But my choices for this quilt made it a beast for my DSM with small throat space: 1. the size 80x 80 2. FMQ different designs for each color and pretty dense actually. 3. Wool batting 4. Trying to be perfect, but I did give up on this This is what I have got done so far ...
Have you ever quilted with a regular sewing machine?If the answer is yes, then I think you’ll agree when I say,“Quilting with a regular sewing machine is extremely difficult”There isn’t enough space for quilt works, the fabric clusters up and increas
The Ward's Relief Society, the women's group, started on the project when members heard about it at the end of July.To make the quilts, the Relief Society used donations of fabric, batting and backing. Norma Scovill of Hoffman Estates, pieced together the squares for the top portion of...
6. Backing Quilts are double sided yet so many stitchers only focus the front and use awide back fabricfor the backside. If time allows, I encourage you to consider piecing your quilt back or adding an extra quilt block from the front design. This will really allow you to use the quilt...
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6. Backing Quilts are double sided yet so many stitchers only focus the front and use awide back fabricfor the backside. If time allows, I encourage you to consider piecing your quilt back or adding an extra quilt block from the front design. This will really allow you to use the quilt...
can take on a life of their own. After this one was complete and I did the mad dash the day it was due at Linda’s, the backing almost became a huge issue. Why, oh why, don’t I factor in the size of the quilt when selecting the amount of material I purchase for the backing...
Back to modern day. This weekend, I also spun the wheel (see the video) which selected my next task to do. And the wheel chose, chose next quilt to be quilted. That is such an easy decision, but that also involves, having backing or sewing backing, picking quilting pattern, and findi...
I use a ‘blind’ stitch to hold the binding in place at the back of the quilt. I hide the knot on the underside of the binding and bring my needle up through the fold in the binding Next I insert the needle through the quilt backing and tunnel into the wadding for about 1/2cm ju...
Quilted and bound charity quilt – Quilted with Superior Fantastico “CASHMERE” thread on top, Silver bottom line on the back. I used some pieces of leftover wide backing that I pieced together for the quilt backing, and the same for the binding. ...