mar32428

I finally got the AHA moment. When you talked about doing embroidery on your quilts, I thought you all meant adding it as designs. When I saw your quilt, I finally realized you were talking about the quilting and using the designs for that. I have questions..... would it be too thick going thru all three layers....would stitching be too dense? I know, don't knock it till you try it. Just what I needed......another project.

peachrose

What CD did you buy? I am so interested now that someone else ask the question that has been on my mine since I bought a Bernina.

BizyStitches

I don't know what kind of hoop you have but I hoop all 3 layers and embroider the quilting all the time. And NO you don't need stabilizer but don't use filled designs either. Of course I don't use the thick fluffy kind of batting either I use low loft. That could be the difference I guess.

wezecape

i have done quilting in the hoop and other things with the book and cd from nancys notions its fast and easy. you hoop your stabilizer first and then use the tape that washes out to hold your faric its easy, also you can use the steam a seam 11 to do the same thing i have one of them little clover hand wond irons. i do use the glue sticks al lot too to hold things in the hooped stabilizers that wash out. weze

wezecape

all so you can do free hand quilting but start small like a pot holder or hot pad to get thre feel of the quilting area you want to sew, i just bought the hoops the hold the top fabric so i can do free hand and do my own designs, weze

Candy Apple Quilts

Yes, you can embroider all three layers without any problem....however...... keep in mind that you may have some shifting of the layers because of all of the re-hooping AND your bobbin stitches will show on the back of the quilt. While that may be OK with redwork type designs, it won't look good if you use some of the designs that are a bit more complex.

My method is to embroider the blocks, then piece the quilt, then quilt as usual. Even if you just stitch in the stitch between your blocks to hold all of your layers together, you will have a prettier finished quilt.

Here's a link to an embroidered quilt on my site: http://www.candyapplequilts.com/embr...-beauty-quilt/

This was embroidered first, then assembled, and then quilted. You can always do all of the basic quilting to stabilize your layers, and then keep adding to it (such as more stippling, etc.) as the spirit moves you.

hobbykat1955

Ditto...and buy all my designs thru Embroidery Library and sometimes ebay...

Freddie

I have done a quilt on the embroidery machine with over 200 hoopings. I did hoop the three layers each time and it was very difficult at first. After a while though you get better at it. I puddled and lifted the quilt at times, so it would not drag, especially in the middle section. I used the design that Candace showed and another one and alternated in each block. I also did the sashings. Lots of work, but it came out beautiful. Have no pictures, but now I am making one for my other granddaughter. I will do this one on the embroidery machine too. You don't need stabilizer when you put all three layers in the hoop. Strong hands are a must. I used 5x7 hoop, top and bottom layer cotton and warm and natural batting.

1234Irene

Embroideredquilts are about the only type of quilt I make. I am slowly figuring out how to put them together withou at least some kind of embroidery. I will even get on my laptop and post some pics if any one would like to see them........

labtechkty

I would love to see what you've done... :D