tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222063952158309951.post5619738340773558622..comments2023-10-25T07:41:23.969-07:00Comments on 😁 : Purple & PinkDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15601411602480403329noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222063952158309951.post-91461137663621513192011-03-05T18:25:38.680-08:002011-03-05T18:25:38.680-08:00Bring it to the East Bay Modern Quilt Guild at the...Bring it to the East Bay Modern Quilt Guild at the end of the month. Lots of smart and helpful people.<br /><br />Straight line quilting is very doable (with a walking foot) on a 75" quilt. On larger blankets it can be hard to keep the lines tidy while managing the bulk of the blanket. My advice would be to roll the edges of the blanket tightly, and re-roll often. It will seem like you're spending a lot of time rolling & not much time sewing, but your results will be worth it.<br /><br />On larger blankets I'm usually happier with free motion quilting, because I focus on a narrow area and move the blanket gradually, rather than drag the whole thing under the machine arm for each line of stitching. Set your feed dogs down and get a good darning foot. I love my Lynn Graves Big Foot. It's plastic and, truth be told, feels slightly cheap, but it has been a wonderful quilting foot, and I would buy the same thing again.<br /><br />As for hand quilting... I love the scrap bin at the Crate & Barrel outlet as much as the next guy, but those marimekko prints are NOT fun to push a needle through.Dan Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732200663031410999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222063952158309951.post-64929495787911311832011-03-04T23:41:07.067-08:002011-03-04T23:41:07.067-08:00Yes, it helps a lot. It'll be 75" square....Yes, it helps a lot. It'll be 75" square. Originally I thought if I machine quilt, I'd sew straight lines, not parallel or perpendicular, but criss-crossing at random and straight across the length of the quilt. Then I started thinking QAYG, maybe same straight line, criss-crossing pattern. Most recently I've thought about hand quilting in a free form, sew-as-I'm-inspired pattern. I know I'm being vague, because I'm really unsure what I want the pattern to look like. I'll start researching methods. Thanks for your suggestions!Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15601411602480403329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222063952158309951.post-23892083983560166252011-03-04T22:40:13.916-08:002011-03-04T22:40:13.916-08:00That's a pretty broad topic. How large is fini...That's a pretty broad topic. How large is finished quilt going to be and do you have a specific type of quilting in mind?<br /><br /> If you are doing just straight line quilting the thing you need more than anything is a walking foot for your sewing machine...which is not really very expensive. <br /><br />Another alternative is you can quilt the quilt in sections and join later. Or you can do free motion quilting which is trickier than straight line quilting...there is also a special foot for that and you drop the feed dogs of your machine. <br /><br />The longarm is a wonderful alternative and some local quiltshops rent them out to quilters...I think they usually require you to take some lessons first. <br /><br />There are lots of good books on the subject and most local quilt shops give classes in various aspects of quilting. Pretty wordy, huh? I hope this helps a little.MariQuiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07024634370648175612noreply@blogger.com