need quilting advice
07-25-2025, 04:48 AM
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I know mono poly thread can be difficult to work with, but I've used that (smoke for dark colors, or the clear for light colors) for quilting the pieces of collage pieces. I have also done the tulle process. Both have worked well for me. I like the idea of ktbb has for quilting the background fabric first, applying your collage, and then quilting the collage. It was tedious, but I did outline each piece of the collage with just a straight stitch to secure it on one piece.
Your collage is wonderful!
Your collage is wonderful!
07-28-2025, 10:41 AM
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Thank you. I like your idea of quilting the background first and then fusing the rooster down to quilt separately.
I think I'm going to make him into a pillow...so I will need to quilt heavily if I don't use the mesh/tulle. I definitely will check out this method...
I think I'm going to make him into a pillow...so I will need to quilt heavily if I don't use the mesh/tulle. I definitely will check out this method...
If you haven't fused the rooster on to the background, you might consider crosshatching the background with a visible thread to suggest a chicken wire fence then with the rooster fused on, quilt him separately - and I agree with the suggestion to cover with a fine mesh to avoid having to stitch every single piece down...just audition the mesh/tulle to make sure it won't alter the colors in the rooster. Since it's a wall hanging, I think, it probably won't be washed much so it would not be necessary to stitch down every piece that's been fused.
07-28-2025, 10:42 AM
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Thanks! I like the idea of the mono poly thread too for quilting the rooster. I don't want to detract from his colors with the quilting. I may audition some of that smoke to see how I like it and how my machine (and I) handle it. 
I know mono poly thread can be difficult to work with, but I've used that (smoke for dark colors, or the clear for light colors) for quilting the pieces of collage pieces. I have also done the tulle process. Both have worked well for me. I like the idea of ktbb has for quilting the background fabric first, applying your collage, and then quilting the collage. It was tedious, but I did outline each piece of the collage with just a straight stitch to secure it on one piece.
Your collage is wonderful!
Your collage is wonderful!
07-28-2025, 10:44 AM
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Thanks to everyone for your compliments and suggestions! I thought the brunt of the work was going to be to create him...but the idea of quilting is now daunting.
Great suggestions....lots of ideas for me to consider and try!
Great suggestions....lots of ideas for me to consider and try!
07-29-2025, 02:16 AM
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Job well done on that rooster! I stitched the 1/2 " grid over my Laura Heine collage. No problems. I took a class at Guild titled "Faces". Similar idea to the collage. Finishing instructions included stitching/outlining featured several times with black thread to "outline"-ish. Then, stitched across horizontally, only, about 1/4" apart. When I did this, my strategy was to stitch every 1/2" then go back and stitch in between the lines.
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