hand quilting over seams??
08-27-2011, 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by running1
Ok friends, somehow I've managed to add a picture of part of the quilt to my original question... the dimensions are: each "diamond" is 8" square and strips are 1.5" wide...
08-27-2011, 07:07 AM
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Originally Posted by dlong
Originally Posted by running1
Ok friends, somehow I've managed to add a picture of part of the quilt to my original question... the dimensions are: each "diamond" is 8" square and strips are 1.5" wide...
08-27-2011, 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by running1
I need your expertise! I made a scrappy quilt for my DS and didn't want edge-to-edge quilting, and I can't really afford a custom quilting job right now. I recently took a machine quilting class and still need to do a lot of practice. I've been practicing my hand quilting and love it. In fact I'd decided I would hand quilt this top... but, now that I have it out, I remember how many seams it has... every 1.5 inches is a seam. The pattern is called "Whacky Rails" and I've had it for years. Will I get in trouble trying to quilt over all the seams? Should I try to do a more primitive quilting with large stitches (haven't tried that... will it hinder my small stitching?) Should I give up thinking about hand quilting this one and start practicing on my own machine quilting?
Hand quilt it and just go under the seams, most batting will allow 4 to 6 inches between quilting so it will look great from the top and you can still hand quilt... That's the way I do it, when the seam is to thick I go through it or under it....
sigh... I guess I just want my quilting friends to weigh in on this one???
Hand quilt it and just go under the seams, most batting will allow 4 to 6 inches between quilting so it will look great from the top and you can still hand quilt... That's the way I do it, when the seam is to thick I go through it or under it....
sigh... I guess I just want my quilting friends to weigh in on this one???
08-27-2011, 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Kristin in ME
Hope this shows up ok. My camera is functional but in need of a repair, so this a bit out of focus. Any more zoomed in, it gets more blurry. Plus, I don't want you to look TOO close at my quilting! lol ;-) This is what's in my hoop at the moment. Any inconsistency is more about my skill level, than about seams, I think.
08-27-2011, 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Drew
Originally Posted by Kristin in ME
Hope this shows up ok. My camera is functional but in need of a repair, so this a bit out of focus. Any more zoomed in, it gets more blurry. Plus, I don't want you to look TOO close at my quilting! lol ;-) This is what's in my hoop at the moment. Any inconsistency is more about my skill level, than about seams, I think.
08-27-2011, 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by KS quilter
I also agree with Kristin. I've made this quilt a few years
back. Rhonda Dieker created that pattern, and her shop used
to be 40 minutes from me. I hand quilted mine. If I'm on a
seam and it doesn't always get the back layer on a stitch, I
don't worry about it. It doesn't happen often and is alomost impossible to find a missed stitch.
back. Rhonda Dieker created that pattern, and her shop used
to be 40 minutes from me. I hand quilted mine. If I'm on a
seam and it doesn't always get the back layer on a stitch, I
don't worry about it. It doesn't happen often and is alomost impossible to find a missed stitch.
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