tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post3933415030960182852..comments2024-03-18T05:14:28.528-04:00Comments on From Bolt to Beauty by Michelle Cain: More Than You Wanted to Know About the QuiltingMichelle @ From Bolt to Beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859748817323229803noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-49943976328460942732016-11-14T03:57:36.849-05:002016-11-14T03:57:36.849-05:00This looks good!
I always have problems with drag ...This looks good!<br />I always have problems with drag even with my walking foot and zero foot pressure. I hear you! <br />My solution has been to try to improve my free-motion quilting as my straight lines still suck.Granny Maud's Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14526026491886013457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-74375586042553899772016-11-13T15:55:44.511-05:002016-11-13T15:55:44.511-05:00Unicorns and rainbows? You clearly haven't gir...Unicorns and rainbows? You clearly haven't girded your loins to go into battle with a longarm. There are fewer puckers for sure but, after 5 years of very intermittent use, I'm still playing a guessing game as to where that needle will land. Saw one video where the quilter using the domestic machine spray basted all the layers.laughing gas quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04620402314072197845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-86283542994160151492016-11-13T08:17:51.160-05:002016-11-13T08:17:51.160-05:00You know, that was my original plan, to continue t...You know, that was my original plan, to continue the cross-hatch into the borders. It would have entailed marking the lines though, and I was feeling lazy! If I had the project to quilt again, I'm not sure whether I'd do the cross-hatch differently or not. Michelle @ From Bolt to Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04859748817323229803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-31368644181901505392016-11-13T08:10:21.359-05:002016-11-13T08:10:21.359-05:00Great. It's helpful for me to process my decis...Great. It's helpful for me to process my decisions in blog-post form. There's always a method to my madness!Michelle @ From Bolt to Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04859748817323229803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-31614916799628827372016-11-13T08:09:07.903-05:002016-11-13T08:09:07.903-05:00Thanks! I should talk to you when I need a quiltin...Thanks! I should talk to you when I need a quilting cheerleader! : )Michelle @ From Bolt to Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04859748817323229803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-78452387691745934602016-11-13T08:04:09.531-05:002016-11-13T08:04:09.531-05:00Yes, I can adjust the pressure. It's as light ...Yes, I can adjust the pressure. It's as light as it can go and still produce straight lines with even stitches -- which is almost zero on my machine -- but the dance continues!Michelle @ From Bolt to Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04859748817323229803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-76329773562702450362016-11-11T22:18:47.379-05:002016-11-11T22:18:47.379-05:00I really like everything you did here. I have a mo...I really like everything you did here. I have a modest midarm quilting machine and even after two years, this still beats almost anything I've done! Keep up the good work.travelinsewlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15961984841025993032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-85908838319031434392016-11-11T10:22:45.055-05:002016-11-11T10:22:45.055-05:00I would have taken the same approach. Probably ev...I would have taken the same approach. Probably even taken the cross hatch further into the quilt. Looks great. Wash it and see what happens. tisha @ quiltytherapyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01591639448606412168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-46109731678819151712016-11-10T19:05:36.357-05:002016-11-10T19:05:36.357-05:00Yvonne's suggestion of changing the foot press...Yvonne's suggestion of changing the foot pressure is what I was going to recommend, but I'm no expert on straight line quilting as I prefer to free motion quilt.Diana @ Red Delicious Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10157904204372685921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-49004165718245189812016-11-10T14:53:35.094-05:002016-11-10T14:53:35.094-05:00I really enjoy these kinds of posts. They teach m...I really enjoy these kinds of posts. They teach me things that I should be on the lookout for and the reason why it might be better to do it this way rather than that way. :)Janice Holtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02803878601842686593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-22230699265196824622016-11-10T09:32:58.663-05:002016-11-10T09:32:58.663-05:00I do all my own quilting on my domestic machine to...I do all my own quilting on my domestic machine too (Pfaff Ambition 1.0). I avoid straight lines because of what you explain here...the waves & puckering, although in my limited experience they do seem to disappear with washing. I think your choice to cross-hatch in the border was excellent!! I often get hung up with what to do in the borders so for that reason most of my quilts don't have one!!<br /><br />Your Giraffe is beautiful!!!Sharon Tuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17348403025375914127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-779798804963487982016-11-09T17:25:07.381-05:002016-11-09T17:25:07.381-05:00That looks great! I think the irregularly spaced l...That looks great! I think the irregularly spaced lines give a subliminal 'zoo' reference for the giraffe & the mild 'puckering' implies motion of an outdoor wind. You've got giraffe both on wild safari and how we are more familiar with them at a zoo, both at once! The border cross-hatching was also a perfect choice. All this IMHO. Do share even more when you quilt; most of us are on domestics.Laundered Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595041351210447666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-29284262441491514952016-11-09T16:31:26.905-05:002016-11-09T16:31:26.905-05:00I don't have much in the way of advice, but I ...I don't have much in the way of advice, but I think this turned out lovely. It looks so soft and cuddly. I am not an expert, but I feel the cross hatch and the lines give it a nice overall balance. It is a very cute quilt. Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13942853868409355316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901250017057336746.post-60661147377368643762016-11-09T12:29:31.882-05:002016-11-09T12:29:31.882-05:00Do you have the ability to adjust your pressure fo...Do you have the ability to adjust your pressure foot pressure? When straight line quilting with a walking foot I almost reduce my pressure foot pressure to nothing and it has really helped me not have fabric waves. It's still a dance, to be sure.Yvonne from Quilting Jetgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705160384198590025noreply@blogger.com