Quilting YBR
08-01-2014, 08:35 PM
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YBR = Yellow Brick Road?
Of the 3 choices -- straight line, cross hatch, SID -- I find SID to be the most difficult. Second most difficult is cross-hatching, mainly because it's so easy to create a little pucker when you cross a line. Heavy starching of both top and backing helps a lot with that issue. Easiest is straight line quilting. What I really like is using a walking foot and making *curvy* straight lines! They don't have to be even. It's a more modern look and very forgiving; variations are expected! It's quite easy to make gentle curves using a walking foot. Let me see if I can find an example:
http://pixiecupindustries.blogspot.c...ny-monday.html
Of the 3 choices -- straight line, cross hatch, SID -- I find SID to be the most difficult. Second most difficult is cross-hatching, mainly because it's so easy to create a little pucker when you cross a line. Heavy starching of both top and backing helps a lot with that issue. Easiest is straight line quilting. What I really like is using a walking foot and making *curvy* straight lines! They don't have to be even. It's a more modern look and very forgiving; variations are expected! It's quite easy to make gentle curves using a walking foot. Let me see if I can find an example:
http://pixiecupindustries.blogspot.c...ny-monday.html
08-01-2014, 09:26 PM
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I did this yesterday! I quilted between the blocks (SITD). Once I had finished I ran two lines between--in some parts these lines were SITD, but others were not. Basically a grid that turned out the size of the smallest square in the blocks. I would have preferred to FMQ,but my skills aren't yet up to it.
Edited to add: Oh, and I used my walking foot. My quilt is flannel top and back, so the walking foot really helped.
Edited to add: Oh, and I used my walking foot. My quilt is flannel top and back, so the walking foot really helped.
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08-02-2014, 06:39 AM
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It's easy to do wavy lines with a walking foot. If you try it on a test sandwich, you will find it's actually easier than trying to sew a straight line.
Aside from using a walking foot, starching both top and backing fabric helps a lot to prevent puckers and tucks. Using 505 basting spray also helps, as it keeps all 3 layers in continuous contact with each other. This lessons the ability of the fabrics to fold over and create a tuck.
Aside from using a walking foot, starching both top and backing fabric helps a lot to prevent puckers and tucks. Using 505 basting spray also helps, as it keeps all 3 layers in continuous contact with each other. This lessons the ability of the fabrics to fold over and create a tuck.
08-02-2014, 07:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Sue1765
Thanks for your responses. I love the curvy lines look, but it looks like it would be hard to do. Angelia, do you have a picture? Would love to see. Thanks.
I'll try to post one later today.
08-02-2014, 11:40 AM
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Here are 2 pictures of one of the wavy line quilts that I finished recently. Just use your walking foot and slowly rotate the quilt right and left a little as it feeds through. Stitch end to end so you don't have any thread ends, and it is super easy and fairly fast, depending upon how far/close together you stitch your wavy lines. [ATTACH=CONFIG]486018[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]486019[/ATTACH]
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