GFG Baby Quilt - Need Advice
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GFG Baby Quilt - Need Advice
My DN is expecting the first baby girl in our family since our DG was born 16 years ago (there have been 9 boys, GS's and GN's, in the meantime). I decided to make this quilt, all hand pieced, and was going to hand quilt it. Well, instead of having her shower mid September, it is being held 2 weeks from Saturday! There is no way I can get this hand quilted by then, so need suggestions and advice on machine quilting it. I'd like to quilt it in the traditional echo inside each hexagon, but am concerned about all the stops and starts.
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Here are some quilting ideas for hexagon shapes previously posted by buzzinbumble:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/blogs/s...ts-b11804.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/blogs/s...ts-b11804.html
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also, you could do a stitch in the ditch like this. or just do the verticals or the horizontals, depending on the needs of your batting for distance.
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I was in exactly the same situation in May. I could not finish the baby quilt I wanted to give my daughter in time for her baby shower so I decided to give another gift with a hint/clue that there was still something very special to come. I sincerely feel that if you have put so much love and effort into hand piecing, then you should take the time to finish it the way you really want to. You will be much happier with the end result!
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