Baby quilt
#24
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Join Date: Aug 2011
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Your quilt is going to be loved by your new GD. You did a wonderful job of using your stash.
Did you find it easy to quilt using your embroidery machine? I have one but can't imagine hooping a quilt top without distorting the blocks. I am a newbie with embroidery. If you have any tutorials, please share them. Thanks and Happy Easter!
Did you find it easy to quilt using your embroidery machine? I have one but can't imagine hooping a quilt top without distorting the blocks. I am a newbie with embroidery. If you have any tutorials, please share them. Thanks and Happy Easter!
#25
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Dallas area, Texas, USA
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One more pointer that helps me if I have a big square to center: Mark the center of the square with a washable (or iron out) pen and make vertical and horizontal lines. That helps to move the fabric into position. You can find the center easily by cutting a dowel the length of the diagonal and marking the center on the stick. If your square is symmetrical that mark will be in the center if you hold the stick either way across the diagonal. If it isn't in agreement, at least it will help you find a close enough spot.
I started using the embroidery machine for quilting in 2017, and love that method. I'm not good at free motion and find that straight stitch quilting or stitch in the ditch are not fun to do. I can't really account for that because just sitting there watching the machine quilt for minutes at a time over and over should be even more boring, but I like watching it progress, and find the process of choosing the designs to be enjoyable. I would encourage you to try it. Perhaps start with something like placemats, wall hangings or a mug rug. Look for designs that are single run because the triple bean stitches that are often used might have you changing the bobbin every 2-3 squares, which I find intolerable except in the smallest projects. Single run are much easier to remove, too. I have had plenty of experience with that.