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05-15-2010, 10:10 PM

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magpiefeather

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Originally Posted by RoxanneS

Hi, I was given a "bunch" (boxes) of material that is double knit material. Do you have any 'special' rules for sewing a double knit quilt? Some of the material is beautiful.

Roxanne....I have a huge collection of double knit quilts....Most are done by hand so maybe it's easier? I 'll have to post pix of them. Most are not quilted yet.

05-15-2010, 10:12 PM

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magpiefeather

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This quilt is very pretty! The quilting you did really enhances the pattern. I wondered where the dots came from...buttons! Nice touch! and good job!

05-16-2010, 06:16 AM

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Grandma Cindy

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very pretty, your friend will be delighted.

05-16-2010, 07:09 AM

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madamheather

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What a beautiful quilt. Great quilting.

05-16-2010, 03:20 PM

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frecklestweety

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I did not sew the top of the quilt. It was already appliqued but in assembling the quilt with the double knit backing, i laid the layers on the floor. MaskingTaped the double knit backing to the floor, stretching it as best i could. then layered the batting and then the top. No machine work was every done so I don't know how it would be in a sewing machine...The squares were all hand sewn together as well as the appliques. The back of the quilt is not exactly smooth but it quilted better than I thought. I have pics showing it on the floor with all the pins in it before I basted the layers together. sending them along.
Some double knit gives so I don't know how it would be machine quilted. Need to try one square and see how it goes.

square all pinned

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quilt on floor of sunroom

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05-16-2010, 04:41 PM

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cindygale

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you did a great job and the double knit will last forever... :-D

05-16-2010, 04:46 PM

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craftybear

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awesome idea, thanks for sharing!

05-16-2010, 07:55 PM

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Always enjoy the quilting on the backs of quilts. Your's is especially lovely. Front and back. Great job.

05-17-2010, 06:02 AM

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Grandmama Pat

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Thank you for answering a long-standing question -- does anyone ever quilt with knits? I still have a lot of knits that have held up through the years and I have often wondered how they would look in quilts. I might try one and see how it works out. I think polyester was a great fabric -- the colors never faded, you could wash it and never had to iron. And then cotton came along again.