First quilt top ready to press, sandwich, and quilt.
ibquiltn4fun LindaH
8 years ago
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Comments (28)Rosa, The original yellow & blue is called Striped Stars and is from the book 101 made-to-fit quilts for your home. I kept all of the left over parts in a ziplock back and knew I needed to use them. I had to supplement the yellow with other from my stash to finish it. Kiendu, yes, I am doing the FMQ on my machine. I have a Pfaff 7570. I can't do a large pattern, but to meander is okay. It does take practice and I have take one class. I usually manage to tug all of my quilts - up to queen size - through this machine. I have only sent one quilt out to a long arm quilter. I am working on another one from a "baggie" full of triangles left over but it will probably need to go to a nursing home - the colors don't really look like kids. Sue...See MoreLotto quilt top-quilting questions
Comments (15)laura...you're seeing stars? I looked at it agian, I don't see stars. WAIT!! OH!! I see them!!! around the 4 patches! Oh, what a good eye you have. I never noticed them until you mentioned it...and even then I had to look 4 times!! lol. I really am tired! Thanks for pointing them out. I like the idea of a double row of stitches. Maybe I could try out the double needles on my machine...have been wanting to try that. Maybe I should treat the entire diamond as a block, and the stars as a block...and think about quilting them in that way....See MoreQuilt top finished-quilting advice welcome!
Comments (21)Great first quilt!!! Look on your batting wrapping and it will give suggestions as to how close (or far apart) the quilting should be. The one I am using now suggests 2". I am just learning to machine quilt (about 5 years now lol) and I love anything that doesn't have to be marked. With SITD it is sometimes not easy to stay in the 'ditch', but when the quilt is washed it doesn't show as much. The scrappy Irish Chain I am making for my sister is going to be mostly quilted on the diagonal. You can always mix it up and do different quilting designs. Have Fun! Rosa...See MoreChoo-choo train quilt--first attempt at freemotion quilting!
Comments (23)I missed it too, although I don't know how. It's just adorable. Love the heart 'smoke puffs', the stripey fabric, the engine happy face, the heart on the wheel . It's wonderful. ~Geraldine...See Moreibquiltn4fun LindaH
8 years ago
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