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    Old 06-28-2016, 05:31 PM
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    I am getting better with each quilt I make. This one is for a granddaughter for Christmas. Any help in making them better would be welcomed. This is the 6th quilt i have made. Wished I could learn to do more than straight stitches for the quilting part but my pfaff is a older one and I tried some of the settings with no luck. Want a long arm quilter someday.
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    Old 06-28-2016, 05:40 PM
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    it looks great
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    Old 06-28-2016, 05:49 PM
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    Pretty. I love pink and brown.
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    Old 06-28-2016, 05:50 PM
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    Pretty - I like churn dash pattern and white, pink, and brown together.
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    Old 06-28-2016, 06:02 PM
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    You are doing really great! Your quilt is very pretty and you are turning them out! Good going.
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    Old 06-28-2016, 06:46 PM
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    Do you use a walking foot? I have found I can do gentle curves with my walking foot if I go slowly. I lay a plate on the side of the block and trace around it to make curves.
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    Your quilt is wonderful, and it looks inviting. I'm sure your granddaughter will love it.
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    Old 06-28-2016, 07:12 PM
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    Originally Posted by tesspug
    Do you use a walking foot? I have found I can do gentle curves with my walking foot if I go slowly. I lay a plate on the side of the block and trace around it to make curves.
    I agree, a walking foot is a must have! Your quilt is very pretty and it looks like you are doing great. I can't tell from the picture if this is just a top or if its already quilted. If it is and you just did stitch in the ditch then it needs lots more quilting. Ask me how I know! ;o) Wish someone had told me that when I first started. Anyway, you can do just as pretty quilting using straight lines. If you look at the antique quilts many are quilted in a cross hatch design. I often use a school wooden ruler or a wide wooden yardstick to mark my lines. For instance in your quilt, I would quilt v shapes in the setting triangles, and extra lines in any open spaces. I noticed in many of my antique quilts they are quilted as close as an inch between lines, but I don't do them that close. Its pretty but I don't have that much patience. LOL If you need help with figuring cross hatch or other straight line designs, feel free to PM me. I know the batting says to quilt it at least a certain amount of inches apart, but closer is better because they look better, wash better and drape better. You are doing great and keep up the good work. You should be very proud of this quilt and the recipient is going to love it!
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    very pretty with the pink and browns.
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    A fine quilt. If you can drop the feed dogs, you can do free motion quilting.
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