Have you tried big stitch quilting?
06-22-2010, 06:10 AM
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It is beautiful! I love the colors also!
I did something of that sort on a quilt I am putting together of different kinds of houses- one is a bee hive, one is a bird house, etc. I have had stitched it all sort of embroidery style and left the edges to do their thing. I love the way it looks.
I did something of that sort on a quilt I am putting together of different kinds of houses- one is a bee hive, one is a bird house, etc. I have had stitched it all sort of embroidery style and left the edges to do their thing. I love the way it looks.
06-22-2010, 06:12 AM
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Thank you all so much for your kind comments. I'm afraid if you went too close to the stitches with a ruler, you would find they are not all as even as they might look.
It can be quite quick to do - if you don't keep undoing your work, which I confess I had to do on the smaller areas, to make the stitches finish in the right place when coming to a seam. I also found it better to start and finish on the back and not the front, as I was afraid of making holes in the front with the thicker cotton.
I do like the look the bigger contrasting stitches give it though, thanks for looking.
It can be quite quick to do - if you don't keep undoing your work, which I confess I had to do on the smaller areas, to make the stitches finish in the right place when coming to a seam. I also found it better to start and finish on the back and not the front, as I was afraid of making holes in the front with the thicker cotton.
I do like the look the bigger contrasting stitches give it though, thanks for looking.
06-22-2010, 06:34 AM
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I have done my share of "big stitch" quilting. I love it. You don't get crazy trying to make the tiny stitches and the stitching goes so much quicker. I made one black wholecloth quilt where I just used the big stitch and circle stencils to overlap circles in 10 or 12 different colored cotton thread. It turned out beautifully.
06-22-2010, 08:16 AM
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I can't find that episode on Simply Quilts. That is a strange site- HGTV. I saw a beautiful Gingerbread Quilt that I wanted instructions for and I can't find where to get them on the site. Any help would be appreciated.
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