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quilting *after* binding?
I made a small (45x60) quilt in a workshop a couple of months ago. She
had us "utility" quilt it only -- just enough to stabilize, diagonally through the chains, about 6" apart. I used 100% cotton batt. Without giving it any thought, I just bound it and put it on the couch for snuggles. But ... now I am worried that it may not survive washings. Can I/should I do some more quilting on it? I would probably MQ rather than HQ. Probably straight line, continue the diagonals for a closer grid. What is the combined opinion here? My inclination is to go ahead but I'm afraid it will get distorted or lumpy or something. -- Anne in CA "It's not having what you want; it's wanting what you've got." -- Sheryl Crow http://home.covad.net/~arudolph/annes.htm remove NOSPAM to reply |
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I have friends who do some basic quilting, then put on the binding and then
go back and do the rest of the binding. Once they have the basic quilting in, everything holds nicely. This way when they are finishing they don't have all that extra batting and backing making the quilt even bulkier. Debbi in SO CA wrote in message ... I made a small (45x60) quilt in a workshop a couple of months ago. She had us "utility" quilt it only -- just enough to stabilize, diagonally through the chains, about 6" apart. I used 100% cotton batt. Without giving it any thought, I just bound it and put it on the couch for snuggles. But ... now I am worried that it may not survive washings. Can I/should I do some more quilting on it? I would probably MQ rather than HQ. Probably straight line, continue the diagonals for a closer grid. What is the combined opinion here? My inclination is to go ahead but I'm afraid it will get distorted or lumpy or something. -- Anne in CA "It's not having what you want; it's wanting what you've got." -- Sheryl Crow http://home.covad.net/~arudolph/annes.htm remove NOSPAM to reply |
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OK. Thanks. I want to do it and just needed a more experienced quilter to
tell me it won't be a bad thing to do. -- Anne in CA -- off to install my walking foot and get started "It's not having what you want; it's wanting what you've got." -- Sheryl Crow http://home.covad.net/~arudolph/annes.htm Marcella Tracy Peek wrote: I'm with you....I'd add more quilting. It's not a problem to do more quilting after the binding is on. marcella In article , wrote: I made a small (45x60) quilt in a workshop a couple of months ago. She had us "utility" quilt it only -- just enough to stabilize, diagonally through the chains, about 6" apart. I used 100% cotton batt. Without giving it any thought, I just bound it and put it on the couch for snuggles. But ... now I am worried that it may not survive washings. Can I/should I do some more quilting on it? I would probably MQ rather than HQ. Probably straight line, continue the diagonals for a closer grid. What is the combined opinion here? My inclination is to go ahead but I'm afraid it will get distorted or lumpy or something. -- Anne in CA "It's not having what you want; it's wanting what you've got." -- Sheryl Crow http://home.covad.net/~arudolph/annes.htm remove NOSPAM to reply remove NOSPAM to reply |
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Thanks Debbi. I needed to hear that it is OK to do. Now to have some fun ...
:-) -- Anne in CA (NorCal, that is) "It's not having what you want; it's wanting what you've got." -- Sheryl Crow http://home.covad.net/~arudolph/annes.htm Debbi wrote: I have friends who do some basic quilting, then put on the binding and then go back and do the rest of the binding. Once they have the basic quilting in, everything holds nicely. This way when they are finishing they don't have all that extra batting and backing making the quilt even bulkier. Debbi in SO CA wrote in message ... I made a small (45x60) quilt in a workshop a couple of months ago. She had us "utility" quilt it only -- just enough to stabilize, diagonally through the chains, about 6" apart. I used 100% cotton batt. Without giving it any thought, I just bound it and put it on the couch for snuggles. But ... now I am worried that it may not survive washings. Can I/should I do some more quilting on it? I would probably MQ rather than HQ. Probably straight line, continue the diagonals for a closer grid. What is the combined opinion here? My inclination is to go ahead but I'm afraid it will get distorted or lumpy or something. -- Anne in CA "It's not having what you want; it's wanting what you've got." -- Sheryl Crow http://home.covad.net/~arudolph/annes.htm remove NOSPAM to reply remove NOSPAM to reply |
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It depends on the batting. Some cotton battings say you can quilt as
far as 8 inches apart. I've seen other battings that tell you the max is only 1 inch. I don't buy those. At this point you probably don't know which kind you used so I'd go ahead and add a little more quilting. Midge wrote in message ... I made a small (45x60) quilt in a workshop a couple of months ago. She had us "utility" quilt it only -- just enough to stabilize, diagonally through the chains, about 6" apart. I used 100% cotton batt. Without giving it any thought, I just bound it and put it on the couch for snuggles. But ... now I am worried that it may not survive washings. Can I/should I do some more quilting on it? I would probably MQ rather than HQ. Probably straight line, continue the diagonals for a closer grid. What is the combined opinion here? My inclination is to go ahead but I'm afraid it will get distorted or lumpy or something. |
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IIRC the batt was one that could be quilted farther apart. I was just worried that
quilting now, after the binding is on, would cause some distortion. Of course, it *is* for the TV room couch, not for a juried quilt show ;-) Thanks for your input MJ. -- Anne in CA "It's not having what you want; it's wanting what you've got." -- Sheryl Crow http://home.covad.net/~arudolph/annes.htm MJ wrote: It depends on the batting. Some cotton battings say you can quilt as far as 8 inches apart. I've seen other battings that tell you the max is only 1 inch. I don't buy those. At this point you probably don't know which kind you used so I'd go ahead and add a little more quilting. Midge wrote in message ... I made a small (45x60) quilt in a workshop a couple of months ago. She had us "utility" quilt it only -- just enough to stabilize, diagonally through the chains, about 6" apart. I used 100% cotton batt. Without giving it any thought, I just bound it and put it on the couch for snuggles. But ... now I am worried that it may not survive washings. Can I/should I do some more quilting on it? I would probably MQ rather than HQ. Probably straight line, continue the diagonals for a closer grid. What is the combined opinion here? My inclination is to go ahead but I'm afraid it will get distorted or lumpy or something. remove NOSPAM to reply |
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