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03-19-2012, 05:29 PM

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BettyB

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Location: Atlanta Texas

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I am working on a white whole cloth quilt top now. My husband wanted me to quilt it with black quilting thread (I hand quilt). I can see my little black knots thru the white fabric and I am not real happy about that, but it is a pretty quilt top. It is called Welsh Beauty. I have another one that is called Feathered Pineapple it is white too. I am going to back it with a light yellow and quilt it with yellow thread.

03-20-2012, 04:39 AM

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maryfrang

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Location: El Lago Tx Originally from Upstate NY

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I would try with a 20-30 weight thread. I have seen a quilt top where the maker used the heavier thread the it turned out great, better than embrodiery thread.

03-20-2012, 07:10 AM

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wendiq

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Yes, I have and do use pre-printed patterns. I use #8 pearl cotton to embroider the pieces and have never had a problem with the printed color......I use whatever I want. I do iron a "sheer fusible innerfacing on the back and find that adds a wee bit of stability without stiffness and hides my back threads....it also keeps the sides from fraying.......

03-20-2012, 11:22 AM

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Carol Wilson

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Location: Melbourne Australia

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I often use embroidery thread especially when outlining a fabric design, I have always been happy with it.

My morning fairy was done with embroidery thread see attached.[ATTACH=CONFIG]321289[/ATTACH]

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03-20-2012, 03:31 PM

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quilting in my60s

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Location: Yakima, WA

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Quote:

Originally Posted by misspriss

Has anyone hand quilted a pre-printed top with embrodiary thread? Were you happpy with it. I have one that is about the color of our regular qb pages(lt lt tan)
and I would like to do it in brown. All suggestions are welcome.

I have done a quilted wall hanging using perle cotton embroidery thread and big stitch to get it a "folk art" type of look. I used number 8 perle cotton because I have a lot of it but use what you have.