Jack Dempsy cross stitch squares
#6
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Chula Vista CA
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When I did them there were blue dots on the fabric to follow for quilting. What pattern do you have? The ones I did were cross stitch butterflies and another was flowers using the daisy stitch. I had other to do but finally gave them away. There ware fun to do, but I wasn't making them so finally realized someone else might enjoy them.
#7
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Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Davenport, Iowa
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Cross hatch is like this...imagine a quilt all made of two inch square's. Quilt (sew) a line from corner to corner going from top left to bottom right and then top right to bottom left. The design forms an X, until the quilt is completely quilted.
#8
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Florida
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When I make a hand embroidery quilt, I echo stitch in the background color around the image. If the image is too large and needs a little quilting to secure the batting, I will find a place to quilt thru the image, either a horizon line or ribbon, somewhere it is barely noticeable. Baby quilts get a lot of washing, I think they need reinforcing.
#10
I'm nearly done with my 50 state bird and flowers quilt blocks. Then I was going to sew a sashing around each, then join them. Hadn't thought about quilting on the embroidery. Generally I don't. I just quilt around it.