Giftedhands Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 I'm excited to get this Thimbleberries Log Cabin on the frame. It's Reds and Greens, a queen size, and I want to use Wool Batting. Any suggestions with regard to quilting, can I still us the 4.0 needle? I'm dying the backing so it won't be "so white". The green is not so yellow, more bluish... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sams Mom Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 I use wool batting all the time. It's great. Even a little more forgiving than 80/20. It washes well too. I didn't need to adjust needles or anything. Donna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlayneP Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 I'm going to have to stop reading these posts if there continue to be log cabin quilts pictured!! Makes me want to run home from work and start one, and I already have a ton of UFO's in assorted stages of the finishing process before putting on my machine. I dearly love log cabin quilts. I used that pattern for my first bed-sized quilt and it has been on my bed for so many years, it's falling apart. Thanks for the motivation--but not another UFO! Alayne Pettyjohn City Quilting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbWetzel Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 I heard that Wool Batting is great for Trapunto. Have you tried it yet? Does it wash up nicely? I haven't tried it myself yet, but ready to dig in. Barb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giftedhands Posted November 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 I know a friend of mine loves hand quilting on it. The batting is so light. Not like the cottons. Boy do they get heavy! Anyone know a wholesale source for Hobbs Wool? I have lots of UFOs Barb, doesn't everyone? cynthia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfrost Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 Beautiful colors! Gorgeous quilt! Thank you for sharing with us. I love log cabin patterns, anyway, so I'm glad you posted a pic of it. BTW, does anyone know the name or source of a log cabin pattern that has makes a large heart in the center of the quilt (with the log blocks)? Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sams Mom Posted November 10, 2004 Report Share Posted November 10, 2004 I only use wool in the quilts on my bed. My dog quilt (the one I don't stress about when the dogs sleep on the bed) is made of wool and I just pop it in the washing machine all the time. I got a roll (25 yards) from lequilter.com (linda's electric quilter) wholesale. Alot of the quilt stores don't carry it around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolyn Posted November 10, 2004 Report Share Posted November 10, 2004 Originally posted by pfrost BTW, does anyone know the name or source of a log cabin pattern that has makes a large heart in the center of the quilt (with the log blocks)? Thanks again! You may want to try the following site: http://quiltusa.com/logcaquinne.html. There is an absolutely yummy quilt in the APQS gallery that looks the same as this. Those enquiring about Hobbs wool batting: one of the award-winning quilters (whose quilt was featured in a recent Quilter's Newsletter Magazine) said she 'loves' Matilda's Wool/poly batting over Hobbs for a number of reasons. The Hobbs had too many thick and thin spots throughout the batting and it stretched considerably. In the Matilda's batting, there was consistent thickness, it draped softly and even with micro-stippling, it doesn't buckle up, distort or become stiff. You can also get a 100% wool batt, but she felt the polyester helped stabilize the batt. I'm sure, however, there are other quilters who would argue Hobbs over something else, so I guess it's a matter of personal preference. Apparently, Matilda's is only available in the US. Carolyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giftedhands Posted November 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2004 Kingsmen carries Matildas... Cynthia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linda S Posted November 11, 2004 Report Share Posted November 11, 2004 Cynthia - nice quilt. I buy my batting from Checker Distributors - www.checkerdist.com You need a wholesale business number, but the price is great. They carry Hobbs, Warm, etc. With the mixture of colors on that quilt, I think this would be the perfect time to use the "baby poop green" that people seem to favor with purpley-reds and greens. Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sams Mom Posted November 12, 2004 Report Share Posted November 12, 2004 My baby (Sam) turns eight today. That reference takes me back.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Walsh Posted November 12, 2004 Report Share Posted November 12, 2004 Kingsmen quilting suppliers in IL also carries wool batting--you do not need to have a wholesale number to order from them. While we are on the subject of log cabins I have a question. A customer just gave me a 90 x 100 log cabin on which she wants freehand feathers and other meandering in each section. If I am going to do a freehand feather border, should I do the entire border first and pin baste the middle or do the border as I go along? Also, do any of you ever load your quilts on point? I have gotten some conflicting advice on this issue --I am really anxious to start this quilt but afraid to do the wrong thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giftedhands Posted November 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 I did feathers in the border (the fabric is so busy, you do not even see them except on the back). I quilted top border, body to bottom border, then turned the quilt and did the other 2. Cynthia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfrost Posted November 14, 2004 Report Share Posted November 14, 2004 Thanks, Carolyn. That's it! That's the pattern I was looking for. Darlene Epp has a photo of that quilt in her webshots & it's just beautiful. Thank you again for directing me to that log cabin pattern! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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