Quilting YBR
#21
OK, I give up. I am not in the loop, outcast, whatever, but thank you very much, I have no intention of learning a bunch of initials. .............. I am OTD, proud of it, learning every day, will be celebrating my 76th birthday next month and I will not let initials interfere with my learning of new words - not initials. Oh, incidentally, OTD is Older than Dirt!!!!!!! (Just thought I would throw that in!!!) .......................... Edie
#22
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Someone mentioned quilting end to end on this topic so as not to have threads. I always thought that if I did'nt start in the middle and work out something terrible would happen. Is it true I can stitch end to end without diaster? That would be so much easier. I am getting ready to start quilting a king size thinking outside the block quilt and trying to figure out how to quilt it. I don't do free motion and I don't really like the quilting process on my domestic machine...so anything to make it easier would be great.
#23
Maybe one of the more knowledgeable members will write out a list of the abbreviations. We could print it out and keep it by our computer. And, Edie, you're not older than dirt. I'm waaaay older than you and just learning this process. It is certainly helping to keep me more alert and interested in life though. Bless all the quilters of the world!!
#24
Oops! I lost track. I love the wavy lines and definitely will give it a go. I'm almost sure I could handle that. I think it does give a more modern look to the quilting and think the young ones would really like it.
#25
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Texas
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I'm in my 50's & don't know all the abbreviations so I found them on the main board & printed them out. I keep my reference pages next to my computer. I would never remember all those initials without my cheat sheets.
Jeri
Jeri
#26
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Maybe one of the more knowledgeable members will write out a list of the abbreviations. We could print it out and keep it by our computer. And, Edie, you're not older than dirt. I'm waaaay older than you and just learning this process. It is certainly helping to keep me more alert and interested in life though. Bless all the quilters of the world!!
#27
On larger quilts..........this was approx. 63" x 72", I cross hatch using painters tape and a walking foot. I use a temporary spray adhesive to sandwich, measure from one corner using the 45 degree mark on my ruler and mark the longest diagonal line with wide painters tape (usually about 1 3/4" wide). I do pin down the center of the tape however, because the throat on my domestic sewing machine is just 6 1/2" and manipulating the quilt through the throat can dislodge the tape. I sew, using the walking foot, down both sides of the tape and then move it. If you use two lengths, you can use one as a spacer, so that you can sew down both sides of the next tape. Here is the Yellow Brick Road I did using the cross hatch method. I never have trouble with puckering and don't alternate the direction of the stitching. I try to sew with the bulk of the quilt to the left of the needle whenever possible.
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#29
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I just want to make it clear that there is a difference between (1) using the serpentine stitch on your machine and (2) quilting wavy lines with a walking foot. The wavy lines are made with a straight stitch and a walking foot, but you move the fabric to the right and left as you sew. With serpentine stitch, you are basically sewing a straight line but using a stitch that creates waves to the right and left of your stitching line. Both are useful, but the look they create is quite different.
Hope this is clearer than mud......
Hope this is clearer than mud......
hugs,
Charlotte
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hugs,
Charlotte
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