NannyQ

To Needlenut,

Thanks for your helpful hints. I have often thought about, but haven't tried yet, the technique of using a backing fabric with an "all over" print whose subject somehow relates to the front fabric and then stitching an outline around the figures on the backing. This would involve quilting in reverse, in that you are doing the stitching on the backing and it shows up on the front of the quilt. This sound doable to me since I have not mastered stipple quilting. What do you think?
NannyQ

NannyQ

To quiltlin,

I have learned that doing SITD using a small zig-zag rather than straight stitch allows for a little more flexibility, plus it makes the quilt stitches stronger especially for bed quilts. Try it sometime!
NannyQ

NannyQ

To rhueluna,

I agree with you completely. What is the point of piecing a quilt yourself, only to have someone else machine quilt? When I see
quilts in the shows that are pieced by so and so and quilted on someone else's longarm, it seems to take away something from the value. OK OK I know I am somewhat of a CF but there are probably others out there like us

NannyQ :hunf:

rhueluna

Yes, I guess getting them out there quickly is more important than workmanship. I know several people that do that and seem happy with it. Just not me. :)

Jingle

I quilt all my quilts and seldom do many smaller than a double size. I do FMQ quilting and I love it and the look.
SID does not look good to me if the lines are out of the ditch. If I don't FMQ, I stitch about a 1/4" away from the ditch, I prefer this look.

I would never pay to have quilts quilted, I figure I spend enough money only to give most away.

zz-pd

I will be making bed size quilts for Christmas, and I will be quilting them on my Elna 1010, I don't have money to send anything out. I am so sorry you are having such a hard time. maybe if you did a little at a time, It would go better for you. God bless.

costumegirl

Kryssa - Thanks for starting this thread! Lots of info here!! I am so intimidated to quilt the larger sizes - have just done baby and lap sizes. I kringe each time I send a quilt to a long arm (even though they do a good job) but I feel that I don't have a choice since I really can't quilt the bigger ones. I guess I should try again - I may hate it while I'm doing it and will be happy when it's over but I should give it a go.

vjengels

I am so glad I'm not the only one that finds machine quilting a burden! I have been thinking all this time that there's something wrong with me! I love the look of a machine quilted piece, but LORD don't make me do it PLEASE!

costumegirl

LOL!!! I guess, on second thought, I agree!! All I can say is 'Amen!!'

grammypatty7

I agree with you. I've tried STID and prefer to quilt to the side of each seam rather than try to stitch in the ditch. Eventually I would like to become more comfortable with machine quilting whether it's my first choice or not but also, one just never knows, things can and do change and it could become my only option so I want to begin learning now.