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OK heres what i been working on today .I have never did machine quilting cause it sews each stitch three times so here you be the judge .one on the machine took me 4 hours and many hooping ,the swans took me 15 minutes by free hand .
Which do You like best???These both started with a 14 inch square hugs
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67271✽
They look almost the same.You can get a lot more done and much faster by hand. I think you have more patience than i would have.
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lol yes i have heard this a hundred times or more lol hugs
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I think the one by machine is too tight. It could be opened up and take a lot less time. Quilting is basically to keep the layers together, too much makes like a board. I like the look of the free hand but it too could be opened up also. I am not sure how to tell you how to do that maybe the lady's that do designs can explain better. But then this is my two cents and you do what you like. :)
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Thanks for your two cents i to feel the one is stiff like a board.:):)hugs
18031✽
both are very pretty; I like the first one best
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Thanks for saying so huggers
35301✽
Clever idea, I know nothing about quilting but I do like the swans best. Both are pretty.
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Yes:):)hugs
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Very pretty Carolyn! I like the hand stitched one best, I can't do that but wish I could. You never cease to amaze me.
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Thanks for saying so hugs
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Yours looks great! I am impressed. How many times have you done stipple?
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too many to count!!!!!Whole quilts too!!!
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well done thye are both terrific & it what ever you like best. you could always reduce the amount of stitches to make it less stiff like. Hugs
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Thanks hugs
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I LIKE THE FREE HAND MOTION-THE MACHINE STIPPLE IS TOO MUCH
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Yes i agree thanks Toogie :):)hugs
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basketkase
02 Mar 2014
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They are both awesome!! The 15 minute one looks terrific, so if you are short on time, I would do that one..the many hoopings would be so time consuming, but looks great, too.......
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Thanks but you also gotta sit and babysit your machine which i never do :(:(lol hugs
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Hi Carolyn, I much prefer the Swan one as I feel the top ones ( the green fabric ) have too much stippling on it and it detracts from the fabric. Are they men on tractors? I'm not sure. Love Chris
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yes !!Farmers:):)Thanks hugs
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highlandermom
02 Mar 2014
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You did the best job not the machine. I feel like lost in the tiny maze of the machine one. Picture 10 I thought had a button hole .... Just to left of paper cut out, but it is part of the country scene lol. Guess I got lost in the maze. So I agree the swans are easy to see and enjoy.
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Well thank-you Mary .Now my trees .Oh i got them drawn now to start at it hugs
16686✽
Looks sooo nice
Great idea
Hugs micheline
Great idea
Hugs micheline
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Thanks pillow Queen hugs
26010✽
Looks both good, but I would prefer the FMQ, tooks less time and looks teriffic.
Bärbel
Bärbel
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Thanks Barb hugs
140717✽
Your freehand stippling is fabulous. It is on my to do list to try!
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Once you get a theme going its awesome :):)hugs
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Carolyn, you did soooo good with the freehand, perhaps you would like to have a look at "Continuous Line Drawing With Nik (for Quilters)" on yt to carry on with new moves - hope the link works - other wise but the "" in the search box and thank you for the pics on the makeing of
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will go see for sure Sue Thank-you hugs
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I like the swan best as it doesn't look as heavily stitched..I really like the idea of the time.. you answered what I had wondered about in the time difference.. I will just have to learn to stipple. Thank you very much for the direction pictures.. You always seem to top yourself.. Go Girl
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Thanks for your kind words hugs
6788✽
I prefer the one done by hand too! Thanks for the photo directions. It makes it so much easier to understand...a picture is worth a thousand words as they say.
I don't understand why your machine sews each stitch three times. I've never heard of such a thing before. Perhaps it was the way that particular stipple was digitized, but I don't think that that is normal.
I don't understand why your machine sews each stitch three times. I've never heard of such a thing before. Perhaps it was the way that particular stipple was digitized, but I don't think that that is normal.
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it is a husqvarna??No clue but i don't like it:):)hugs
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I think you did an excellent job quilting on your own. The machine looks like it did a more compressed stipple. The way you folded your paper is the same way I got the same for my table topper. Mine just has more of an "S" curve. For mine I took the wedge shape you have pictured here and figured out where I wanted my embroidered design on it and marked it. Then I laid this wedge on my fabric and marked it prior to hooping. That is how I got my placement for the heart table topper. Hugs, Susan
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Well girly you really got my interest in these a big thank-you .I am working on one last one right now ,i will be calling it trees lol hugs