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From: sable
Date: 06-22-2007, 04:58 AM (1 of 10)
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I started quilting for the first time just before Christmas. I needed to make a cover for the sewing machine I was giving my SIL, so I made this http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b353/sewsable/smcoverfront.jpg After Christmas I decided to make a single bed quilt for my eldest DS who had just turned 4; this is what I made http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b353/sewsable/finishedquilt.jpg DS loves it to bits, but the quilting was a pain in the proverbial; I had planned to do outlining, but it was all I could do to manage straight lines! I now understand why it is that people send them out to be done professionally on a long-arm. I am not going to be beaten though; I am shortly going to start one for youngest DS using a panel from the Cars movie as the foundation; I may have to hand-quilt part of it, but it's going to have outlining! |
User: sable
Member since: 01-10-2005 Total posts: 76 
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From: Sewhappie
Date: 06-22-2007, 12:53 PM (2 of 10)
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You did a WONDERFUL job on both of your projects!!!! I have yet to do the quilting on the tree tops that I have done. That's going to be a project further down on the list of things to do!!!! |
User: Sewhappie
Member since: 10-27-2001 Total posts: 1427 |
From: vickki
Date: 06-22-2007, 04:57 PM (3 of 10)
What a great job you did!!!! You must be proud of yourself.....Vickki
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User: vickki
Member since: 08-21-2005 Total posts: 374 |
From: HeyJudee
Date: 06-22-2007, 06:51 PM (4 of 10)
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WOW...love the dinosaurs! Yep a little boy would definitely fall in love with that. Great work on both. Hurrah...another one with the quilting bug!!!
TTFN from
Judy |
User: HeyJudee
Member since: 01-25-2005 Total posts: 1366 
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From: Patty22
Date: 06-22-2007, 08:51 PM (5 of 10)
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Sable..... great job with the quilting projects. It sounds like you're hooked. It you're going to outline quilt rather than straight line stitching....be sure to drop the feed dogs on your machine to help move your fabric and switch to an open-toe embroidery foot. Machine quilting is a skill that definitely builds biceps as you move those projects under your machine  What brand machine do you have? Maybe someone here has the same kind and can help you with any quirks your machine has in order to make the process easier. I can't wait to see your "Cars" quilt. Patty
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User: Patty22
Member since: 03-29-2006 Total posts: 1194 |
From: sable
Date: 06-22-2007, 09:10 PM (6 of 10)
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Thanks for the compliments; I'm fairly happy with them (aside from some tucking on the back). I'm using a 1970's Bernina 830 which was my Mum's. I have a walking foot for it or it would have been impossible to get right. I backed it with a cotton sheet which worked really well. |
User: sable
Member since: 01-10-2005 Total posts: 76
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From: Patty22
Date: 06-23-2007, 12:59 PM (7 of 10)
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Your 830 is a great machine! You shouldn't have any puckering on the back....hmmmm..... I usually take my backing and tape it down to my living room floor. Then I place my batting and top down and safety pin it about ever 5". Out of curiousity......what kind of machine was under the cover you made that you gave to your SIL? Anyway, you're doing great.... do you have the open toe embroidery foot? The newer feet don't fit the 830's, but if you get up to the 1230, I think those will fit. Patty
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User: Patty22
Member since: 03-29-2006 Total posts: 1194 |
From: maggie2
Date: 06-23-2007, 01:09 PM (8 of 10)
| You've done a great job and must be quite pleased with yourself. I just love your dinosaur quilt. Well done! Maggie |
User: maggie2
Member since: 08-12-2006 Total posts: 6 |
From: sable
Date: 06-23-2007, 04:44 PM (9 of 10)
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I think I need practice on the backing side of things, I obviously didn't have it 100% smooth when I put it on the lounge floor and put the batting over it. I also think I might have been better with more of the safety pins. Next time I'll try my basting gun which arrived the day after I'd done the pin-basting. For my 830 I don't have the open-toe foot, but I've got the two darners so I expect I can use those with the feed-dogs down. The machine I gave my SIL was an even older 731 Bernie. Still a lovely machine, and my MIL sold it to me for the price she paid ($20NZ). I then paid for a full service to make sure she was perfect. My Mum and I gave it to her as a joint present, and this year she's getting a Singer machine bag so it's a little easier to transport. The machine didn't come with its case unfortunately. |
User: sable
Member since: 01-10-2005 Total posts: 76
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From: Patty22
Date: 06-23-2007, 05:07 PM (10 of 10)
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Sable....the older Bernies are WONDERFUL...and I love that you can clean them so easily. I bought an 830 at a garage sale and shipped to my friend. I do have an 801 sport that I use quite frequently....especially when I want to sew at the dining room table (near civilization) rather than down in the basement where my sewing room is located. I found that with the cotton batts you really need to be able to clean the lint out more frequently than with regular piecing or sewing. Try taping the backing down when you put it on the floor and that should help. I've never tried the basting gun...do let me know what you think. I have an old tin of safety pins I've used for years. My Bernina sews best with a good thread. I use the Mettler silk covered cotton when quilting and have the best results with it. They have a new sulky thread in the LQS which is varigated and looks like fun to try. Patty
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User: Patty22
Member since: 03-29-2006 Total posts: 1194 |
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