Retired Fire Chief

Love it, love it, love it!

QuiltnNan

turned out very well

Suzette316

Here are two sites I found on "floating" quilts:

http://www.apqs.com/floating-quilt-top

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpjep8O4U4s

citruscountyquilter

That you Suzette316 for the links. Floating tops was driving me crazy. Since I don't longarm I won't have to add that to my memory bank.

2manyhobbies

Wonderful scrappy.

homebody323

Love your scrappy quilt. Your profile doesn't say what kind of quilting system you use. I float my quilts all the time. Many of the quilters use centering measuring tapes. I did something different and it improved my quilts a bunch. I have a Gammill Classic + and all I did was take 2 - 60" measuring tapes and taped each to one of the ends where the Velcro clamps attach. I put them roughly in the middle of that. Used masking tape and just attached the lower number end. Now when I get a quilt on there, I use the tape and measure to the edge of the quilt or if the final border is wonky I measure to the seam where it attaches. I use a small piece of masking tape, write that number on it and place it on one of the clamps. I don't have to remember what the distance should be. Often I will choose to off center a quilt for one reason or another. By doing the same on both ends. It doesn't matter if one is 44" and the other is 45" As long as they stay the same all the way down the quilt. Doesn't matter if you tape perfectly when you attach them to the machine frame. The distance is the same since it doesn't move. I use to just eyeball and for reasons unknown to me, I find when I do and then measure = I usually need to convince the edge to move a bit one way or another. I no longer trust my visual straightness, I trust the tapes. Happy stitching

quilt1950

Very nice. It's a great scrappy quilt.

homecaregiver

I absolutely love your scrappy D9P it is a very happy and colorful quilt. Would love to take a lesson from you on this pattern.
Pat

misoop

Thanks, homebody323, for this idea. I will try this today when I start quilting my string quilt! BTW, I quilt on a HQ16 and I LOVE, LOVE this machine.

misoop

Thanks to everyone for your nice compliments. This D9P was so much fun, I have started another one. Will show it when I get it done.