OK....tell me I can do it!
04-16-2011, 09:21 PM
#72
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Location: Minnesota
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Glad to hear things are going well. We all want to see what you've accomplished when you're done! Keep up the good work!
You go girl...the other half will be completed in no time, cause by now I'm sure you've got the hang of it!
You go girl...the other half will be completed in no time, cause by now I'm sure you've got the hang of it!
04-17-2011, 02:12 PM
#73
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Location: Florida
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Originally Posted by Quilter7x
Originally Posted by almostfree
Originally Posted by Quilter7x
I have an idea - instead of doing stitch in the ditch, draw a diagonal line and do a wavy design on one side and the other side of the line. You won't have to drop your feed dogs, you can use a regular stitch. I've done it and it comes out great!
04-17-2011, 06:06 PM
#76
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Location: Upstate NY, north of Syracuse Area
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Originally Posted by Kim Bohannon
If the pieces are not really really tiny, you could outline quilt it... about 1/4 " from the seams. that is a very nice way to quilt, and it really shows off your quilt in a nice way.. complements the pattern nicely.
I would recommend that you use a little longer stitch than you use for sewing your blocks together, and that you start in the center and work your way out to the edges. Do the very center block first; then the ones above and below it; then the ones to the left and right of it. Then do the corner blocks around it. Move now to the center above and below again; then the left and right again; the the corners again. Repeat this process until you are finished if it's a square quilt. For a rectangular quilt, once you have finished the sides, just finish out the top and bottom by doing the center, then the left and right. By doing it this way, it keeps the backing from bunching up as you are working from the center to the outside at all times. This is especially important if you are using fleece as a backing as it can stretch and pull if you are not careful.
04-26-2011, 05:35 AM
#77
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: western NC
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I have been horrified by the terrible results any time I have tried meandering, not to mention following an actual pattern like feathers, even big ones. I think the foregoing techniques will work for us nervous Nellys. I'm about to finish up a charity (Head Start) quilt and will try the ruler and wavey line approach. Not many quilt police among four year olds.
04-28-2011, 05:20 AM
#79
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Join Date: Feb 2011
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Originally Posted by kit'smamma
Am I confused? All the posts here are ABOUT the tips page. Where are the tips? I agree with all these posts; it is a great idea and will prove to be a great service.
Jane
Jane
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-116351-1.htm
04-28-2011, 06:27 AM
#80
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 662
Originally Posted by QuiltSage
I read an article in Quilter's Home by Linda Hungerford titled "Better Quilting Through Wine". The idea is before you FMQ you have a glass of wine to get relaxed.
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