Mini whole cloth - things I learned!
05-12-2018, 07:56 AM
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Great learning experience and I appreciate your "lessons learned" bullet points! Looking forward to seeing your next project...so helpful for those of us who want to know the "real skinny" on these things.
05-13-2018, 04:20 AM
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Your front looks awesome, I love the pattern. I have never tried a whole cloth, but have a question for you or the other ladies. Would the thread count of the fabric have any bearing on the way the backing turns out? In other words is it better to use a tightly woven fabric vs a loosely woven fabric? I hope that makes sense. I'll look forward to seeing your next project.
05-13-2018, 04:35 AM
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Great question sewingsenior - this is a heavy black cotton ... I specifically chose a heavier cotton because of the quilting design. It might have an effect!
I'm going to quilt a block without the batting, and see what happens ... just not right now LOL
I'm going to quilt a block without the batting, and see what happens ... just not right now LOL
05-14-2018, 04:41 AM
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Aren't "whole clothe" tops all done in the same color as the top...usually White/Cream fabrics with matching threads?
If the backing can be diff then top using a busy black/white would hide the knots made auto by machine.
In your emb designs using single stitches on quilting block designs works best...to get more of a pop then look for double stitches
If the backing can be diff then top using a busy black/white would hide the knots made auto by machine.
In your emb designs using single stitches on quilting block designs works best...to get more of a pop then look for double stitches
05-14-2018, 08:10 AM
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Ellen 1 ... thanks for the explanation. It's not bearding ... while you are seeing some batting all over the place, it's because that's where the batting is LOL ... tiny pieces of it all over the place. I will take a better picture later today so people can see what I mean about how dense and tight the design is.
The more I look at whole cloth quilts, the more I see simpler designs without the stitches going over each other repeatedly. I am 99% sure that is what happened here.
I'm working on another whole cloth quilt. I'm using stencils for that one ... pics and a new thread to come later
Thanks for all the comments!
The more I look at whole cloth quilts, the more I see simpler designs without the stitches going over each other repeatedly. I am 99% sure that is what happened here.
I'm working on another whole cloth quilt. I'm using stencils for that one ... pics and a new thread to come later
Thanks for all the comments!
I did see your design for your next whole cloth and really liked it. Hope to see the finished product. Ellen
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05-14-2018, 08:21 AM
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Aren't "whole clothe" tops all done in the same color as the top...usually White/Cream fabrics with matching threads?
If the backing can be diff then top using a busy black/white would hide the knots made auto by machine.
In your emb designs using single stitches on quilting block designs works best...to get more of a pop then look for double stitches
If the backing can be diff then top using a busy black/white would hide the knots made auto by machine.
In your emb designs using single stitches on quilting block designs works best...to get more of a pop then look for double stitches
As for using a busy black/white to hide knots......you could use anything you want on the back, but it would not be complementary to the front of a wholecloth. I prefer to have my back the same fabric that I am using on the front, mostly (Kona Snow). If I am using a Dupioni Silk, then I will use a (closely matching color) solid cotton for the back. Ellen
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