We had some questions about "how to machine quilt" and I can tell you: it is horror. an easy alternative method is : quilt as you go. you won't have to squeeze your quilt through your machine

by marjialexa 19 Aug 2009

+1

I've been poking through these sites, Eva, and there is a real lot of good information there. I really think it's time I tried this method. Did you see the post Teri made about the embroidery machine quilt squares offered free if you take a survey at Anita Goodesign? They're scrappy squares made in the hoop and quilted as you go, then put together with strips. There's a contest to enter, too, just in case you haven't had enough hot flashes over the quilts yet, hee hee hee. Thank you so much for this information, it will be sooooo helpful to me!! Hugs, Marji

by evajungermann 22 Aug 2009     

of course I grabbed the freebies- just to enlarge my collection....
I think, the most fun ist starting new projects and give unfinished ones as gifts to fellow quilters. I think, this is my real vocation.

by jrob 18 Aug 2009

+4

Oh, Eva, it is not that difficult. I do it all of the time, you just need some tips.;)

by evajungermann 19 Aug 2009     

Hi jrob,
I know you are a master and I admire your projects!!
I think I bought every book available on this item- took out my jigsaw and put a hole into my desk to enlarge the supporting area for the machine, took out my rubber gloves and put my most rhythmic cd's into the player. I basted like a pro and put my thoughts to all positive things I could think of.... and learned to HATE machine quilting.
you have to squeeze the roll through, transport sucks in spite of expensive walking foot, stitches never get even, weight of quilt distorts needle, backside puckers grrrrrrrrrrrr gettig hot flashes just from thinking of it.
The photos in the books of women mastering this technique I think are very good photoshop fakes ;-)

by marjialexa 19 Aug 2009     

Eva, you are so funny! Yes, if the quilt is large, compressing it to go thru the machine is hard. That's why people want the long-arm machines for quilting. But the photos in the books aren't fakes, the women just have a few glasses of wine before they take the photos, hee hee hee. I just loved your comment, I could just SEE you doing this quilt, hee hee hee. Hugs, Marji

by gerryb 18 Aug 2009

+6

I have done a quilt as you go, & it's fairly easy. I used a little book called "6 Hour Quilt" by Kaye Wood. Got it at the sewing store. Now, it did NOT take me just 6 hours (!) but I guess once you knew what you were doing, it might. I made a large lap quilt for my MIL when she was alive & in a wheel chair. I may have posted it on projects, don't remember. But if you can find the book, it's easy to follow.

by marjialexa 19 Aug 2009     

Oh, right, like "Quilt in a Day" by Eleanor Burns; I made one, I think it was God's "Day" at creation, hee hee hee, it sure wasn't any 'day' I ever knew! But still, it was fun. I hand tied it, though, didn't machine quilt.

by mad14kt 19 Aug 2009

+2

TU ;D *2U

by manami 19 Aug 2009

+2

Eva, thank you for the links! They will help me a lot!

by tanuja 19 Aug 2009

+2

THANK U SOO MUCH FOR ALL THESE SITES.

by gerryvb 19 Aug 2009

+2

never done a quilt before, and don't know if I ever will??

by colonies1 19 Aug 2009

+2

my first quilt i did was a queen and I did it on my sewing machine. Wasn't bad as far as I am concerned. Every one said I did a very good job. I wanted the quilt to be fully done by me not someone else.

by solosew 18 Aug 2009

+3

The Kaye Wood 6 hour quilt book is available at her site (google to get address) as an e-book. I bought it a few weeks ago for like $3 or something!

by daisy530 18 Aug 2009

+3

Machine quilting is not a horror, if you just take a little time to learn it. It's really alot of fun and very easy. Just takes any old machine and a walking foot, or machine that you can drop the feed dogs on.

by claudenicolas 18 Aug 2009

+3

Thank you for all that, i am not very sure that it will be easy,but it gives the craving to try ****

by shirlener88 18 Aug 2009

+6

I don't quilt - but I sure would like to learn - I will be reading these tutorials - in hopes of finding an easy method that I can folow - thank you Eva. *4U

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