gable428 Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 Hello all. I am doing a quilt with two different color threads. Should I quilt all the yellow first and then go back and do the blue? Or do I need to switch threads as I am moving down the quilt? Thank you very much. Gable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CherylUribe Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 color at a time. Then go back over with the second color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagecl Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 For me, it depends on if I have to leave very large areas without quilting. If I don't want to leave them then I switch colors...mind you it does add time or I use straight pins to pin baste and continue the thread on the machine. I just have a smoother backing if I quilt or pin baste as I go. Cheryl Mathre Stone Creek Quilting Sandy Hook, VA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay M. Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 Hi, I change as I go unless there are small areas to fill with the second thread. If you tie a knot and pull through, it doesn't take much time to change. I also like to be finished when I get to the end of a quilt. Kay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewingupastorm Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 I like to do one color unless I would leave a large area without quilting. Then I go back with the next color and the next.............................one quilt I did for a customer had 12 different thread colors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sylkamode Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 I hade a quilt, quilted with three colors. I did the first at the largest possible range, then the second, and the third after that, before changing to another part. I have calculated it before, to end the first part with the third color, and starting the second part with the same color. Then in the second part I quilted after that with the second color, than the first, rolled the quilt forward, and started in the third part with the first color. I knew I had to change colors often, but this way it seemed less... Sylvia Kaptein Sylka-Mode www.sylkamode.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gable428 Posted May 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 Thank you everyone who responded Gable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grammie Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 I start with the most used color and so on. Also I am a big pinner. Not sure if everyone is but I throughly pin baste to keep everything in place as I move around a top when this is the case. I get less shifting and creases when rolling up unquilted areas. If I have just alot of thread changes I make sure it is basted really well so I can play and move around alot. So far no problems with this method. I'm sure there is more than one way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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