Anybody Machine embroirdered to quilt a quilt?
#21
I almost always make only bed sized quilts, so they are heavy. In-the-hoop embroidery would work fine, EXCEPT that the weight of the quilt is likely to distort the design (been there, done that). I have even had hoopless fancy stitching (stitches built into the machine) go wonky, caused by the bulk and the weight of the quilt. I've done some successful satin stitching within the quilt border, but mostly when I'm dealing with a whole quilt (already sandwiched), I stick to free motion quilting. It's very versatile (with practice).
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If you are talking about using them fun stitches on your machine, yes, go for it, but- make sure you have the right needle and a strong thread.. to mark a design you can use masking tape - but- make sure you start in the middle of the quilt and go to one side, then come back to the middle and go to the other side. good luck and show us the results when you are done....
#25
I just took a class and was told that you do not need to use stabilizer when embroidering a quilt, unless you don't want to hoop the sandwich completely. I have seen some beautiful machine embroidered quilts, although I haven't done one myself, at least not yet. Good luck.
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