Thank you for an excellent video on choosing quilting designs. Like many, I found the simplicity of the straight line design stunning, but until I saw it, I would never I have believed it. Your point on making lists of designs to learn and master and designs you do well is something I will do.
Excellent Brit! I'm so glad you liked that idea! I know, on paper straight lines sounds so Blah, but you can do really beautiful things with it! Just goes to show it doesn't have to be ridiculously complicated in order to be pretty!
My eyes popped out when I saw the wonderful straight line design. I think it emphasizes the beautiful piecing and works in harmony with the other elements in the quilt.
Oh. . Thank you so much. . I'm in the quilt along with Miss Margaret Quilting making this Sarah's star . .and I had not even considered how I would quilt it. . you've taught me alot today!!
Oh wow Leah this video was great. I am working on this quilt with Margaret. Margaret has made a stunning quilt and I hope that mine will be half as good as Margaret's. Now for the quilting. If I decided to take the easy way out...I will be send my quilt to Margaret for quilting. If I decided to quilt it myself I think I will be doing the straight line quilting like you did.
Great video I plan to make this quilt after I catch up on 2 others.....this gives me lots of ideas to quilt it when I am done piecing the quilt!! Thanks Leah!
Hi Leah! When you pulled out the "straight-line quilting" paper, my brain went "Wow!!!" I think that's the one I'd do, but leave the center medallion open (stitch in the ditch). I did a quilt with straight-line quilting, and it is stunning!! By the way, I take 2 years to quilt something (queen size). I like to take my time & think about it. But when I have a decision made ... here I go!! Fun!!
Perfect! That's great Joanne! It's so funny, that's exactly what happened to me as I was drawing the design on paper. I was just playing around thinking I might draw another version and sat back and realized - wow! That's an awesome design! Just goes to show, you don't know what you will get until you play and try lots of ideas.
Nothing wrong with taking Easy Street! You might just find that it's more challenging than it looks to move the machine and you're happy to just focus on shifting the quilt instead of doing a fancy design.
Thank you Leah...question on the batting, what effect or look on the quilt would happen if the batting said quilt 3in apart and you quilt 5 or 6 in apart...trying to understand, would it produce puffy fabric in between what's been quilted?
Yes, the less quilting you have, the less quilted it will feel. It will feel more open and if it's a fluffy batting, it will puff out more. You can use this to your advantage and stitch around certain blocks or around the squares so the space between the squares puffs a bit more. Really this is one of those things you have to test, try out, and understand by experimenting and seeing what you like best.
The reason the batting manufacturers put on their packaging how far it can be quilted apart is to let us know what we can and can't do. Battings are made differently. Batting migrates inside of the quilt sandwich when it is washed if there isn't enough quilting for said batting. If you have batting that says quilt 3 inches apart and you quilt 5 to 6 inches apart, then that batting when the quilt is washed will migrate to another place in the quilt within the 5 to 6 inches that you quilted apart. Batting manufacturers started making batting that could be quilted farther apart for if you want to quilt a quilt farther apart than 3 inches. This is why it is important to know what your batting can handle for the type of quilting you want to quilt.
I've used EQ7, but I had to take a class to learn how to use it. It was neither intuitive or easy. I haven't had time to try EQ8 yet, but I have heard it's better. As for designing the quilting designs on the surface, I'm not aware of any programs for that. I'd love to find one though!
Thank you for an excellent video on choosing quilting designs. Like many, I found the simplicity of the straight line design stunning, but until I saw it, I would never I have believed it. Your point on making lists of designs to learn and master and designs you do well is something I will do.
Excellent Brit! I'm so glad you liked that idea! I know, on paper straight lines sounds so Blah, but you can do really beautiful things with it! Just goes to show it doesn't have to be ridiculously complicated in order to be pretty!
My eyes popped out when I saw the wonderful straight line design. I think it emphasizes the beautiful piecing and works in harmony with the other elements in the quilt.
I'm so glad you like it! Simple is sometimes best!
Oh. . Thank you so much. . I'm in the quilt along with Miss Margaret Quilting making this Sarah's star . .and I had not even considered how I would quilt it. . you've taught me alot today!!
I have your book 365 FMQ designs.. Love it!!!
That's awesome! I'm so happy you found this video helpful!
Oh wow Leah this video was great. I am working on this quilt with Margaret. Margaret has made a stunning quilt and I hope that mine will be half as good as Margaret's. Now for the quilting. If I decided to take the easy way out...I will be send my quilt to Margaret for quilting. If I decided to quilt it myself I think I will be doing the straight line quilting like you did.
Wonderful Deb! I'm so glad you enjoyed this video and found it helpful!
I loved this episode Leah! I'm so terrible with ideas of quilting and I learned a lot from you. Thanks so much!!!
You're super welcome Carol! I'm happy to help!
Thank you Leah..brilliant tips xx I enjoy your tutorials thanks again x
Thank you Debbie!
Great video I plan to make this quilt after I catch up on 2 others.....this gives me lots of ideas to quilt it when I am done piecing the quilt!! Thanks Leah!
Excellent June! That's a lot of quilts on your plate!
Hi Leah! When you pulled out the "straight-line quilting" paper, my brain went "Wow!!!" I think that's the one I'd do, but leave the center medallion open (stitch in the ditch). I did a quilt with straight-line quilting, and it is stunning!! By the way, I take 2 years to quilt something (queen size). I like to take my time & think about it. But when I have a decision made ... here I go!! Fun!!
Perfect! That's great Joanne! It's so funny, that's exactly what happened to me as I was drawing the design on paper. I was just playing around thinking I might draw another version and sat back and realized - wow! That's an awesome design! Just goes to show, you don't know what you will get until you play and try lots of ideas.
Best advice on quilt design that I have seen.
Aw! Thank you Dawn!
super helpful! Thank you Leah!
Thank you for watching Pamela!
Quilting larger pieces has always scared me, thank you for taking the time to break down a few ways to actually finish quilting a larger quilt
You're super welcome Denise! I'm happy to help!
Thanks, I needed these tips.
Thank you for watching Elizabeth! I'm so happy you found it helpful!
Great video!
Thank you for watching!
Absolutely love you ideas. But I agree...I love the strait lines even though it seems like it's taking the easy way out. 8-)
Nothing wrong with taking Easy Street! You might just find that it's more challenging than it looks to move the machine and you're happy to just focus on shifting the quilt instead of doing a fancy design.
Thank you Leah...question on the batting, what effect or look on the quilt would happen if the batting said quilt 3in apart and you quilt 5 or 6 in apart...trying to understand, would it produce puffy fabric in between what's been quilted?
I need to know this as well. Wondered about the affect.
Yes, the less quilting you have, the less quilted it will feel. It will feel more open and if it's a fluffy batting, it will puff out more. You can use this to your advantage and stitch around certain blocks or around the squares so the space between the squares puffs a bit more. Really this is one of those things you have to test, try out, and understand by experimenting and seeing what you like best.
The reason the batting manufacturers put on their packaging how far it can be quilted apart is to let us know what we can and can't do. Battings are made differently. Batting migrates inside of the quilt sandwich when it is washed if there isn't enough quilting for said batting. If you have batting that says quilt 3 inches apart and you quilt 5 to 6 inches apart, then that batting when the quilt is washed will migrate to another place in the quilt within the 5 to 6 inches that you quilted apart. Batting manufacturers started making batting that could be quilted farther apart for if you want to quilt a quilt farther apart than 3 inches. This is why it is important to know what your batting can handle for the type of quilting you want to quilt.
I was looking into buying a quilting design software but not sure what to buy????
I've used EQ7, but I had to take a class to learn how to use it. It was neither intuitive or easy. I haven't had time to try EQ8 yet, but I have heard it's better. As for designing the quilting designs on the surface, I'm not aware of any programs for that. I'd love to find one though!