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Here is a really simple trick to save your sanity when loading quilts.

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Welcome to MQResource, I'm so glad you have joined us!  We have a growing community of machine quilters (and really, we welcome ALL quilters) and we have a lot of fun together.  We learn about quilting, art, life, and all sorts of things.

If you are new to MQResource, I've put together a little bit of info to help you understand what MQR is all about.

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Loading a quilt with an irregular edge PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Gayle McKay   
Have you wondered how to load a quilt when it doesn’t have straight borders or edges? It is done easily, it just takes a little bit of time and care.

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Cross-hatching in sashing PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Lori Nixon   

The sashing area of the quilt in this tutorial measured 11” and something rather than the 12” it (probably) should have measured. I wanted to do a simple “X” (cross-hatch-like) design but needed to break the area up evenly for stitching. Using adding machine paper, here’s how I did that.

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Cross-hatching a square PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Lori Nixon   

Have you ever found yourself with a square that measures 1 7/8th (inch) rather than the 2” you know it should be? You want to break it up evenly for stitching but the 7/8ths is a problem. I often use adding machine tape for this technique. Here's what I do:

 

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Quilt Loading Trick

Here is a really simple trick to save your sanity when loading quilts.

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New to MQResource?

Welcome to MQResource, I'm so glad you have joined us!  We have a growing community of machine quilters (and really, we welcome ALL quilters) and we have a lot of fun together.  We learn about quilting, art, life, and all sorts of things.

If you are new to MQResource, I've put together a little bit of info to help you understand what MQR is all about.

Read more...Link  

Featured Quilt

Quilted by Kristi Hawkins

 


I got way off track this summer with posting featured quilts -- this is from a few weeks ago, but definitely still worth a look!  Great work, Kristi!

 

 To see more pics, including closeups, you can visit the forum here.

 

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