nannee Posted January 30, 2007 Report Posted January 30, 2007 hi, i have 2 'old' hand pieced tops that i would like to quilt my question is , can these be quilted on a longarm quilting machine? and if so. what design of quilting would be best? i was considering purchase of a groovey board or ez template thank you for any information and suggestions kay
Charlene Posted January 30, 2007 Report Posted January 30, 2007 Kay, I just finished quilting two old hand pieced GFG quilts. I had no problem with the quilting. I usually try to do some type of quilting design that would have applied to that time, but on the GFG I did some freehand leaves, flowers and other things in them. The girl who owned the quilt tops didn't care what I did. Char
Mary Beth Posted January 30, 2007 Report Posted January 30, 2007 Kay, What is the quilt block pattern? As with new quilts, I think you should consider the pattern too. I have quilted several hand pieced tops, you can see them at my web shots page. Just make sure that all seams are sewed properly. There is a lot of tension on the longarm that these old stitches may not be able to handle the strain.
nannee Posted January 30, 2007 Author Report Posted January 30, 2007 hi Char, thank you for your quik reply i will try to figure out what type of design would have been used on the quilts, and hopefully i will be able to use one of the EZ template boards kay you can see pictures of the quilts here http://new.photos.yahoo.com/kay_0824/album/576460762387450085
nannee Posted January 30, 2007 Author Report Posted January 30, 2007 Sue, a groovy board is made by handi quilter for the HQ 16 kay Originally posted by tsurich Kay, What is a groovey board?
nannee Posted January 30, 2007 Author Report Posted January 30, 2007 Mary Beth i have posted pictures of the tops here, http://new.photos.yahoo.com/kay_0824/album/576460762387450085 any suggestions as to what would be appropriate quilting would be appreciated kay Originally posted by Mary Beth Kay, What is the quilt block pattern? As with new quilts, I think you should consider the pattern too. I have quilted several hand pieced tops, you can see them at my web shots page. Just make sure that all seams are sewed properly. There is a lot of tension on the longarm that these old stitches may not be able to handle the strain.
Mary Beth Posted January 30, 2007 Report Posted January 30, 2007 Kay, I clicked on the address, but got an error message. I love those old tops, can't wait to see them.
nannee Posted January 30, 2007 Author Report Posted January 30, 2007 Mary Beth, not sure why the page wouldn't open, ok let's try it this way http://new.photos.yahoo.com/kay_0824/albums/ then click on the album ROE there are two pics in that album, kay
Mary Beth Posted January 30, 2007 Report Posted January 30, 2007 Kay, I could see them this time. Sometimes I go to webshots or google images, and put in a quilt pattern name and it brings up pictures that you can get ideas from. I guess it depends on how involved you want to get. I try to keep the quilting simple if I can, because I think that is what it would have been like when the quilt top was made. However, some tops my require more. I think you could just do an overall pattern on both tops. If you wanted to get crazy you could quilt something in each of the 9 patch blocks, then something in the sashings...but I think I would stick to an all over. I keep wanting to say panto, because that's what I do, my freehand looks bad - for now. Do what you are comfortable with. You have some beautiful quilts in your albums so I know you will do something that makes the quilts look great. Mary Beth
nannee Posted January 30, 2007 Author Report Posted January 30, 2007 Mary Beth, that is a great idea, i will go google some images and get some ideas for the quilting designs.... and i enjoyed looking at your quilts too, you have done a LOT and they are all gorgeous kay Originally posted by Mary Beth Sometimes I go to webshots or google images, and put in a quilt pattern name and it brings up pictures that you can get ideas from. You have some beautiful quilts in your albums so I know you will do something that makes the quilts look great. Mary Beth
GERRY Posted January 30, 2007 Report Posted January 30, 2007 Hi Kay: I would quilt them with patterns as traditional as you can find, maybe baptist fans, & if you plan on using them a lot, do as much quilting as you can, so they will stand up to the washing machine & dryer. Some of those older fabrics are a bit unstable, & may fall apart while washing. Good luck, please post pic's when your done, we'd love to see them.
SandraC Posted January 31, 2007 Report Posted January 31, 2007 I've done a few old quilts and I really like how the baptist fan and clamshell designs look on them. One thing to be careful of is seams that aren't sewn.
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