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Posted by Lobo on June 27, 2009, 7:28 pm
working on it ....
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>> I am finishing up an English paper pieced and applique quilt. I have no
>> trouble putting all that together, but am stumped as to how to quilt it.
>> I've googled and found nothing except one photo of McTavishing which
>> would
>> work well. Am wondering if anyone out there has some other ideas though.
>> The quilt has a Grandmother's flower garden, a fan, a fern and a fish, so
>> it's not typical English paper piecing throughout. Thanks.
>> Lobo
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Posted by Mary on June 27, 2009, 8:08 pm
I have a quilt my great grandmother made with most of those elements,
and it is a treasure! The quilting is all hand-work, and is stitch-in-
the-ditch, plus some lovely embroidery here and there -- french knots
in the center of the flowers, lines detailing leaf veins, etc.
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Posted by Lobo on June 27, 2009, 9:48 pm
Totally in the ditch? What about the areas around the applicques?
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>I have a quilt my great grandmother made with most of those elements,
> and it is a treasure! The quilting is all hand-work, and is stitch-in-
> the-ditch, plus some lovely embroidery here and there -- french knots
> in the center of the flowers, lines detailing leaf veins, etc.
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Posted by J* on June 27, 2009, 11:31 pm
how about echo quilting around appliques, like in hawaiian quilts.
j.
"Lobo" wrote...
Totally in the ditch? What about the areas around the applicques?
Mary" wrote...
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>I have a quilt my great grandmother made with most of those elements,
> and it is a treasure! The quilting is all hand-work, and is stitch-in-
> the-ditch, plus some lovely embroidery here and there -- french knots
> in the center of the flowers, lines detailing leaf veins, etc.
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Posted by J* on June 27, 2009, 11:31 pm
how about echo quilting around appliques, like in hawaiian quilts.
j.
"Lobo" wrote...
Totally in the ditch? What about the areas around the applicques?
Mary" wrote...
show/hide quoted text
>I have a quilt my great grandmother made with most of those elements,
> and it is a treasure! The quilting is all hand-work, and is stitch-in-
> the-ditch, plus some lovely embroidery here and there -- french knots
> in the center of the flowers, lines detailing leaf veins, etc.
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>> trouble putting all that together, but am stumped as to how to quilt it.
>> I've googled and found nothing except one photo of McTavishing which
>> would
>> work well. Am wondering if anyone out there has some other ideas though.
>> The quilt has a Grandmother's flower garden, a fan, a fern and a fish, so
>> it's not typical English paper piecing throughout. Thanks.
>> Lobo
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Delete the obvious to reply to me personally.
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Can you post a photo or two to help us think? :)
> --
> Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
> sw.foster1 (at) gmail (dot) com (remove/change the obvious)
> http://www.sandymike.net