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Posted by kalee_cline@yahoo.com on September 21, 2007, 9:07 pm
Hi. I'm new to quilting... all self-taught, so I'm not very good with
the terminology yet. Please forgive me it I'm not saying what I want
correctly.
Anyway... I've been working on a simple quilt. Just blocks that I've
put together with my machine. I like how it turned out. Nice colors
and pattern. However, now, I'm ready to put the batting and backing
on. I had been planning on tying it with yarn. However, I've
realized that my cat will chew on the ties. So, I'd rather have it
quilted. But, that is a bit more than I wanted to do.
A friend of mine said that I could pay someone to machine quilt it.
Does anyone know of people who do this?
Thanks!
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Posted by Mary on September 21, 2007, 9:36 pm
You can usually locate people who will machine-quilt for pay by
looking in your local newspaper or simply asking at a fabric store.
Also, ask around with your friends. Various church groups are
sometimes available, too.
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Posted by Bobbie Sews More on September 21, 2007, 10:24 pm
You might want to "tie" quilt it on your SM. Set the SM on zig zag and the
length on the shortest length available.
Barbara in SC
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<kalee_> wrote in message ..
> Hi. I'm new to quilting... all self-taught, so I'm not very good with
> the terminology yet. Please forgive me it I'm not saying what I want
> correctly.
> Anyway... I've been working on a simple quilt. Just blocks that I've
> put together with my machine. I like how it turned out. Nice colors
> and pattern. However, now, I'm ready to put the batting and backing
> on. I had been planning on tying it with yarn. However, I've
> realized that my cat will chew on the ties. So, I'd rather have it
> quilted. But, that is a bit more than I wanted to do.
> A friend of mine said that I could pay someone to machine quilt it.
> Does anyone know of people who do this?
> Thanks!
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Posted by kalee_cline@yahoo.com on September 21, 2007, 11:48 pm
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> You might want to "tie" quilt it on your SM.
That is a great idea, thanks! And, I'm sure, much less expensive than
it would be to get someone to quilt it.
However, I was wondering... Is there a difference in lifespans for
quilts that are quilted vs tied? I ask because I have an old quilt of
my mom's that was tied with yarn. It is starting to fall apart. I
was wondering if quilts that are tied might have more stress on the
tie in the washing machine? Would a tied quilt that is tied more
closely together hold up in the wash better? If so, what is
considered a good spacing for ties?
Thanks again!
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Posted by Patti on September 22, 2007, 4:03 am
I was going to suggest the method Barbara suggested. Close 'quilting'
does protect the quilt a bit - but old is old and one or other of the
components of a quilt is going to 'die of old age' at some stage. I
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wouldn't stress about its old age before its even born >g<
If your fabric squares are, say, 4 or 5 inches, a 'fastening' of zig-zag
stitches at each corner and one in the centre would be fine. When you
have your batting, the packaging will contain a guideline as to how far
apart to quilt that particular batting. Perhaps you could use that as a
guide to your tying intervals.
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>> You might want to "tie" quilt it on your SM.
>That is a great idea, thanks! And, I'm sure, much less expensive than
>it would be to get someone to quilt it.
>However, I was wondering... Is there a difference in lifespans for
>quilts that are quilted vs tied? I ask because I have an old quilt of
>my mom's that was tied with yarn. It is starting to fall apart. I
>was wondering if quilts that are tied might have more stress on the
>tie in the washing machine? Would a tied quilt that is tied more
>closely together hold up in the wash better? If so, what is
>considered a good spacing for ties?
>Thanks again!
--
Best Regards
pat on the hill
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> Hi. I'm new to quilting... all self-taught, so I'm not very good with
> the terminology yet. Please forgive me it I'm not saying what I want
> correctly.
> Anyway... I've been working on a simple quilt. Just blocks that I've
> put together with my machine. I like how it turned out. Nice colors
> and pattern. However, now, I'm ready to put the batting and backing
> on. I had been planning on tying it with yarn. However, I've
> realized that my cat will chew on the ties. So, I'd rather have it
> quilted. But, that is a bit more than I wanted to do.
> A friend of mine said that I could pay someone to machine quilt it.
> Does anyone know of people who do this?
> Thanks!