While trolling the internet for tips on quilting a full-size quilt on a domestic machine, I found this video:
This seemed like the perfect solution for the wedding gift quilt.
I probably mentioned in previous posts that I intended to piece and quilt this quilt in sections, intending to join them later. This decision was a mistake. This is not what the video shows. I should have precisely followed the method in the video.
The problem is that once two quadrants are quilted, edge to edge, you have left no seam allowances and cannot join two sections invisibly on the machine.
I realized this when I attempted to join the first two quilted sections. It was necessary to take out enough of the quilting to create seam allowances. I peeled back the top and the batting, laid the two sections back-to-back, and stitched the backing shut so that the seam was on the inside of the quilt. Then I laid the quilt on the sewing table, ironed a 1/4" seam on one side of the top, and pinned it in place, overlapping the other section's seam allowance. The intention was to stitch the seam allowances in place on the machine.
Right.
I attempted this feat yesterday afternoon and made a mess out of it. Even though I was using a walking foot, the quilt bunched up; the seam looked terrible, and there were places where the stitching didn't catch both sides of the fabric. When The Husband came home from work and saw me taking out the stitches with a seam ripper, he just said, "Uh-oh . . . " and left the room.
I'll end up blind-stitching this quilt by hand.
But, for now, the wedding quilt must take a back seat in favor of The Granddaughter's quilt, which still lacks binding and a bit more hand quilting. I intend to give it to her for her birthday, which is next month.
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