My daughter's quilt is finished
06-10-2024, 06:41 AM
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My daughter's quilt is finished
I finally finished my daughter's quilt. She picked out the pattern, the fabrics and the panto. She wanted an oversized queen to accomodate her, her husband and the three cats that sometimes share the bed with them. It finished at 93"x98". The pattern is Division by Andy Knowlton from abrightcorner.com. The panto is Target from Anne Bright. This was the first time I used a wool batting, and at this point, I would say that I prefer the 80/20 cotton/poly blend that I usually use. I used a top-of-the-line wool batting, but it varied in thickness. It does give a nice loft to the quilt, but I didn't realize that the tension on my longarm should have been adjusted. The quilting on the back of the quilt is not as crisp as I would have liked. She loves, loves, loves it though. And that's what counts.
06-10-2024, 09:48 AM
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Pretty quilt, I'm sure your daughter will love it!
Can you elaborate? I'm not sure I understand what you mean.
I've used both Quilter's Dream wool and Quilter's Select, they are both luscious to quilt.
I've used both Quilter's Dream wool and Quilter's Select, they are both luscious to quilt.
06-10-2024, 11:22 AM
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I used Hobb's Tuscany 100% wool batting. I'm relatively new to long arming, and I should have tried a quilting a sample, however I had no extra fabric or batting to experiment with. I have been told to set the bobbin tension by holding the bobbin flat on your palm and pulling up with the thread. The bobbin should stand up in your hand, but not lift off your palm. Then set the upper tension. The quilting on the back looks like the bobbin tension was too tight or the upper tension too loose.
06-10-2024, 12:07 PM
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that's a great quilt! I really like the pattern -- I'm thinking it would looks great as an all-over scrappy. And that panto is the perfect choice.
I say don't fret about the tension, since the top looks good. It will adjust a little bit once it's laundered. Just chalk it up to learning for the next time. I try to do sample stitching and look at both the top and the bottom when I'm starting to longarm a quilt.
I say don't fret about the tension, since the top looks good. It will adjust a little bit once it's laundered. Just chalk it up to learning for the next time. I try to do sample stitching and look at both the top and the bottom when I'm starting to longarm a quilt.
