17 PM
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You did a great job for your first quilt. You should be very proud!
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Your quilt is beautiful. Any puckers you're concerned about won't be noticed once it's quilted, bound and washed. I like the idea of quilting on the diagonal through the blocks, then again halfway between. It will make a nice texture. Mark it if needed with a ruler and a wash away marker. I think this was a great first project and one you'll enjoy snuggling under.

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Old 01-23-2017, 01:53 AM
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You have made an exceptionally fine first quilt. Please don't be so critical of yourself. Stitch in the ditch would be good. So would a meander. My preference would be a quilted flower in each square. You tube has lots of tuts. They could probably help you.
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Old 01-23-2017, 02:13 AM
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great quilt! love the colors. Stitch a square in each square , about 1 inch in from the edges. Keep up the great work
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Very nice. I would be proud to call this one of mine.
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