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Need batting and quilting suggestion
Howdy folks! I am putting together a Square Pegs quilt for an auction for a
battered women's shelter in the area, the auction is 11/22/03. It will be a lap quilt size. It *should* look similar to: http://www.keepsakequilting.com/KQSh...ect=&c atpos= except I am using fabrics from Robyn Pandolph's Bed of Roses collection. I am thinking about batting and quilt style. I have only used low loft cotton batting. I am comfy with SITD and meandering-stipple-sorta-thingy (and I will definitely use clear thread!). Any alternate suggestions, particularly on that batting? I feel like I'm in a rut, but it's a comfy rut, one that I know. I have the rest of today to piece and then all next weekend to quilt and bind. Any suggestions appreciated! TIA! -- Laura Bartl http://mywebpages.comcast.net/laurabartl/index.htm |
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Hullo Laura
I would stick with what you know on this occasion. It's probably not the opportunity, and I don't think you have the time, to experiment. In article , Laura Bartl writes Howdy folks! I am putting together a Square Pegs quilt for an auction for a battered women's shelter in the area, the auction is 11/22/03. It will be a lap quilt size. It *should* look similar to: http://www.keepsakequilting.com/KQSh...ction=lookup&p artno=3333&subject=&catpos= except I am using fabrics from Robyn Pandolph's Bed of Roses collection. I am thinking about batting and quilt style. I have only used low loft cotton batting. I am comfy with SITD and meandering-stipple-sorta-thingy (and I will definitely use clear thread!). Any alternate suggestions, particularly on that batting? I feel like I'm in a rut, but it's a comfy rut, one that I know. I have the rest of today to piece and then all next weekend to quilt and bind. Any suggestions appreciated! TIA! -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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Howdy!
Here's a new recommendation: Hobbs Heirloom (80/20) batt. Well, it's the first time today I've recommended it so that's new. g Why clear thread? Something I definitely don't own. I love colored thread (using 6 different colors in my current project). And handquilting; I love that, too. ;-) Good luck! Ragmop/Sandy "Laura Bartl" wrote in message news Howdy folks! I am putting together a Square Pegs quilt for an auction for a battered women's shelter in the area, the auction is 11/22/03. It will be a lap quilt size. It *should* look similar to: http://www.keepsakequilting.com/KQSh...n=lookup&partn o=3333&subject=&catpos= except I am using fabrics from Robyn Pandolph's Bed of Roses collection. I am thinking about batting and quilt style. I have only used low loft cotton batting. I am comfy with SITD and meandering-stipple-sorta-thingy (and I will definitely use clear thread!). Any alternate suggestions, particularly on that batting? I feel like I'm in a rut, but it's a comfy rut, one that I know. I have the rest of today to piece and then all next weekend to quilt and bind. Any suggestions appreciated! TIA! -- Laura Bartl http://mywebpages.comcast.net/laurabartl/index.htm |
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thanks! I will look into the Heirloom batt.
why clear thread? why, to minimize the glare of my mistakes! I do love to hand quilt, but I don't have the time, this time! I am going to put together something to take with me on vacation to hand quilt, I did that last time and it was fun to sit on the beach and quilt! thanks!! -- Laura Bartl http://mywebpages.comcast.net/laurabartl/index.htm " Ellison" wrote in message ... Howdy! Here's a new recommendation: Hobbs Heirloom (80/20) batt. Well, it's the first time today I've recommended it so that's new. g Why clear thread? Something I definitely don't own. I love colored thread (using 6 different colors in my current project). And handquilting; I love that, too. ;-) Good luck! Ragmop/Sandy "Laura Bartl" wrote in message news Howdy folks! I am putting together a Square Pegs quilt for an auction for a battered women's shelter in the area, the auction is 11/22/03. It will be a lap quilt size. It *should* look similar to: http://www.keepsakequilting.com/KQSh...n=lookup&partn o=3333&subject=&catpos= except I am using fabrics from Robyn Pandolph's Bed of Roses collection. I am thinking about batting and quilt style. I have only used low loft cotton batting. I am comfy with SITD and meandering-stipple-sorta-thingy (and I will definitely use clear thread!). Any alternate suggestions, particularly on that batting? I feel like I'm in a rut, but it's a comfy rut, one that I know. I have the rest of today to piece and then all next weekend to quilt and bind. Any suggestions appreciated! TIA! -- Laura Bartl http://mywebpages.comcast.net/laurabartl/index.htm |
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My first (and only, so far!) quilt was a Square Pegs quilt. My sewing
machine has a feather stitch and I used it doing SITD. Of course, I used colored thread since I wanted it to show. It turned out really great. Ok, my stitching wasn't that great, since it was my first quilt. But I still got lots of compliments on it and it really does look good in most places. :-) I used a light-colored small print on the back and the feather stitching perks it up a bit as well. I have a picture or two in my webshots album if you'd like to take a look. BTW, I continued the stitching line out into the borders. -- Sherri G in Kentucky http://community.webshots.com/user/sdgodfrey | Howdy folks! I am putting together a Square Pegs quilt for an auction for a | battered women's shelter in the area, the auction is 11/22/03. It will be a | lap quilt size. | | It *should* look similar to: | | http://www.keepsakequilting.com/KQSh...ect=&c atpos= | | Any alternate suggestions, particularly on that batting? I feel like I'm in | a rut, but it's a comfy rut, one that I know. I have the rest of today to | piece and then all next weekend to quilt and bind. Any suggestions | appreciated! | | -- | Laura Bartl | http://mywebpages.comcast.net/laurabartl/index.htm | | |
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The feather stitching looks great! I would never have thought of doing SITD
with anything but a straight stitch - a great inspiration!! And I love Clyde. I can't keep my fat QI Bijou off the quilt top, he loves anything new. -- Laura Bartl http://mywebpages.comcast.net/laurabartl/index.htm "sdgodfrey" wrote in message t... My first (and only, so far!) quilt was a Square Pegs quilt. My sewing machine has a feather stitch and I used it doing SITD. Of course, I used colored thread since I wanted it to show. It turned out really great. Ok, my stitching wasn't that great, since it was my first quilt. But I still got lots of compliments on it and it really does look good in most places. :-) I used a light-colored small print on the back and the feather stitching perks it up a bit as well. I have a picture or two in my webshots album if you'd like to take a look. BTW, I continued the stitching line out into the borders. -- Sherri G in Kentucky http://community.webshots.com/user/sdgodfrey | Howdy folks! I am putting together a Square Pegs quilt for an auction for a | battered women's shelter in the area, the auction is 11/22/03. It will be a | lap quilt size. | | It *should* look similar to: | | http://www.keepsakequilting.com/KQSh...ect=&c atpos= | | Any alternate suggestions, particularly on that batting? I feel like I'm in | a rut, but it's a comfy rut, one that I know. I have the rest of today to | piece and then all next weekend to quilt and bind. Any suggestions | appreciated! | | -- | Laura Bartl | http://mywebpages.comcast.net/laurabartl/index.htm | | |
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Thanks, Laura. Clyde takes great interest in the quilt while it's in
the making. He has lost interest in it now that it's completed. I hope that doesn't mean it failed the QI test! :-D -- Sherri G in Kentucky http://community.webshots.com/user/sdgodfrey | The feather stitching looks great! I would never have thought of doing SITD | with anything but a straight stitch - a great inspiration!! | | And I love Clyde. I can't keep my fat QI Bijou off the quilt top, he loves | anything new. | -- | Laura Bartl | http://mywebpages.comcast.net/laurabartl/index.htm | | "sdgodfrey" wrote in message | t... | My first (and only, so far!) quilt was a Square Pegs quilt. My sewing | machine has a feather stitch and I used it doing SITD. Of course, I | used colored thread since I wanted it to show. It turned out really | great. Ok, my stitching wasn't that great, since it was my first quilt. | But I still got lots of compliments on it and it really does look good | in most places. :-) I used a light-colored small print on the back and | the feather stitching perks it up a bit as well. I have a picture or | two in my webshots album if you'd like to take a look. | | BTW, I continued the stitching line out into the borders. | -- | Sherri G in Kentucky | http://community.webshots.com/user/sdgodfrey | |
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