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    Duhlaney is offline Junior Member
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    Question Too much "stitch in ditch?

    Making my first "nice" big quilt, queen size. It has 12- 12" x12", blocks. How much do I stitch in ditch? Can I over do it? I'm concerned it will start to bunch up if I do too much? thanks

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    Sandy Navas's Avatar Sandy Navas is offline Senior Member
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    Default Re: Too much "stitch in ditch?

    Difficult question without know what pattern your blocks are. How big are the pieces that make up the pattern of the block?

    I don't think you can really overdo quilting BUT there are many things that should influence how you quilt something . . . batting? backing? size? fabric? experience? I'd be more afraid of under-doing it . . .
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    Default Re: Too much "stitch in ditch?

    I just did a small (2x3') quilt (practicing FMQ Stippling) and I don't really like it at all. I wish I had just done maybe only a few places stippling for a "change of pace-depth decoration" and the rest SITD. Why? All the stippling on the quilt, made the quilt very stiff. If it was a full size quilt, it wouldn't be "nice" or warm at all unless it was a blanket on a bed. My quilts are usually for in front of the tv or something like that, not on the bed. I want to wrap up with a quilt and this one is way to stiff for that.

    So maybe look at it as some of both...stipple in a few small places to add depth and decoration and SITD every where else. That is how I am going to do on my next quilt for my GD...IT is Strawberry Shortcake theme and I have some blocks that I will stipple in and the rest will be SITD since the quilt assembly is squares and rectangles.

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    tortugaquilter's Avatar tortugaquilter is offline Senior Member
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    Default Re: Too much "stitch in ditch?

    I think it depends on how you want it to look when you finish. How quilty (I don't know how else to say it). Here is the back of a small quilt I just did a lot of SID on, plus I went out of my way for it to have a little different artsy look.
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    Default Re: Too much "stitch in ditch?

    Wow, woman, you quilted the HECK outta that thing! How long did you spend quilting it? I'm a bit daunted by SITD, think FMQ goes a lot faster. My current projects are a rail fence and a nine patch, so really kind of cry out for SITD. I'd appreciate any pointers from a pro like you!

    Quote Originally Posted by tortugaquilter View Post
    I think it depends on how you want it to look when you finish. How quilty (I don't know how else to say it). Here is the back of a small quilt I just did a lot of SID on, plus I went out of my way for it to have a little different artsy look.
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    tortugaquilter's Avatar tortugaquilter is offline Senior Member
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    Default Re: Too much "stitch in ditch?

    debinmalaga

    Yes I did quilt the HECK out of it because I wanted the back to have some cool design on it. I am far from a SID pro, but I do know that if you use a SID foot or, if you don't have one of those, use your blind hem foot it makes SID a lot easier. The guide that comes down fits right into the ditch and off you go. I also try to do as many continuous lines as I can. If I have to move the needle to change lines, I stitch four times in one place or do a small backstitch and then I do not cut the thread I just take the thread with me as I change lines. It means I have to to back and cut threads when I am done, but that is how I learned in a class and it seems to keep things going easier.

    The small quilt in the picture did not take that long to quilt, if I did it without breaks it would have been probably 2.5 to 3 hours. I would just work on it a little at a time after work and keep it under the machine.

    FYI: I did a rail fence where I did the quilting lines opposite the seam lines, looks kinda cool, if you want to stay away from SID.
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    Default Re: Too much "stitch in ditch?

    I think it would depend on what kind of a look you are going for with your quilting. I have some quilts where there is a lot and some where ther is not much. I also have quilts that have a mix of stitch in the ditch along with fmq. I think you should let your heart decide as you are sitting there sewing on it
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    Default Re: Too much "stitch in ditch?

    @ tortugaquilter
    Thanks a lot for the info in using the blind hem foot. I'm going to try that next time I do SID.

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