tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post3358584494310426952..comments2023-07-25T11:48:39.285-04:00Comments on The Free Motion Quilting Project: Machine Quilting Over Intense PatchworkLeahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03674869334249298532noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-21464960324085861002016-01-22T16:30:29.534-05:002016-01-22T16:30:29.534-05:00Thanks to Melody Lutz for sharing her experience. ...Thanks to Melody Lutz for sharing her experience. Don't have a top with open seams ready for quilting yet. I've just recently started pressing my seams open, though I never remember to decrease the stitch length. Andresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15484918090002608336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-3253196467703234532016-01-22T15:27:58.560-05:002016-01-22T15:27:58.560-05:00Thank you! I was just puzzling yesterday over a qu...Thank you! I was just puzzling yesterday over a quilt top with busy fabric (not exactly the same, but similar...), and not wanting the quilting to fight the fabric. All over quilting might be the answer!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17720524434589115460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-55746602134633648892016-01-22T12:34:42.033-05:002016-01-22T12:34:42.033-05:00Awesome! I love knowing this has helped you quilt ...Awesome! I love knowing this has helped you quilt your quilts easier!Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03674869334249298532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-13401947534871891402016-01-22T12:34:11.607-05:002016-01-22T12:34:11.607-05:00Nope. For hand piecing, it generally is better to ...Nope. For hand piecing, it generally is better to press seams to one side rather than open. The reason is your stitches are just not going to be as small or consistent than they will by machine.Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03674869334249298532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-81327838703460678722016-01-22T12:33:20.635-05:002016-01-22T12:33:20.635-05:00So long as the flannel is well washed, this should...So long as the flannel is well washed, this should be no problem. Definitely use a queen supreme slider as the flannel fabric will tend to grip your table and make it seem harder to move.Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03674869334249298532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-7357929254514676462016-01-22T12:32:36.284-05:002016-01-22T12:32:36.284-05:00Great question! You can definitely use Matrix to q...Great question! You can definitely use Matrix to quilt as an All-over design. You'll want to start in the center of the quilt with a wiggly line, then rotate the quilt around and stitch a wiggly line in the opposite direction. It's a lot more shifting and movement than a design like Sharp Stippling, but it still produces an open, beautiful design.Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03674869334249298532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-77370749301075488152016-01-22T12:13:50.093-05:002016-01-22T12:13:50.093-05:00Great ideas....I'll be trying those methods in...Great ideas....I'll be trying those methods in my next few quilting projects...and they are piling up...lol. Leah...your are so inspirational...thanks.Commuting GMahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12361925282100383842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-3681248935090500252016-01-22T11:06:42.707-05:002016-01-22T11:06:42.707-05:00Following your advice to press seams open...made F...Following your advice to press seams open...made Free motion quilting at least 25% EASIER...it was a huge relief on my shoulders too! I noticed how much easier it was in the first 5 minutes of quilting. Thank you SEW much.@lutzcatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15104887619221872520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-61253517965498812942016-01-22T09:02:18.242-05:002016-01-22T09:02:18.242-05:00Would you also recommend to press seams open when ...Would you also recommend to press seams open when the blocks are hand pieced.Anne uit Boomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14459464423138050530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-52474491609636982672016-01-21T22:13:01.315-05:002016-01-21T22:13:01.315-05:00The flannel I mentioned would be on the back.The flannel I mentioned would be on the back.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06743339036553756517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-12414372212007401142016-01-21T22:12:00.469-05:002016-01-21T22:12:00.469-05:00I have just discovered your website-fantastic! I a...I have just discovered your website-fantastic! I am about to begin quilting a hexagon I spy quilt and I wondered about using your matrix pattern? Also do you have comments about using well washed flannel?Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06743339036553756517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-72812502448328167022016-01-21T16:20:22.772-05:002016-01-21T16:20:22.772-05:00I have never stitched an all over design on a quil...I have never stitched an all over design on a quilt. When I'm quilting I like to quilt in a way that makes some sections jump out and others not and I feel that all over quilting can take away from the look of some quilts. Just my personal preference. I don't ditch stitch every seam either, I grid out the quilt when I first start, working out from the centre and then just wing it from there!Soolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04703155392258429098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-35044808856842999862016-01-21T13:28:04.508-05:002016-01-21T13:28:04.508-05:00Yay for pressing seams open and using a shorter st...Yay for pressing seams open and using a shorter stitch length!ChristaQuiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15499045280686831181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-15459973349991187082016-01-21T13:23:51.787-05:002016-01-21T13:23:51.787-05:00Great thanks Leah - will do.
SueGreat thanks Leah - will do.<br />Suesquirrelie55https://www.blogger.com/profile/07931211099292813017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-17374259088675692432016-01-21T13:01:40.824-05:002016-01-21T13:01:40.824-05:00Great info...thanks for sharing.Great info...thanks for sharing.sewandsowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00335587528719340596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-9323046632477039262016-01-21T11:33:50.582-05:002016-01-21T11:33:50.582-05:00I would leave the signature areas open so there is...I would leave the signature areas open so there is space to sign. You could even emphasize those areas by ditching around those particular spaces. Sometimes it's worth putting a bit more effort into a project, even if you have to hit hard seams directly, if it's really special to you.Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03674869334249298532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-83146417962948073752016-01-21T11:00:44.728-05:002016-01-21T11:00:44.728-05:00Hi Leah,
I am getting ready to quilt a signature/...Hi Leah, <br />I am getting ready to quilt a signature/comfort quilt for my friend and should I not quilt the signature blocks?<br />thanks<br />squirrelie55https://www.blogger.com/profile/07931211099292813017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-29943864691453823612016-01-21T10:53:28.101-05:002016-01-21T10:53:28.101-05:00I too prefer all over quilting on a busy top. I t...I too prefer all over quilting on a busy top. I tend to press my seams open as well except if the seams can nest --occurs more with squares than angled seams. The nesting helps using less pins. But with nesting you also have to pay more attention to which way to nest.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14331824065335427459noreply@blogger.com