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From: blackie
Date: 05-15-2005, 08:55 PM (1 of 10)
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What method of quilting would you recommend for this quilt? Here is the face, completed today (except I have to detail the chicks eyes and ribbons on their necks). I was thinking of stitching in the ditch, then around each "peep" body, then diagonally through each square. http://kelly.hogaboom.org/sewing/quilting/peepsquilt.jpg The original idea was a Joann's project (http://www.sewing.org/enthusiast/html/esb_precious-peeps-quilt.html) I found online. They did stipple quiltling which looks great but which I have never done and am afraid of it. Also, I have no walking foot, so keep that in mind.  Any help would be appreciated!!! see the mundane life of a housewife.
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User: blackie
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From: carman
Date: 05-15-2005, 11:14 PM (2 of 10)
if you have no walking foot, stippling is the way to go. just practice a bit, the best part about stippling, there is no pattern, you can even meander? go all over criss-crossy. the parctice gives you the feel of how fast or slow you go and the movement of your hands. this quilt is a good size to parctice on. i find stitiching in the ditch HARDER because you have to be so precise to make sure you GET IN the ditch  remember to drop or cover the feed dogs. also you can mimick the chick in the blank squares.
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User: carman
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From: shirleyp
Date: 05-16-2005, 02:18 AM (3 of 10)
| You could use the idea of an echo stitch. This is where you keep stitching around an object or design, but here you just follow the side of one of your squares and keep the edge of you foot as a guide as you go across. No marking and easy. |
User: shirleyp
Member since: 02-12-2002 Total posts: 352 
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From: BRG
Date: 05-16-2005, 08:09 AM (4 of 10)
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One stitch I use if I don't want to be precise with my stitching in the ditch is a zig zag stitch between two blocks (where two blocks meet) ... you can never screw up (did a lot of crib quilts this way). I don't know how that would work without a walking foot. I think it depends on what kind of machine you have - are relatively cheap. Viking walking foots are considered expensive. Singer - they go about $20-25. I am sure you could find one online. That is only if you want to consider buying one in the near future. Good luck and let us know how you did it and how it went. - Brenda -
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User: BRG
Member since: 01-12-2005 Total posts: 388 
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From: blackie
Date: 05-30-2005, 08:49 PM (5 of 10)
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Thanks for all the advice! I ended up stitching in the ditch, then doing diagonal lines through the blocks w/o applique (freehand), then lowered the feed dogs and sewed around the chick bodies. I never would have had the courage to do free-form quilting, but it turned out to be not so difficult. The bottom fabric is a coarse-weave and hid the fact my stitch length wasn't perfect. Here is how it turned out: http://kelly.hogaboom.org/images/rosemaryquilt.jpg see the mundane life of a housewife.
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User: blackie
Member since: 03-31-2004 Total posts: 594 |
From: BRG
Date: 05-30-2005, 10:42 PM (6 of 10)
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I think you did a great job! Good for you especially without a walking foot ... did you have any problems with the "thickness" during sewing?
- Brenda -
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User: BRG
Member since: 01-12-2005 Total posts: 388
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From: blackie
Date: 05-30-2005, 11:22 PM (7 of 10)
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I think you did a great job! Good for you especially without a walking foot ... did you have any problems with the "thickness" during sewing? No problems at all. I took the advice of people on the board and went slowly but steadily. I had pins about every 5 inches. Also, after every quilting line I would put the quilt on the table and re-roll it accordingly for ease in working with my machine. see the mundane life of a housewife.
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User: blackie
Member since: 03-31-2004 Total posts: 594 |
From: MaryW
Date: 05-31-2005, 08:43 AM (8 of 10)
Excellent job and a really cute quilt. 
MaryW
owner/editor of Sew Whats New |
User: MaryW
Member since: 06-23-2005 Total posts: 2542 
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From: Julia's Nana
Date: 05-31-2005, 12:11 PM (9 of 10)
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Great quilt, I haven't gotten brave enough for machine quilting yet and this gave me some great ideas on where to start. Who is the chickie quilt for? Norma |
User: Julia's Nana
Member since: 08-28-2001 Total posts: 361 |
From: blackie
Date: 05-31-2005, 01:25 PM (10 of 10)
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Great quilt, I haven't gotten brave enough for machine quilting yet and this gave me some great ideas on where to start. Who is the chickie quilt for? Norma I started the quilt the day I went into labor with my son (he's the one in my current sig) - but then I was busy w/a newborn and barely got working on it... Then I sort of fell out of love with the whole thing. THEN my friend got pregnant and her due date was exactly a year after Nels was born, so I thought I would finish it for her baby! It is much more her style than mine anyway. We are having a baby shower for her tomorrow and the quilt is all wrapped and ready to go. And one more UFO down! The quilt looks way better stipple-quilted as the the original example (http://www.sewing.org/enthusiast/html/esb_precious-peeps-quilt.html) was. But. I am lazy and just wanted to get the thing done after how long it had laid untouched! see the mundane life of a housewife.
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User: blackie
Member since: 03-31-2004 Total posts: 594 |
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