Re:Miniature quilts

• Re:Miniature quilts - 2008-02-09 12:50:01-05
  Really, Susan, the heart quilt is just too cute!
  
  Kathy
  

Re:Help with Machine Quilting

• Re:Help with Machine Quilting - 2008-02-09 08:43:45-05
  There are a few reasons this can happen.
  
  First of all how big is the quilt? And how is it basted?
  
  
  if you used a pins to baste on a large quilt and the pins are spaced too far apart you will get puckers. I like to use the 2 finger spacing that means pins are no further than the width of two finger.
  
  
  If you used thread to baste, the same thing can happen if your stitches are two far apart.
  
  
  What type of quilting are you doing? free motion? or some kind of straight line quilting? like in the ditch, or outline or grids?
  
  With straight line quilting you need to use a walking foot. Which will help move the top layer of fabric at the same rate as the bottom.
  
  
  With free motion quilting, you need to be careful that you are not pushing the fabric or pulling the fabric faster than you are stitching.
  
  
  With free motion tension should not be too much of an issue, but with straight line quilting it might be. If you have some scraps of fabric and batting (preferably the same as your quilt) make a small sandwich and do some test stitches and adjust your tension if needed.
  
  
  These are just a few things I can think of without actually seeing what you are doing.
  
  Let me know if it helps.
  

Re:Help with Machine Quilting

• Re:Help with Machine Quilting - 2008-02-09 08:51:50-05
  Hi Chris,
  Thank you for the information.The quilt is a DB size and i have used pins and thread for basting.I am quilting in the ditch.
  Sue
  

Re:Miniature quilts

• Re:Miniature quilts - 2008-02-09 08:32:58-05
  Hi Susan,
  I LOVE your Valentines quilt.
  Sue
  

Help with Machine Quilting

• Help with Machine Quilting - 2008-02-09 08:26:19-05
  Hi Ladies,
  I need help with my machine quilting.Can anyone tell me why my machine quilting is puckering a little bit.Is it because i have the tension to tight.
  Hope some one can help please......
  SuePost edited by: sue90, at: 2008/02/09 14:28
  

Re:Miniature quilts

• Re:Miniature quilts - 2008-02-09 03:22:22-05
  Love it. Happy Valentines to someone. Almost a postcard.
  

Re:Miniature quilts

• Re:Miniature quilts - 2008-02-08 21:21:34-05
  [file] Thank you all for the compliments and here is another one and I had great fun and also learned about making them smaller. Here is a heart miniature quilt I have had in my mind for ages and finished it. the hearts are 5cm square and the quilt 10x8inches so it is small.
  
  

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Re:Quilt as you go

• Re:Quilt as you go - 2008-02-07 02:45:00-05
  Chris thanks for the wonderful sites
  I was just thinking about doing my quilt with quilt as you go method. This will help me make up my mind as to which way to go. Thanks again
  Diane
  

Re:Quilt as you go

• Re:Quilt as you go - 2008-02-07 02:23:25-05
  here is one method.
  http://www.quilterscache.com/H/howtoquiltoneatatime.html
  here is another one. Just scroll down to the bottom of the page and you will find a tutorial you can download with great pictures!
  
  http://www.acornhillquilts.com/freeprojects.htm
  Hope this helps you out.
  

Quilt as you go

• Quilt as you go - 2008-02-07 01:04:04-05
  Hello
  I have learned to do a rag quilt by sewing the blocks together and then together in rows. Now I would like to do a quilt called quilt as you go or also called block by block quilt. I would like to do it all my machine the same way as the rag quilt was done. Can someone tell me how you did it by using sashing (piece of fabric between the blocks)What size width do I need to cut? Any help or suggestions Please and thank you.B.
  

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Re:help picking a hoop for hand quilting

• Re:help picking a hoop for hand quilting - 2008-02-06 12:01:28-05
  I, also, have hand quilted with a QSnap. Though lately I have pin basted well and quilted without a frame. My hand quilting has been on quilts backed with fleece and I feel the hoop can distort the backing.
  
  Kathy
  

Re:help picking a hoop for hand quilting

• Re:help picking a hoop for hand quilting - 2008-02-06 06:21:16-05
  Anna, I use QSnap both for my floor frame and for my carry along frame. I find I do not have to baste, just pin together and you can adjust the tension to your liking. I like mine pulled tight, but my sister has hers loose, so I guess it's your preferance, whatever works. My carry along is the 14 inch, but I have an extender to make it 17 inch. My floor frame also has an extension from 36 to 72 inch. I find if I can rest the hand frame on an arm of a chair or table or even your knee then it frees up your hand to quilt with.
  Good luck and hope all goes well, concentrate hard on those stitches and everyone will think the tears are just frustration! Will be thinking of you and Tom. Hope the weather co-operates. We have another 15 cm of snow today and another 10 or 15 coming tonight!! Isn't winter in Canada beautiful!
  All the best. Pat
  

Re:help picking a hoop for hand quilting

• Re:help picking a hoop for hand quilting - 2008-02-05 15:42:59-05
  here is a good link to how to hand quilt I use a hoop similar to this one. http://www.quilttownusa.com/mom/hqbbeginners.htm
  I have a heard that you should not use an embroidery hoop for hand quilting. If your tension is not right on the fabric it will be hard to get the rocking motion going.
  
  I put my fabric in the hoop, then tighten the nut. Then I lay the hoop on the table and put my hand in the center pressing lightly to test the tension. It should give and then bounce back not sag. And if you can not press it down to the table it is probably too tight. It was once said to me that it should look like the cat just sat on the fabric. Does that make sense?
  
  Hope this helps.
  

help picking a hoop for hand quilting

• help picking a hoop for hand quilting - 2008-02-05 14:48:46-05
  I have a few placemats that I started before Christmas and didnt get past the cut out stage. I am going to sew one together tonight to take with me tomorrow. I cant hand quilt but maybe now is the perfect time for me to practice, practice, practice.
  Does anyone have a preference for a hoop for hand quilting? I have some I use for hand embroidery and painting and wonder if they would work. Previous tries have just been loose work on scraps of fabric. Maybe the hoop will help me get the rocking stitch figured out.
  Thanks, Anna
  

Re:Miniature quilts

• Re:Miniature quilts - 2008-02-05 11:41:49-05
  Susan love your quilt, the colours are great. Looks so bright.
  Cheers Jean
  

Re:quilt top finished

• Re:quilt top finished - 2008-02-05 11:34:31-05
  Sue lve your quilt top. I just got the boarder to do on the quilt I went away to do. We almost finished it in the 3 days, just got to hand stitch the boarder, will get Marilyn to help me put picture on site when we have time. You did a fantastic job.
  Cheers Jean
  

Re:Miniature quilts

• Re:Miniature quilts - 2008-02-05 05:13:55-05
  Hi Susan,
  you have done a great job quilting.Love the colours.
  Sue
  

Re:quilt top finished

• Re:quilt top finished - 2008-02-05 05:24:52-05
  Hi Ladies,
  Thank you for all your help.Idid take the machine quilting class and i did save it on my computer.So i will have another look at it. I will take my time quilting it.Going to do quilting in the ditch. Today i have been pinning and basting the quilt top.
  SuePost edited by: sue90, at: 2008/02/05 11:26
  

Re:Miniature quilts

• Re:Miniature quilts - 2008-02-05 04:29:08-05
  Susanne You have done a great job on this quilt. Yeah you!!!!! You really got it quilted in a hurry didn't you. good girl. Looks great.
  Tennye
  

Re:quilt top finished

• Re:quilt top finished - 2008-02-05 04:20:50-05
  Sue,
  That is a beautiful job, I know you are very proud. Will you be hand quilting or machine quilting it? Have you taken the machine quilting class over in the Quilting weekly clasroom ? I haven't taken that one, but have taken and taught several, so if you need some direction you might consider that. Your color choices are great and the border it very nice.
  Tennye
  

Re:quilt top finished

• Re:quilt top finished - 2008-02-04 17:00:24-05
  Sue
  
  Love the way the quilt top turned out.
  Border turned out well too.
  Hope to see another - your sewing is wonderful.
  Diane
  

Re:quilt top finished

• Re:quilt top finished - 2008-02-04 17:00:07-05
  Sue
  
  Love the way the quilt top turned out.
  Border turned out well too.
  Hope to see another - your sewing is wonderful.
  Diane
  

Re:Miniature quilts

• Re:Miniature quilts - 2008-02-04 13:50:33-05
  Do you still need a 4 house block? I have several house blocks in my EQ5 program which I can make any size. I am not sure how to post them here, but I should be able to send them in an attachment in an e-mail.
  
  Just let me know........I will do what I can, if I can.
  
  Take care
  

Re:quilt top finished

• Re:quilt top finished - 2008-02-04 13:46:02-05
  ooh la la what a great first quilt! you did an excellent job, I can not wait to see it after you quilt it.
  
  do you have any plans on how your going to quilt it yet? if you need ideas, i am sure there will be loads of help here.
  
  take a bow, you deserve it }
  

Re:quilt top finished

• Re:quilt top finished - 2008-02-04 12:51:45-05
  Sue,
  Congratulations on finishing your First quilt top! Very lovely work. Now take a deep breath, and in no time at all you'll have it all quilted.
  
  Hope you enjoy the quilting stage that is always my slowest stage.
  
  Enjoy!
  
  
  Suzy
  

Re:quilt top finished

• Re:quilt top finished - 2008-02-04 12:12:22-05
  It looks great Sue. Nice that you have finished the top. Show us another photo when it is quilted, please. The border frames it nicely.
  
  Kathy
  

Re:quilt top finished

• Re:quilt top finished - 2008-02-04 11:46:27-05
  Great job Sue. Doesn't it feel good to finish the first one. By the time you finish quilting it you will have the next one all planned in your head. I love starting a new one, and I can't wait to finish it, the next one is crowding it out of my head.
  

Re:Miniature quilts

• Re:Miniature quilts - 2008-02-04 09:07:45-05
  Susan your quilt top looked good but now it is quilted. Wow. Lovely.
  Marilyn
  

Re:quilt top finished

• Re:quilt top finished - 2008-02-04 07:47:06-05
  Love the design and colors, nice work.
  Debra
  

Re:quilt top finished

• Re:quilt top finished - 2008-02-04 08:27:19-05
  Sue, I love the quilt top and the colours. I like what you did with the borders. Will look fantastic when quilted. Veerrrry nice.
  Marilyn
  

Re:quilt top finished

• Re:quilt top finished - 2008-02-04 07:18:39-05
  Hi Sue.
  you should be real proud of yourself - it looks wonderful. will look even better when its been quilted....great.....she
  

Re:Miniature quilts

• Re:quilt top finished - 2008-02-04 08:27:19-05
  Sue, I love the quilt top and the colours. I like what you did with the borders. Will look fantastic when quilted. Veerrrry nice.
  Marilyn
  

Re:quilt top finished

• Re:quilt top finished - 2008-02-04 08:38:33-05
  Sue it is looking great. The colors are very pretty.
  Congratulations with your first quilt top.
  

Re:Miniature quilts

• Re:Miniature quilts - 2008-02-04 02:04:08-05
  Quilt is very nice.
  

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Re:Miniature quilts

• Re:Miniature quilts - 2008-02-03 16:37:32-05
  Block central has a paper pieced 6 house block. Just click on the block title to get the pattern. You should be able to resize it with your printer, or just draft it to the size you want.
  
  http://www.blockcentral.com/freequiltpatterns.shtml
  

Re:Miniature quilts

• Re:Miniature quilts - 2008-02-03 16:06:18-05
  Susan
  Love the quilt..... I have always wanted to try a mini quilt but have never done so.
  Your is very lovely..... hope to see more.
  Diane
  

Re:Miniature quilts

• Re:Miniature quilts - 2008-02-03 13:10:23-05
  Susan,
  Your mini quilt is lovely, very nice color choice.
  
  I'll look to see if I happen to have a mini house pattern.
  
  
  Suzy
  

Re:Miniature quilts

• Re:Miniature quilts - 2008-02-03 11:35:45-05
  Your quilt is beautiful. I love it. Under the quilterscache.com site under paperpiecing blank templtes there is a pattern for a house that is about 5 x 6 inches I think. You could adjust the size on the photocopy machine to whatever size you wanted.
  A friend made me a few real miniature (about 2 or 3 inch) quilts to put on my miniature sewing machines in my curio cabinet. They look real cute.
  

Re:Miniature quilts

• Re:Miniature quilts - 2008-02-03 11:45:27-05
  Your small quilt is very cute, I love the colors. I have some fat quarters in those colors I think I could make that quilt and use those colors. ( eyebrows moving up ans down ) lol
  Tennye
  

Re:Miniature quilts

• Re:Miniature quilts - 2008-02-03 09:26:28-05
  Hi susan, Very nice. Love your colours and fabrics. I do have small house block patterns somewhere I am sure, though cant be sure of size. I will look and let you know if I find one.n
  Marily
  

Re:Miniature quilts

• Re:Miniature quilts - 2008-02-03 08:30:35-05
  Hi Susan love the quilt and the colours.
  

Re:Miniature quilts

• Re:Miniature quilts - 2008-02-03 08:38:16-05
  Hello Susan, funny how these things take our fancy. Your quilt is lovely, You need a dolls bed or a vintage dolls pram to show it off. Cheers Joyce
  

Miniature quilts

• Miniature quilts - 2008-02-03 08:01:36-05
  [file] I seem to be having a craze for miniature quilts at the moment and made this one from South African fabrics. it is not so small as it is 24inches and that is too big. Am looking for a house mini block about 4 inches, anyone there that can help me?