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    Old 01-02-2011, 05:33 PM
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    I have this rail fence pieced and ready to go. My questions are
    1. Should I hand quilt it or machine quilt it?
    2. How would you quilt it?

    I used batiks and the back is also a batik. I have never hand quilted a batik but have been told it can be done it is just a little harder to get smaller stitches

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    Old 01-02-2011, 05:40 PM
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    Beautiful. No help on the quilting part. Give it a try and decide for yourself.:)
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    Old 01-02-2011, 05:46 PM
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    If you have some leftover fabrics, try hand and machine quilting a practice piece and see what you like best.
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    Old 01-02-2011, 07:22 PM
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    Beautiful!
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    Old 01-02-2011, 07:23 PM
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    I would machine quilt it and do an over all meander or something similar. Nice quilt.
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    Old 01-02-2011, 07:26 PM
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    Beautiful quilt.
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    Old 01-02-2011, 07:41 PM
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    you could do 'big' stitches. they are popular right now and look like sashiko. just need to be nice and consistent (even).
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