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Posted by Polly Esther on September 13, 2009, 10:18 pm
LOL. I had forgotten the joy of a 25 pound kitten all comfortable within a
quilt that I was trying to haul across the SM table. Yep. That'll do it
every time. You don't want to interfere with their maximum comfort but
sheesh! They do get heavy, especially I'd think if you have 2 or 3. Polly
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"Jennifer in Ottawa" <wrote>When I have a large project to quilt - I set up
an ironing board next
to my sewing area to hold the extra weight of the quilt on the left
side and the table holds what is ahead of the quilting area. If you
don't believe that half of a large quilt can be scrunched up to fit
under the harp of your machine while leaving a clear section at the
needle point - give it a try with a bath towel lengthwise (about 60"
of quilt weight) and see if you can move it from end to end - left to
right under the machine needle.
I used to believe that a log roll was the only way to quilt but I soon
realized that most of the good quilting time was spent re-rolling and
tussling with the weight - its enough extra weight to be tussling when
there is a cat or two or even three hidden inside the quilt. jennellh
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> if not rolling it into a log,
> what do ya do with all the excess when you're quilting the middle?
> must be something i missed.
> still gobsmacked looking thru all her designs so far.
> i like that she gives a difficulty level, her inspiration for each design
> and suggested places to use it.
> she seems to have covered all the bases on each new filler.
> j.
> "Polly Esther" wrote ...
> My goodness what talent! Did you see that she's very young and had a 2
> year-old in her lap? And, and, she said this:
> <<1. DON'T roll your quilt up into a log.
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Posted by Roberta on September 14, 2009, 5:34 am
Some like the log. IMO, it's like wrestling a gator. I tried the log,
once, and gave myself a nasty crick in the neck.
So now I just moosh it into the space. It works. Just don't think
about it. This is one spot where too much logical thinking just gets
in the way. Even a king size is doable, although pushing the weight of
it slows me down. I don't much like queen size either, but after doing
a few of them, a double or twin is a doddle!
Thanks for the site, what fun!
Roberta in D
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>if not rolling it into a log,
>what do ya do with all the excess when you're quilting the middle?
>must be something i missed.
>still gobsmacked looking thru all her designs so far.
>i like that she gives a difficulty level, her inspiration for each design
>and suggested places to use it.
>she seems to have covered all the bases on each new filler.
>j.
>"Polly Esther" wrote ...
>My goodness what talent! Did you see that she's very young and had a 2
>year-old in her lap? And, and, she said this:
><<1. DON'T roll your quilt up into a log.
>2. Set up your machine so that the left side and back are blocked with a
>wall.
>It's really that simple! Since I changed my quilting setup I've noticed a
>huge difference not only in the ease of free motion quilting, but also in
>less wear and tear on my body.
>I've got a third video on setting up your tables so the weight of your quilt
> Very interesting. Polly
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Posted by Edna Pearl on September 14, 2009, 1:20 pm
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> Some like the log. IMO, it's like wrestling a gator. I tried the log,
> once, and gave myself a nasty crick in the neck.
> So now I just moosh it into the space. It works. Just don't think
> about it. This is one spot where too much logical thinking just gets
> in the way.
Great description. The video on this website described it "puddling" the
fabric. I think I get the idea.
So I'm going to go to the store today for some fabric and accessories and do
a small, Amish-style, wall-hanging. I'll try my hand at machine-quilting on
a pattern. If it turns into FMQ, what the hey, I don't mind. As my mom
used to say, "Live and learn; die and forget it all."
Edna Pearl
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Posted by J* on September 13, 2009, 6:20 pm
hold on, you found her blog recently?
did you already tell us about it?
did i miss that?
am i repeating your post?
oops.
j.
"TwinMom" wrote ...
I love this site! I recently found it also and her ideas are very creative.
I hope she publishes an eBook or something. I'd love to be able to download
the various designs, some are snoozers, but most of them are "now why didn't
I think of that?".
Lorraine in La Center
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