My first king size Sister's Choice scrappy quilt
08-18-2010, 08:12 AM
#11
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Looks great and BIG :mrgreen: Love all the colors
Can't help with fleece.. I know there are different name brands and some wash up ( so they say :roll: ) better then others
Keep us posted :thumbup:
Can't help with fleece.. I know there are different name brands and some wash up ( so they say :roll: ) better then others
Keep us posted :thumbup:
08-18-2010, 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Wendys Quilts
Hi everyone,
This is my work in progress quilt. It is 8 x 9 blocks (80 x 90). I have not sewn the blocks together yet. Will start that today. I am going to be adding a 5" border and then another color 5" border (10" borders total) to finish it off. I am planning tieing it to a fleece backing with no batting. I will be using this on our king size bed.
Any recommendations on the kind of fleece to get? Are there different kinds? I just don't have the money to have this monster quilted professionally. And these are all scraps that I had from previous quilts made. So the only money spent is going to be for the backing and what ever I need for ties. I acutally have a 40% off coupon for Joann's that I am going to get the backing with tonight.
Any feed back would be great.
Thanks a bunch. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
This is my work in progress quilt. It is 8 x 9 blocks (80 x 90). I have not sewn the blocks together yet. Will start that today. I am going to be adding a 5" border and then another color 5" border (10" borders total) to finish it off. I am planning tieing it to a fleece backing with no batting. I will be using this on our king size bed.
Any recommendations on the kind of fleece to get? Are there different kinds? I just don't have the money to have this monster quilted professionally. And these are all scraps that I had from previous quilts made. So the only money spent is going to be for the backing and what ever I need for ties. I acutally have a 40% off coupon for Joann's that I am going to get the backing with tonight.
Any feed back would be great.
Thanks a bunch. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
08-18-2010, 09:26 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: oklahoma
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Wow I love your top it came out beautiful. Try Hobby Lobby if you have one in your area. They have great fleece selections and also offer an online coupon of 40% off about every other week. Also the fleece is at least 60/90 inches wide so that will help with your backing. Or hit some garage sales for a suitable blanket that can be used as backing since your are going to tie it. I know what you mean about $$ quilting can get very expensive.
08-18-2010, 09:43 AM
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Wow, thank you everyone!
I am rethinking the tieing it part now. I just called the local quilt shop that I have used with past quilts. She gave me an approximate cost for quilting and batting...Approx. $90 to quilt, and $25-$40 for batting. Since I have not put any money really into this quilt so far (all left over scraps from other quilts I've done) I don't think that is tooooo bad, is it? I wonder if I can get the batting at Joann's a bit cheaper? I really like the work that these ladies have done on my quilts in the past. And I really don't mind supporting small businesses....
More input ? :)
I am rethinking the tieing it part now. I just called the local quilt shop that I have used with past quilts. She gave me an approximate cost for quilting and batting...Approx. $90 to quilt, and $25-$40 for batting. Since I have not put any money really into this quilt so far (all left over scraps from other quilts I've done) I don't think that is tooooo bad, is it? I wonder if I can get the batting at Joann's a bit cheaper? I really like the work that these ladies have done on my quilts in the past. And I really don't mind supporting small businesses....
More input ? :)
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