Cherise, in the previous post, is going to hand quilt using perle thread. Some of you have sent your quilts to professional long-arm quilters.
What did the rest of you do or plan to do?
I still have not ventured far from the ditch. I was thinking of ditch stitching all the columns, locking down horizontally at the little squares in the columns and going around the applique blocks. Some of the applique blocks are too big to leave unquilted.This is where I'm looking for inspiration.
Any ideas????
Kayly
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I am not going to be much help but all I did was in the ditch up and down all the strips, around the outside of each applique block. In the ditch on some of the larger pieced sections and arould the edge of all the applique. When / If I ever get the hang of FMQ I might be tempted to go back and add some more but at the moment it is up on the wall and I love it! :) have fun with yours. hugs
THis is where I am stuck too.
I'll probably cross hatch behind all the picture blocks, by hand using perle or a thin crochet cotton. I'll work to the edge of the shapes as it makes them pop to the front. I've cross hatched a few things now & I like the look. It's also easy as I mark the spaces between with masking tape. I've never been brave enough to 'draw' on a quilt for quilting so I'm limited to straight rows I can mark with masking tape. I have used the 1/4" tape to echo quilt around shapes but it's pretty fiddly getting it to follow the shape. Not sure about all the sashing rows yet.
Well I am a little undecided too, but Im thinking 1/4" either side of the vertical seams and inside each block.. Something decorative in the blocks of 1 and 2" squares would be nice... and something in the backgrounds of the applique blocks like cross hatching but I do not have time to hand do that what I end up with though... well not sure.
I'm still stuck on this too... a decision has to be made soon! I can almost feel that whip ;)
was worrying about this but if I can get my top finished by Monday early I can get it quilted by my quilting angel........the pressure is on.........
Good question! I think I am with Sharon. Bit of ditch stitching and around big pieces. I would love to practise some FMQ but don't feel it is the right piece to do it in..I love hand quilting but not sure yet how it would go with so much details in the quilt. Will have to wait till I finish - only up to my second column!!
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