Luz2Quilt

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Hi there fellow APQS Quilters - I am getting ready to quilt a baby quilt with "cuddle or minky" backing. The quilt is 54x70 and the cuddle fabric is heavy without batting. 1) Did you use batting? If so, what blend?2) How did you prevent backing from stretching?3) Did you need to tighten or loosen the tension?I appreciate any insight you can provide. Thank you

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Hi Laura - Thank you for the picture of the bobbins, but what are the names of the colors that you use the majority of the time?

I was always curious too. Thank you for sharing

Congratulations Valerie! Olivia is so beautiful and precious!

Adorable!

A beautiful keepsake that will be cherished always!

Great designs in the negative space. Awesome quilting.

It's a beautiful quilt and I love your quilt design choices. Great quilting!

It is a Glorious quilt deserving it's ribbon! Congratulations!

Wow - I had no idea how intricate (tiny) quilting. Excellent work!

No doubt he'll love it! You nailed it!

Beth - I think Linda has excellent ideas and second her thoughts. When I see the quilt as a whole, I see the center as a medallion with doing intricate quilting in the cream that is symmetrical in each quadrant to define the medallion. The fussy cut butterflies could be echoed 1-2 times then a dense fill to make they pop and appear to be fluttering. Perhaps you might be able to cut down the extensive stitching in the triangles & HSTs by combining several of them together as a group when you do continuous curves. Please show after pictures! Linda - As a "newbie" for my own personal knowledge, what distinguishes "heirloom" quilting from any other quilting?

The quilting certainly completed the quilt. Great collaboration in accomplishing "serene and peaceful". You will have another very satisfied customer!