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Hi everyone, how would you suggest I quilt a D9P - STID or FMQ? It's a baby quilt for my newest granddaughter.
I'm nervous about FMQ because I've never done it before but there really aren't any lines to follow on the D9P because they are all random. Do I just pick a couple of lines and go thought the centre of the squares or do I trace all the squares ??
Pleas help!
Thanks so much!
This is just my opinion but I personally would pick one of the squares and quilt around that throughout the whole quilt using the STID.
kellie
Here's a link to my D9P. I sewed diagonals on the main part of the quilt, parallel lines around the border and then echo stitched squares in the corners.
http://forum.missouriquiltco.com/album.php?albumid=481
I agree with Bec. I would just do a grid pattern across the quilt. Good luck with your first FMQ.
Since you've never done it before I just wanted to share something really quick. I'm new to FMQ as well. If you do diagonal lines on the borders...be careful!!! You can stretch them wonky. I didn't think about it til i saw a thread on it and I had quilted diagonal lines on a dresser topper for my son and since it was small it it not that noticeable but it did stretch a bit....you can't tel til you lay it down and it has a tiny wave. Live and learn for me.....I'll stick to straight for now. Happy quilting!!!
I used my walking foot to sew the diagonal lines and it didn't stretch it out. Just be sure you are not pulling on the fabric as it goes through.Quote:
Originally Posted by Davidsgirl08
I did one recently and did SITD across the seam lines, and it turned out soft and fluffy. I also used a poly batting, low loft. Here is a picture of mine. It also turned out totally flat, no waves anywhere! I have a Janome Horizon with an accufeed foot, aka walking foot, excellent product. I also stitched down the seams of the long skinny piece of each block, but not across the small block. It turned out to be a nice pattern of quilting. It only took me about an hour to do.
If you want to test out your free motion quilting, D9P is an excellent one to start. Usually this pattern is very busy looking as is mine. It's very forgiving if you're not proficient with the FMQ as long as you use thread that blends in rather than thread that stands out. Mine is done with an all-over design. I wish I could say it was done by me but my embroidery machine did the work. When I bite the bullet and attempt FMQ this will be the pattern on which I'll try.
FMQ,Attachment 19284 Attachment 19285
Rebeccas-sewing, I love your allover quilting. I just finished a D9P twin size and quilted in the ditch and I hate it. I think for me all of the squares in the pattern and then the same quilting lines is just too much. I did a smaller one for a car quilt for my grandson and I quilted it all over and I like it much better, but thats why we experiment, right.
I just finished all over FMQ-ing a queen sized D9 (putting the binding on today, so won't have pics until it's completely finished), but I love the look. I used a loop similar to Rebecca's and it was easy and really looks nice. I put this quilt top off for a very long time because I couldn't figure out how to quilt a D9 with all the pieces going different directions. I'm super happy with the results though...I'll put up pics as soon as the binding is done.
I did one and made a pattern in each block. (it's the yellow and blue quilt in my album) It turned out okay, but it was a pain. Next time I will do an allover pattern. This is one of the great patterns that really lends itself to that.
Thank you all for your suggestions and pictures! Your quilts are beautiful! I may practice some FMQ on a sample piece and see how that goes. If I can do it then I will (I'm not sure if my little old machine can handle it though - the foot pedal gets very hot when I sew for a long period of time).
I'll post pictures when I'm done!
Rebecca's-sewing, how did you get your embroidery machine to do that beautiful design for quilting? I have a Bernina embroidery machine, butmI don't know how to do quilting with it.
I am new to FMQ'ing to but have learned...if you want it soft and cuddly, don't stipple. Meander. Meaning, make the all-over FMQ'ing stitches at least 1/2-3/4 inch apart. THat way is called meandering. The close the stitches is called Stippling. Stippling, in my opinion and experience, makes the quilt stiff and not even as warm. I have done two with the stippling and they are stiff and it is hard to even wrap the quilt around my legs while watching TV. And it isn't that warm as it doesn't wrap around caz it is so stiff. I just finished a twin for my GD and meandered and even left a few small block areas with no stitching and it is the perfect "cuddlie-ness"
I agree with Rebecca, the allover loop-di-loop quilt design softens and enhances the D9P. With all the rectangles and different squares, I think that pattern needs something curvy rather than more straight lines. It's a quilt-by-quilt judgment, because there are very some very graphic quilts that I think need straight line quilting.
