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[Pennyquilts]

The next project is all marked and pinned on. But I have a question.

This quilt is going to require 4 thread color changes.

Should I change color as I go, or should I quilt by color

[Quilting Heidi]

Penny,

For me the answer is that depends. Are you using one color to stabilize? If so then I would do that color first and stabilize the whole thing. Where there isn't enough stabilization I would pin the snot out it. Then go back and do the colors. If you are going to use different colors to stabilize then I would change the thread with each pass as much as possible. Good luck. It is going to be a beauty!

[sspingler]

I change as I go. That way I don't have to worry about stabilizing, puffiness when I go back or any other problems. And believe it or not, doesn't take any more time. When I get to the bottom, I'm done and don't have to worry about going back and forth that many times.

[Pennyquilts]

Thank you Hidi and Sharon,

I took your advice and I am changing as I go. It is a bit of a pain, but I really am please with the way it is looking. I'm finding it tricky to come up with something to fill in the diomands in the lone star. I'll figure something out. LOL

Thank you again

[CindyT]

I'm working on one right now where the threads are different weights and so I decided to do all one color first and then go back and do the next color due to having to change the bobbin and top tensions back and forth. I hope what you're doing works for you. In my case, the color I started with pretty much stablized the quilt.

Please post pictures when you're done. I terry twisted in the star part of my mom's but couldn't decide what to do in the large white areas so I took it off to get caught up on customer quilts.