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Yea, that will work fine. The 60 wt has a cotton wrap around the polyester core so it is slightly thicker than the 80 wt....
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I ordered the 60 wt thread however the 80 wt is not available. Would it be ok to use the 60 wt in the bobbin. I am on the...
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Very good info. i just watched a video for this and will buy a Wing Clipper 2 tomorrow to test. Looks like it works in a...
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Flying geese ruler - Deb Tucker’s Wing Clipper II ruler has 1 1/4” X 2 1/2” size neede for BOM.
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Yes, the top side you will be able to trim with that ruler. The other 3 sides you will use a square. I will demo on the...
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Good morning from Montana Barbara, I have the flying geese 1 1/2 x 3. Do you think I would be able to trim from that to...
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A great way to start this upcoming new year and new quilt project is to start a small group to meet regularly, in person...
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It is an EQ project file so only those with Electric Quilt software could open it. I don’t have the file, just the image....
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Hi -- is there any way to upload the entire quilt diagram to EQ8 for coloring? This would sure be helpful!
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My additions are all at least 10 years old. I used the floral border fabric as a guide to select a few darker fabrics that...
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Hi Barbara...I would like to add fabrics as you did to the spring kit. Would you mind sharing which fabrics you added?...
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Lynn’s instructions are for pieces cut oversize for Flying Geese units so the die cut measurements will most likely not...
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Barbara, there is no topic heading for this yet. With the Bloc-Loc 1.25" x 2.5" Geese ruler unavailable, the...
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Oh, how darling, So original. I love it.
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Thank you for your quick response. One of the reasons I prewash is to shrink the fabric.
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Home from the Maine Quilts show where my Color my World quilt, rename ‘Home,’ received 3 ribbons. I’m overwhelmed...
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Well, here it is, the end of 2022, and I finally have finished my 2021 BOM quilt! I apologize that the photo is not centered....
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Pat - do you starch/size the top as well? I see there's a discussion about ironing on a table in another forum -- but before I spend a night reading through it, do you have recommendations? I just spent a couple evenings re-pressing everything and find I'm still not happy with the job.
What thread do you use? In my first attempt with this quilt, I did use old stuff and no, it did not hold very well at all despite the fact that it was doubled and it was the best basting job I'd ever done. So this time I'm going to do things 100% PROPERLY :mrgreen: -- slowly, carefully and love every step of the way by golly.
Beth - I'm curious to know the *largest* quilt you or anyone spray basted with success. 505 held my twin quilts well and for a surprisingly long time, but I also pinned.
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Sharon Schamber uses heavy starch. Because I live on the Texas Riviera and we have lots of insects down here, I don't use starch but do use heavy sizing. I start by washing every bit of fabric that comes to live here. I fold it out of the dryer or off the line and put it away to ripen, until I want to use it. Then I use a lot of spray-on sizing when ironing it before cutting. It really adds a lot of control to my piecing. If I think it necessary, I'll use some of the sizing throughout the piecing, and maybe before I baste the top, if I think it needs more flattening and control. Anything that will help keep everything flat and smooth is a good thing. I got several large balls of DMC white crochet cotton at WalMart and it works very well for basting. That's what I would use on a show quilt or an heirloom quilt. For charity quilts, I use small safety pins and plenty of them, about every 3 or 4 inches.
Pat in Rockport, TX who just finished putting binding on a charity quilt.
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YOU guys are scaring me... I have two baby quilts that I have to quilt myself... One of the babies is already two years old so I have to make this quilt into a toddler blanket... I am planning to quilt this myself on my machine and now I am not so sure... this all sounds like a heck of a lot of THINGS THAT COULD GO WRONG.....
I have John Flynn's frame but being a mechanical idiot I have not figured out how to put it together even with the Video. I think I will just have to jump into it. ... but not yet... I am not ready yet.
Scarlett says there IS ALWAYS TOMORROW.
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Baby quilts are going to be washed a lot and dragged around and loved, so they just need to be sturdy, not perfect, LadyRags, so just relax and do them. Not all quilts have to be exactly right. I just happen to be a bit OCD, and I also have entered quilts in shows a lot in the past, so tend to be a lot fussier than I need to be sometimes. I have to keep reciting my mantra--"This is not going to Paducah----this is not going to Paducah---this is not going to Paducah---" :lol:
Pat in Rockport, TX
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When I lived in a house with wall-to-wall carpeting, I'd spread my quilt backing out on the carpeting and stretch it taut and square, pinning it to the rug every 5-6" all around with straight pins. It is possible to get it very tight. Then I'd smooth the batting out over this.
I would next stretch the quilt top, pinning its perimeter too to the rug; not stretch it out of shape, but stretch it so that the blocks and borders were straight and square, and the top lay flat and fairly taut. Once I was satisfied with the way the top lay, I would pin-baste it with 1" safety pins, spaced about 3" apart.
Now that I don't have the wall-to-wall anymore, I use painter's tape (blue or green) to stretch and hold the backing, and the quilt top, on a clean wood floor. The green tape holds a bit better than the blue. Again, be sure to get the backing perfectly smooth and taut. I use contractors' knee pads (bought at the hardware store) to spare my knees from the hard floor.
As long as the quilt back is very tight and flat before pinning, you shouldn't get any pleats or puckers in the back when you quilt. I always aim to get the backing a little tighter than the top; this way, if any excess fabric is going to bunch up, it will happen up top where I can see it before it becomes a problem.
Do use a Kwik Klip for the safety pins -- well worth the cost, once you see how quickly it closes pins... and how much better your fingers feel when you're done!
If I do accidentally get an unwanted pleat, I've found I can pick out the offending stitches, ease in the excess fabric "bubble" by basting down with water-soluble thread, and then re-quilt. Washing removes the basting stitches, and no one's the wiser!
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Yea, that will work fine. The 60 wt has a cotton wrap around the polyester core so it is slightly thicker than the 80 wt....
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I ordered the 60 wt thread however the 80 wt is not available. Would it be ok to use the 60 wt in the bobbin. I am on the...
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Here is information on how to post photos on the Forum. If you have trouble it is usually because the images are too large....
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Please use this TOPIC to share your progress with Laurel Ridge.
There is a STICKY TOPIC that explains how to... -
Please use this TOPIC to ask questions about Month 1. Month 1 will be released December 29 when the show featuring Lynn...
-
Very good info. i just watched a video for this and will buy a Wing Clipper 2 tomorrow to test. Looks like it works in a...
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Flying geese ruler - Deb Tucker’s Wing Clipper II ruler has 1 1/4” X 2 1/2” size neede for BOM.
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Yes, the top side you will be able to trim with that ruler. The other 3 sides you will use a square. I will demo on the...
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Good morning from Montana Barbara, I have the flying geese 1 1/2 x 3. Do you think I would be able to trim from that to...
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A great way to start this upcoming new year and new quilt project is to start a small group to meet regularly, in person...
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It is an EQ project file so only those with Electric Quilt software could open it. I don’t have the file, just the image....
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Hi -- is there any way to upload the entire quilt diagram to EQ8 for coloring? This would sure be helpful!
Thanks... -
My additions are all at least 10 years old. I used the floral border fabric as a guide to select a few darker fabrics that...
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