tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post1310841030113702594..comments2023-07-25T11:48:39.285-04:00Comments on The Free Motion Quilting Project: Quilt Top Count!Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03674869334249298532noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-52093345621679760892016-01-28T15:51:28.890-05:002016-01-28T15:51:28.890-05:00I have three in different stages. One I am making...I have three in different stages. One I am making more of a comforter and it crib size. The other is a double bed size and why I am taking this challenge and looking at many of your other videos. Another is a crib sized and it is basted and waiting for the decision of what to do with it. Oops I guess it is four as one is pieced but needs the boarders. And now I am starting another but at least I have 12 months before it is time to put it together. But guess what it will be quilted.Murielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06720686326433546458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-317529428316860692016-01-18T15:39:12.338-05:002016-01-18T15:39:12.338-05:00I think I have 6. Just need to put them together ...I think I have 6. Just need to put them together with batting and backing, and get to it.talkeetnagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10409686205958545870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-49692526035230212712016-01-12T11:27:53.759-05:002016-01-12T11:27:53.759-05:00One more thing to add, I'm fmq on a 1925 Singe...One more thing to add, I'm fmq on a 1925 Singer model 66. I thought I needed to buy a special machine and/or frame, but have found this old beast to be quite up to the job.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15867250935860624240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-85027625855728623002016-01-12T11:25:29.784-05:002016-01-12T11:25:29.784-05:00I just learned to fmq two weeks ago. A friend rec...I just learned to fmq two weeks ago. A friend recommended your craftsy class and then showed me in person. At that time I had five tops that needed quilted. I'm now working on top #3, only two more to quilt and I'll be caught up.<br /><br />Well, except for the blocks that I'm sewing together during quilting breaks.<br /><br />Paisley is the only pattern I've gotten comfortable doing so far, but its working. A friend told me once, "better done than perfect". I'm embracing my beginner quilting. In the end, its a cover for a loved one to sleep under. Seriously, not a single person is going to look at it and say " wow, you stitch length isn't very consistent".Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15867250935860624240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-16444720297712273712016-01-11T21:38:03.039-05:002016-01-11T21:38:03.039-05:00I have 10 that need to be quilted. Yes, I would li...I have 10 that need to be quilted. Yes, I would like to quilt my own quilts but I get overwhelmed trying to decide "how", "what" "where", to quilt the top. I have had a quilt top hanging on a wall in my living room for over a year. I look at this quilt top every day...still no clue how to quilt it...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596072653821521275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-22676341001433681422016-01-11T14:57:04.066-05:002016-01-11T14:57:04.066-05:00I have three. Worked on the first one from a patte...I have three. Worked on the first one from a pattern specifically picked out for a particular fabric that I had. The second one was a smaller quilt exactly like the first one and the third was from the same pattern, but altogether different colors. Now I'm done with that pattern, I will quilt them all before my next project. Hopefully will be done by the end of the month. They are all donation quilts.bev constantinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14653235851656800295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-27580801577352056542016-01-11T09:59:48.175-05:002016-01-11T09:59:48.175-05:00For a table mounted longarm, a quilt has to be bas...For a table mounted longarm, a quilt has to be basted to quilt it. For a rail mounted longarm, the basting happens on the rails. It's one of the reasons I'm actually considering a rail longarm because it would be really nice to baste a quilt by rolling it up and stitching over it with water soluble thread!Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03674869334249298532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-91037537107449723772016-01-11T05:36:38.408-05:002016-01-11T05:36:38.408-05:00Good Morning Leah oh you just don't want to re...Good Morning Leah oh you just don't want to really know. I have about 44 quilts that are just tops..3 that need binding. And I want to quilt most of them because 7 of them were either round robins are done with 2 or 3 other friends so I would like to do those first then I have allot of cuddle quilts for charity that I never got quilted and I could go on and on. I have become a new Juki long arm owner from Santa so hopefully that will help me after I practice some. Happy New Year! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14762923782505594807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-55543518354914731112016-01-11T03:22:56.735-05:002016-01-11T03:22:56.735-05:00I thought with a long arm basting was not required...I thought with a long arm basting was not required?June Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04417665719096002149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-21569335731354951802016-01-11T03:21:00.773-05:002016-01-11T03:21:00.773-05:00I think I have seven quilt tops ready to be basted...I think I have seven quilt tops ready to be basted and quilted. I have more that are in the blocks stage and more that are being worked on and created. I keep jumping around to get more experience with different techniques, then things happen and I don't sew. So then there is a lot of re-set up and re-learning going on. I wanted to finish my quilts myself, and since I didn't know how to finish them they just piled up! I was very lucky to find Leah's site during the year she challenged herself to do the design a day. Thank you, thank you, thank you Leah! This year I am only working on the unfinished or new projects that are for family or friends. I had been working on charity quilts, they are small and pretty easy to quilt now that I know how to do it. I'll return to that after I get at least ten of my older projects completed and bound!June Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04417665719096002149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-33118623130373872732016-01-10T20:04:54.741-05:002016-01-10T20:04:54.741-05:00My main reason is that I hate basting it. Most of...My main reason is that I hate basting it. Most of my quilts are large quilts and I have no where good to lay them out and baste them. (If you've done a tutorial on this subject, please post it again).<br /><br />The second is that I'm still semi-terrified to free motion quilt them despite having a sit down long arm.macbeanerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17244402118389785022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-58584497535263036452016-01-10T20:02:46.805-05:002016-01-10T20:02:46.805-05:00I've only got 5 or 6 tops that aren't quil...I've only got 5 or 6 tops that aren't quilted yet. One was a quilt along that I took part in and while I love the finished top I don't have anyone in mind for it so its on the list of jobs for this year (still thinking about how I will quilt it too although I have some ideas). I have 3 small tops which are for donations to a local hospice but I understand they have quite a few at the moment so not as much of a priority at the moment. Another is a sewing themed wallhanging that I didn't have anywhere to hang but now that we have moved house and I have a sewing room I will be quilting that one this year. Its sandwiched and ready to go. I take part in a UFO-along with another blog and that helps to keep me on track!Soolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04703155392258429098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-25071764630080192272016-01-10T18:32:23.282-05:002016-01-10T18:32:23.282-05:00I always have several hanging out at the binding s...I always have several hanging out at the binding stage too! Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833251504109166543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-74562830589891032172016-01-10T18:30:59.645-05:002016-01-10T18:30:59.645-05:00Awesome Barb!Awesome Barb!Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833251504109166543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-23757389197470741232016-01-10T17:22:05.513-05:002016-01-10T17:22:05.513-05:00I have only one. It's sitting because I really...I have only one. It's sitting because I really want to finish the whole quilt myself, start to finish, no strangers involved, yet I don't currently have the skills necessary! Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11644322917315002465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-9433321752977696632016-01-10T17:20:04.078-05:002016-01-10T17:20:04.078-05:00Did you really have to ask!? 13, is my quick estim...Did you really have to ask!? 13, is my quick estimate. I've signed up for several machine quilting classes on Craftsy, and am actually working through my tops as I learn techniques from the classes. I have finished 6 quilts using what I'm learning from the classes! I also at least 4 more quilts in various stages of piecing. More to practice quilting on!Sharon - INhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921429404805177010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-5969401894876917492016-01-10T12:13:50.827-05:002016-01-10T12:13:50.827-05:00I have 4 completed tops that need to be quilted. T...I have 4 completed tops that need to be quilted. The reason they have not been is because I totally detest the basting process. I like piecing and quilting, just dislike the basting so much. Claudia WAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16701435281722647441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-6753405457517508652016-01-10T10:51:12.902-05:002016-01-10T10:51:12.902-05:00I have one that is in progress. I try to force mys...I have one that is in progress. I try to force myself to completely finish one project before I move to the next but I must admit I finished at least two other smaller projects before this one because this is my first full-sized quilt.Tami Von Zalezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11065017061040785838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-40750024362737582462016-01-10T09:39:34.394-05:002016-01-10T09:39:34.394-05:00You're super welcome! My goal is to help you g...You're super welcome! My goal is to help you get more of those quilts quilted and figure out ways to overcome these challenges. But I'm also finding that some quilters just really prefer to piece, and that's ok too! Thank you for sharing!Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03674869334249298532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-51536130815754779432016-01-10T08:54:05.342-05:002016-01-10T08:54:05.342-05:00I have my completed quilt tops packed away at the ...I have my completed quilt tops packed away at the moment, but I know I have well over 30 of them. My biggest obstacle has been time. I have recently adjusted my schedule that will allow me to finish these and continue my UFOs and new projects. I have the skills and now I will have the time.Pamela Arbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14569469653776976453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-42473248697038129862016-01-10T07:37:17.695-05:002016-01-10T07:37:17.695-05:00Oh goodness... 4 quilt tops sewn but not yet quilt...Oh goodness... 4 quilt tops sewn but not yet quilted. The Christmas gifts ones took precedence in 2015. 'Seems like the ones that are for myself usually get finished last, lol. Danice Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00756628636993465703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-20571536947177671662016-01-10T07:00:29.329-05:002016-01-10T07:00:29.329-05:00Yep, in the 20's for me as well! And the same ...Yep, in the 20's for me as well! And the same reason - not a priority. They aren't for anything or anyone specific. A lot of the time I wanted to use the fabric, or play with a particular pattern.<br /><br />Some of them sit because I'm stuck on how to quilt it.<br /><br />This year I'm working on finishing the tops, instead of starting new ones. (and I need to buy another huge roll of batting! I've been going though one a year at this rate).Andrea Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10555940591810773230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-66173054557755440972016-01-10T03:21:59.893-05:002016-01-10T03:21:59.893-05:00I have one. It's sandwiched but not quilted. I...I have one. It's sandwiched but not quilted. I have two tops nearly done, one I'm working on the pieced backing the other needs 140 obelisks appliquéd to the top (this maybe a long long time project). Three cut out ready to sew and 35 in my queue to make.Charming bubble 52https://www.blogger.com/profile/11170144352910265589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-36914682989096450032016-01-10T02:41:03.981-05:002016-01-10T02:41:03.981-05:00Sometimes I just don't know what design to use...Sometimes I just don't know what design to use when quilting a top so there it sits in the closet.Carol Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15920322019415665127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-12637042517500545582016-01-10T00:56:39.379-05:002016-01-10T00:56:39.379-05:00Six! Hmm, I have two baby quilts (not priorities a...Six! Hmm, I have two baby quilts (not priorities at the moment), a country style lap quilt made for a set of panels (the colours are hideously 1999 and I don't like it so will put it in a charity bag once I've done a basic quilting job on it), a Hot Cross Buns quilt top (next on my to-do list as I need it for a gift), a blue patchwork quilt (is about five years in the waiting!), and a Single bed quilt top made from A jelly roll (again, has been superseded by other priorities)Gemini Jen NZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08199723644660260315noreply@blogger.com