anniemueller Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 Has anyone attempted to load a quilt on the diagonal? I have one that I'd like to use a groovy board to stitch across a diagonal pattern. It would be easy if I could figure out how to load it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 You can attach triangular pieces of muslin to square it up. Then the batting and backer will need to be finessed. The batting can be secured in the shape of the top, but the backer needs to be oversized (the new size of the altered backer) or it can also have triangles attached if the backer is directional or if you want the grain lines to match. Doesn't sound too easy, does it? Someone several years ago was successful with this method and may chime in to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anniemueller Posted July 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 I can float the top easily enough. It's the back that I need to pin to the canvas. This was not planned for, the backing is just the normal size, a little bigger than the top. Hmmmm...I'll be experimenting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 do you have the qz? if so...you can load the quilt as usual...and the attach the board to the qz base and then just turn it to be on the diagonal. I have done this for small pattern boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBQLTN2 Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 Annie I was thinking of that same thing with the twisted bargello that Kerry M posted as her cross went diagonal and would be great to put a cable type of design down it. I think if you do have the QZ or CL front setup what Kristina suggests should work. I guess loading it diagonally would depend on how large the quilt is if it would fit that direction on the frame. Interesting ideas to be sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-Jane Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 Check out our web site for the LA clips - They will hold the quilt sandwich in the diagonal. One of many uses for the clips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anniemueller Posted July 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 Originally posted by Dave-Jane Check out our web site for the LA clips - They will hold the quilt sandwich in the diagonal. One of many uses for the clips. Ooh, I have your clips. Picture 3 on your website looks just like what I want to do. Can you offer any more details about how to do this? Does the quilt sandwich need to be basted prior to loading? Is it pinned to canvas anywhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busy Quilting Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 COuld you do the SID and any other stitching that is "on the sraight " first. Then the layers would be held together. Heavily pin any unquilted areas, take off as if you are going to turn the quilt then using the clips( I have cardboard tubes) clip to your quilt back and pick up rollers. You would need to take off and clip to advance to the next row etc. Lyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-Jane Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Hi Annie, Yes, Just as Lyn describes - do whatever quilting you can do on the straight. If that is not enough, then baste. No, the quilt sandwich is not pinned to the canvas. The clips hold tight. Dave used to use the cardboard tubes, but found they weakened after a few uses and would need to keep making more. The plastic clips hold better and longer - so far none of them have broken or wore out!! He started using them just to keep the canvas in place and from flipping around, when quilting smaller items such as wall hangings. Then he missed a block on a quilt and used them to reattach- then he had the diagonal block quilt and found another use---- they have come in so handy. Dave has been pretty busy with quilts- so he has not been on the forum much this week!! So sorry for the delayed answer!!! Jane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anniemueller Posted July 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 Ok. I wish I'd paid more attention to Lyn's advice. It was right on, same as Jane's comments. It would have been much easier if I'd just basted the sandwich first...of course, I was too lazy and had to work much harder to keep everything lined up. Fortunately, it's a lap size quilt, so it's been fairly managable. I'm almost done, got the top and bottom points to finish. Next time: Baste first. Then it's easy using the lines on the quilt top for alignment and the clips to hold the quilt top and bottom in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anniemueller Posted August 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 Here's the finished quilt.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borderline Quilter Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 Well, how clever are you...it looks great...and a new technique learned, Well Done. Best Wishes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandmaLKB Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 Love that look............something to remember for future diagona quilts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busy Quilting Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 Annie, Then end result result was well worth the extra effort. Lyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWBowser Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 That turned out fantastic. I like how it quilted up. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyAboutQuilting Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Annie, that turned out GREAT! I really like how that looks. Well, we all learned something while you figured it out. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njquiltergirl Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 That is great! Did you use the CL Swirlz? I have a quilt this week to use it on. MY first sttempt using it. Hope it comes out as well as yours did. It is a nice pattern on the diagnal as you did. Congrats. It worked perfectly! THanks for sharing it with us all. Lisa NW NJ APQS Liberty Circle Lord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennan100 Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Well done! I was hoping you'd show and tell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Annie definitely worth the extra work. Looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-Jane Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Beautiful, Annie!! This forum is great to share ideas and info!!! We can all become inspired!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBQLTN2 Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Super Cool on the diagonal Annie!1 I just love how it turned out thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 OK This is great! Beautiful quilt. Annie,,, I would have loved to see a photo of your quilt loaded on the frame on the diagonal showing how you did it. Pictures say a thousand words. Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anniemueller Posted August 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Originally posted by quiltmonkey OK This is great! Beautiful quilt. Annie,,, I would have loved to see a photo of your quilt loaded on the frame on the diagonal showing how you did it. Pictures say a thousand words. Thanks for sharing! I know. I thought about it, but it was so not-cool looking. Next time I'll take pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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