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Posted by Patti on October 20, 2009, 2:01 pm
Yes, I've done that after stabilising, but is it really safe to do it
without? Would be a lot simpler for me not to have to do that sometimes?
I am about to try spray basting; and have done OK with fusible batting
(not for baby or bed quilts though). It would be lovely to be able to
quilt without all the extra fabric and batting round the edges.
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>At the risk of a visit from the quilt police (or maybe the guilt
>police), IMO if you baste well enough, you can start stitching
>wherever convenient.
>My usual method is to do an all-over grid of some kind (e.g. edges of
>sashing), then complete the border, then sew on the binding and trim
>off excess backing and batting. Then go back and quilt all the
>middles.
>Roberta in D
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Posted by Leslie& The Furbabies in MO. on October 20, 2009, 2:23 pm
Or the shredding of the fabric and batting edges from stuffing the quilt
under the machine and shoving it hither and thither! And sometimes the
presser foot gets caught in the batting and tears it or stretches it all
funny.
Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
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> Yes, I've done that after stabilising, but is it really safe to do it
> without? Would be a lot simpler for me not to have to do that sometimes? I
> am about to try spray basting; and have done OK with fusible batting (not
> for baby or bed quilts though). It would be lovely to be able to quilt
> without all the extra fabric and batting round the edges.
> .
>>At the risk of a visit from the quilt police (or maybe the guilt
>>police), IMO if you baste well enough, you can start stitching
>>wherever convenient.
>>My usual method is to do an all-over grid of some kind (e.g. edges of
>>sashing), then complete the border, then sew on the binding and trim
>>off excess backing and batting. Then go back and quilt all the
>>middles.
>>Roberta in D
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> Best Regards
> pat on the hill
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Posted by Roberta on October 21, 2009, 3:29 am
It would be tempting fate to trim off the excess with no stabilizing
stitches. Although I once quilted a piece for someone else who
"helpfully" basted the sandwich and trimmed everything even with the
top. It worked, but the stress was not pleasant.
Roberta in D
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>Yes, I've done that after stabilising, but is it really safe to do it
>without? Would be a lot simpler for me not to have to do that sometimes?
>I am about to try spray basting; and have done OK with fusible batting
>(not for baby or bed quilts though). It would be lovely to be able to
>quilt without all the extra fabric and batting round the edges.
>.
>>At the risk of a visit from the quilt police (or maybe the guilt
>>police), IMO if you baste well enough, you can start stitching
>>wherever convenient.
>>My usual method is to do an all-over grid of some kind (e.g. edges of
>>sashing), then complete the border, then sew on the binding and trim
>>off excess backing and batting. Then go back and quilt all the
>>middles.
>>Roberta in D
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Posted by Patti on October 21, 2009, 6:33 am
Thanks for the caveat, Roberta. OK, stabilise first for me.
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>It would be tempting fate to trim off the excess with no stabilizing
>stitches. Although I once quilted a piece for someone else who
>"helpfully" basted the sandwich and trimmed everything even with the
>top. It worked, but the stress was not pleasant.
>Roberta in D
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Posted by Julia in MN on October 20, 2009, 6:14 pm
I did try binding after stablizing & before finishing the quilting on my
last quilt, but had a bit of a problem. I was quilting feathers in the
border, but the extra thickness of the binding kept catching on the
(very slight) ridge of the bobbin cover. My machine is an Elna with a
bobbin that loads from the top. That might not be a problem on a machine
with a bobbin that loads from the front.
Julia in MN
Roberta wrote:
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> At the risk of a visit from the quilt police (or maybe the guilt
> police), IMO if you baste well enough, you can start stitching
> wherever convenient.
> My usual method is to do an all-over grid of some kind (e.g. edges of
> sashing), then complete the border, then sew on the binding and trim
> off excess backing and batting. Then go back and quilt all the
> middles.
> Roberta in D
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> On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:52:41 -0500, "Edna Pearl"
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>>> One thing that hasn't yet been said is: although this is simply a
>>> straight up and down quilting pattern, where did you start sewing? If you
>>> started at one edge and proceeded across, that might have been less
>>> successful than the traditional way of starting in the centre and moving
>>> to one side, then going back to the centre and moving out to the other
>>> side (still starting at a different edge each time).
>> I read that this approach results in a mess -- I think it was a past edition
>> of Hargrave's "Machine Heirloom Quilting" that said this. (But she also
>> recommended clips, so this edition obviously was not the last word.) Most
>> books I've read explain to start at the top of the length in the middle of
>> the width and proceed right, alternating direction to start from the top or
>> the bottom. Then go back to the middle of the width and start at the bottom
>> of the length.
>> And for grids, I've read you're supposed to start at the corners.
>> I'd welcome any thoughts on this issue.
>>> I bought a set of quilt clamps - used them just once >g< .... It is much
>>> easier without anything.
>> After reading so many experienced quilters say the same thing, and after my
>> experience, I'm SOLD!
>>> Oh, and what kind of needle are you using? Was it a new one? The type of
>>> needle makes a lot of difference to me (I think it is an individual
>>> thing). My quilting is my weakest aspect, so I need all the help I can
>>> get!
>> I was using a Schmetz 75/11 which I'd used just once previously on a
>> mini-quilt with good success.
>> ep
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>police), IMO if you baste well enough, you can start stitching
>wherever convenient.
>My usual method is to do an all-over grid of some kind (e.g. edges of
>sashing), then complete the border, then sew on the binding and trim
>off excess backing and batting. Then go back and quilt all the
>middles.
>Roberta in D