mgregory Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 I am getting ready to quilt my first Irish Chain. Do I have to cut the thread each time I advance the quilt or is there a way to to do a continual line? Maxine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekortering Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 I don't have an APQS and I have never quilted an Irish Chain, but I have been advised that it is not a good idea to have long rows of continual stitching. The stitches might pop or break under normal use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharonsews Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 YOu also need to fill in your available quilting on that pass or your going to get puckers, (you could stabilize blocks as you go) Sharon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary S Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 I have never done an Irish Chain on my longarm, but I did long diagonal lines on my domestic sewing machine on a Burgoyne Surrounded years ago, and the warning about long stitching lines breaking is a good one. Every time we used that quilt, we could hear thread breaking whenever we pulled it up and even when I was making the bed. When I got my longarm, I loaded that finished quilt up and redid it entirely with circles and other designs, because it was so full of broken threads. A long stitching line across the diagonal is on the quilt's bias, which stretches, and it will break. So it is better, even with stops and starts, to have it made up of a number of separate stitching lines. Mary Smart Vermillion SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgregory Posted November 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 I want to thank the ones that reply to my Irish Chain question. I need even thought about the threads breaking. Another good reason for this chat line. Thanks again Maxine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonflyquilts Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 Maxine, I have quilted three Irish Chains on my machine. I custome quilted two of them and semi customed the other one. Two of them I did the diagonal lines through the centers of the squares and then quilted a design like a flower or a hummingbird in the middle of the whole squares. The third one I quilted leaves into the center section and then I quilted flowers into the borders. It came out really nice. I stop and start my thread when I advance, I have never heard of anyone who does not. A lot of it is cause you are supposed to start at one side and then go across to the other. Stop and go back to start your next sweep across. Oh, before I forget, I have a base expander and the straight line rulers that came with it that I use when I am quilting straight lines or the diagonals on the Irish Chains. If you have anymore questions or need some clarity, post here, email me or I can email you my phone number and you can call. Blessings and hugs Tracey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay M. Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 I too quilt the chains as I advance. A really quick and easy idea that looks great is to do wavy lines in the chains instead of straight lines. Then when you make the second pass, you can intersect with a little loop. I can usually go back and forth once with each roll. making the up and down V-shapes. If you put a rose design in the centers, it resembles a trellis. Kay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaSusieQuilts Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 I have a plexi glass thing I put on. I dont know is there a metal one that stays on with the UltII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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