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I'm making a sunbonnet Sue quilt and I want to try this. I'm quilting a grid pattern. How do I get the quilt pattern to line up? Will it work or should I put it together first and then quilt the usual way? My machine only does straight and zigzag stitches.
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Not sure of what you mean by "put it together first". You make the quilt sandwich before quilting. You can use masking tape to mark your grids for quilting and then skip over the Sunbonnet Sue's when quilting.
Originally Posted by TXyankee
I'm making a sunbonnet Sue quilt and I want to try this. I'm quilting a grid pattern. How do I get the quilt pattern to line up? Will it work or should I put it together first and then quilt the usual way? My machine only does straight and zigzag stitches.
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With a quilt as you go, you quilt every block first, then you sew together with shashing strips. I don't think it will show if you off a little if you are doing diagonal lines. Even with a straight stitch you can do free motion stitching on each block , then every block could be different. Just remember that it already needs to be in a sandwich before you start. Also you need an open toe foot or embroidery foot if your doing free motion. It has a spring on the shank that helps release the tension on the fabric so that you can move it around.
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put it together first. THEN
when you mark your grid.....measure on both sides down the edge in inch or 2 inch increments. Then with a yard stock or other long straight edge, connect the dots from side to side.
I have found that when I try and put one line thru the middle and then try and mearure from that lign, they never some out exact and the lines start bowing before you get the ends. So dotting the side and use the dots to aligh each mark works best. Does this make any sense?
when you mark your grid.....measure on both sides down the edge in inch or 2 inch increments. Then with a yard stock or other long straight edge, connect the dots from side to side.
I have found that when I try and put one line thru the middle and then try and mearure from that lign, they never some out exact and the lines start bowing before you get the ends. So dotting the side and use the dots to aligh each mark works best. Does this make any sense?
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The cool thing about quilt as you go is that you can quilt a square at a time for those of us that do not have a long arm.
I am planning to make a queen size quilt, and this would be much too big to get it quilted in the normal way, with my little sewing machine so I am using the quilt as you go. If you want your grid lines to match up just measure and mark each block the same.
Good luck to you.
I am planning to make a queen size quilt, and this would be much too big to get it quilted in the normal way, with my little sewing machine so I am using the quilt as you go. If you want your grid lines to match up just measure and mark each block the same.
Good luck to you.
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