yankiequilter Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 I've loaded a triple Irish chain and will quilt in the blocks and perhaps TT the chain. I'll SID the borders but am wondering if I need to SID around the blocks. Do any of you quilt the chain portion with designs rather than CC or TT? What would you do? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrna Ficken Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 I have done all over flowers, feathers or leaves. I do SID around the blocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankiequilter Posted February 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Thanks, Myrna! So if I SID all the borders and blocks and pin baste the chain area as I work down the quilt, then the entire quilt should be stable to roll back and forth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrna Ficken Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Oh yes, I would also put some pins in the blocks for stabilizing You can actually quilt your blocks and SID around them and the borders, pin baste the chains while you go. The when you get to the bottom all you have left is the fill for the chains. Irish chains are always one of my favorite quilts to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cblevins Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 ok I know what SID and CC is but what is TT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Terry Twist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mscott2611 Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 I know what TT is but what is CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 continuous curves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connieb Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 OK maybe really out of it but what is Terry Twist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Heidi, lol.. still teasing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 TT's on an Irish Chain (back side)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Originally posted by connieb OK maybe really out of it but what is Terry Twist It looks like a half heart shape and done around blocks in the same sequence as cc's. Sally Terri (sp?) came up with the technique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connieb Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mytwopals Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Gee. My name is Terry and I didn't know what TT was, until now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saratogaquilter Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Ok now would someone show a picture of a continuous curve? Then into my faves this will go. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Ccs would look like orange peel from the back. You use a circle shape rather than half heart as in tts. Clear as mud? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saratogaquilter Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 So, in a square, it would look like the inset on a double wedding ring block? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 In a square...you you do a partial circle along each side from corner to corner. Reminds me of peter robbing paul to pay peter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saratogaquilter Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Oh I 'm real familiar with those guys! I got it now. Please don't tell anyone how dumb I am. Let's just keep this our little secret, please? Thank you Kristina. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankiequilter Posted February 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 I'm working on the SID and am pin basting the blocks and chains as I go. Thanks, Myrna, for your advice! I'm not confident enough to work the entire quilt side to side as I move down it. I can multi-task really well, but for qulting I need to focus on one task at a time so that I can do it as good as possible. It sounds like anything goes and CC or TT or overall meander quilting through the chains is acceptable. Still haven't decided what I'll do, but after the SID I'll quilt the blocks and then decide. Maybe the quilt will speak to me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 I have quilted the chains with a diagonal line through the blocks--each intersection and also the outside corners. This encloses the chains and if the plain blocks are filled with quilting to the edges, you won't need to stabilize them with SID. Do pin baste them though if you are quilting them last. One more important thing to consider--diagonal lines on a quilt are subject to lots of stress because of the stretch of the fabric bias, and sometimes if the quilting is not close together the stitching lines can break just from tugging on the quilt while making the bed! So, if you stitch diagonally, do starts and stops as you advance so the stitching lines are secured. Gives a nice crosshatched effect. I did a squiggle stitch on the diagonal on an Irish Chain--it gave more interest, didn't require a ruler, and looked great! ( I think I can CC faster than I can do diagonals!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Sheryl...mums the word! Linda...i can cc pretty quick too. Have to think to tt though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankiequilter Posted February 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Linda, can you post pictures? We would all love to see them. You are a wealth of information! I never considered the stress on diagonal stitching, that is really good to know. And I'm all for fast and easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzanp Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Carmen, did you SID in all the blocks or just the big ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankiequilter Posted February 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Suzan, I SID around the big blocks and along the borders. No SID all the little blocks in the chains. Almost done with the SID. I'm not working very fast and not at it 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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