Help with keepsake baby clothes quilt
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Location: Richmond Hill, GA
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Help with keepsake baby clothes quilt
I've been tasked with making a keepsake baby clothes quilt using the clothes that the baby wore in her picture for each of the first 12 months. I made a panel with (12) 15" squares with 2" borders around each 15" square and 5" border overall. I took the clothes and cut them to size to fit on the 15" squares and put Pellon 805 (wonder under) on them. (The clothes are still in one piece, minus the back of them and whatever is necessary to make them to fit.) I plan to fuse them to the 15" squares and then applique them to the panel. And finally take the panel, batting and backing, to a longarm person for quilting. My question...do I need to put stabilizer to the back of the panel or clothes when appliqueing to the 15" square? I'm to the point now where I think I'm ready to fuse them and start appliqueing them. But I was thinking about stabilizer today and thought I would come to you all and ask. When I'm done later this year I will certainly post pictures. Thank you in advance for you help and advice.
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What a wonderful project!
Hopefully we will get some answers for you here, but I would also start talking to your long-arm quilter or decide on one first. They may have specific concerns/reservations.
I have long armed over stuffed applique and did just fine, but it was still quite soft. I've always been terrible about selecting interfacing even when I did garment construction and I think of wonder under as being rather stiff.
And yes -- we will want pictures when you are able! Posting pictures here is an art to itself and some people have more problems than others.
Hopefully we will get some answers for you here, but I would also start talking to your long-arm quilter or decide on one first. They may have specific concerns/reservations.
I have long armed over stuffed applique and did just fine, but it was still quite soft. I've always been terrible about selecting interfacing even when I did garment construction and I think of wonder under as being rather stiff.
And yes -- we will want pictures when you are able! Posting pictures here is an art to itself and some people have more problems than others.