Want your critisisims but please be nice while giving them
#65
First, I want to say that the quilt looks wonderful and you did a wonderful job. The only reason I am mentioning anything else is because you asked and I have the same quilting set up. I have learned a lot by trial and lots of error! I think someone mentioned starting in the middle of the quilt. You do not need to do that if you are using the Gracie frame. I start at one end and just keep quilting and rolling until I am done. It looks to me like the top layer needs to be a little tighter on the quilt frame. The batting can be fairly loose. The backing can be just a little looser than the top. I used to be so afraid of stretching, that I would not get the quilt on tightly enough. You should be able to get the look you are wanting if you tighten up on the quilt and use lower loft batting. You will probably be happier if you increased the density of the quilting. We are our own worst critics. I practiced for almost a year before I did an ACTUAL quilt. I had a top for my daughter "waiting" to be quilted. She finally said, "mom, just quilt it!"
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