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01-16-2016, 06:49 AM

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#1piecemaker

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Wow!! how special!! She will love it!

01-16-2016, 08:25 AM

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nativetexan

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Well as long as she's not getting married at 12 you have plenty of time. Gorgeous!!

01-16-2016, 08:31 AM

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EmiliasNana

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Holy cow................that is beautiful! What stunning quilting. No wonder you need a break!

01-16-2016, 08:33 AM

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dottie dodge

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Wow! That is a beauty. A treasure for sure!m

01-16-2016, 09:56 AM

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Ranchwife

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Originally Posted by skypony

WOW that is beautiful. I'm afraid to try glue basting. What if I try to move it and it's just stuck there? However, what a wonderful job you did for your daughter.

I have never had to move the fabric once it is glued. I make the sandwich on the floor, roll up the qulit and transfer it to a table so that the backing is up. I then unroll about a 3 foot wide section and pull the backing off the batting. I drizzle glue on the backing in leaving about 8 inches between glue trails. I then drizzle glue perpendicular to the original lines. Any globs I spread out with my finger. From there, I pull the backing back up and spread the fabric taut by rubbingit from the center to the edges. Once that is done, I use a hot iron on the dry setting (steam will not set the glue) to setthe glue. I then move to the next section. Once the backing is on, I re-roll the quilt and repeat gluing down the front. I've never had a pucker, bunching, or moving fabric problem since using glue. If I run into a section where I didn't spread out the glue, a drop of water on the fabric softens the glue. This is my 4th glue basted quilt that I've hand quilted and have had nothing but excellent results. It is a little scary at first, but so worth it because the fabric doesn't move which causes puckers.

01-16-2016, 10:03 AM

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Ranchwife

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Originally Posted by lynnie

very pretty, lets hope she still likes it then. what if she doesn't get married?

If she gets married or not, she is not getting it until she is older and can appreciate it and take care of it! 😀 For her possible future husband's sanity, I hope she uses a bed cover less girly and white! She wanted the quilt to be heavily quilted with the thickest batting possible for hand quilting so that it would be warm to curl up in. I used thick Dream Cotton batting.