Need help getting started......
#1
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 56
Need help getting started......
I have decided that I want to try quilting some of my unfinished table runners using my embroidery machine and designs. I have never tried this before and would welcome any hints/tips for those of you who have done this. Also, if there are any You Tube videos or websites that have good tutorials I would appreciate those as well.
I have over 20 runners that are just waiting to be finished and I need some inspiration to get them done.
Thanks for the help!!
Mindy
I have over 20 runners that are just waiting to be finished and I need some inspiration to get them done.
Thanks for the help!!
Mindy
#2
I don't have an embroidery machine but this link sure makes it look easy. http://www.emblibrary.com/EL/elproje...oductID=PR1531
#6
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 453
If you want a really quick easy way to quilt (after picking your favorite light stitch count design) you don't need to use stablizer at all, and you don't really hoop the quilt sandwich (stretches out the hoops and even could break them). Use blue painters tape sticky side up on the hoop where you would usually place your stabilizer.... All four sides of the hoop have a strip of tape, and you place your quilt sandwich firmly down against the tape. Run the pattern, gently pull the quilt of the tape, reposition where you want the next design and stitch again. You can get 6 to 8 designs out of one "set" of tape. Retape and go again when the sticky isn't sticky any more. No stabilizer, no hooping, great results.
#7
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 56
Love the painters tape idea as my next question was going to be about hooping. So what I get from this is that I need to take my bottom hoop and cut 4 pieces of tape (for all 4 sides) and lay it so the sticky side would be up and then fit my top hoop into the bottom one making sure that enough of the tape is showing so that I can lay the quilt on top of that to "fasten" it down. Is there a certain width of the painters tape that works better?
Thank you all for the great ideas!!!
Mindy
Thank you all for the great ideas!!!
Mindy
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post