Cutting fabric

[Tyler]

Has anyone cut fabric with the machines? I have not really tried and am curious what has worked for people.

[Suzan]

yes and it works

[pigtailpat]

I know it will work for the cougar, as I have done it on the gazzy. I haven't done it yet on the cougar, as I need much more experience on quilting in general before I even touch applique. When I am ready, I will try on the cougar as well.

[Suzan]

I am a self taught quilter Pat and applique was the easiest of all the quilts I made. It is so much fun. I should do another one, one of these days.

[pigtailpat]

Suzan -

I need more information on things like borders, putting everything together, binding, backing, and then finally the actual quilting on the top. When I am finished with the complete - start to finish - charity quilt, and have one truly completed project under my belt, that is when I am going to try small applique projects of my own. I will likely use the cougar for it, I have a great design (a flower) made from a photoshop brush I want to try. It is all mine! No one else's and it will result in a very unique looking project.

[Suzan]

That I have done by the seat of my pants basically, like I said I am so self taught. I usually am lazy and tie my quilts, and borders, I always use strips from the actual piece I am working on and alternate the colors, until it is the size I want. And I really cheat with the binding I take and turn under the edges of the final border strip and sew it on. Some how or another it always works out for me. And I can't figure out why.

[Gigi]

yes and it works

Suzan - did you have to use a stabilizer of any kind on it or did you just use the fabric as is???

[Suzan]

Fabric and wonder under ironed on the back

[Gigi]

Thanks Suzan - I figured it would need something like that but wanted to ask. Need to add it to my LONG list of things to try!!

[Phyllis]

You all are impressing the heck out of me with your quilting abilities. I would love to see some of your quilts, please post pictures. My Mom did quilting but none of it rubbed off on me. LOL.

[fairwayflunkie]

Well that's what I bought my cougar for and I haven't even tried it yet I got sidetracked with all this card making stuff ...Susan did you put the fabric side down on the mat or the paper (from the wonder under)? What blade did you use etc...etc...

TIA

[fairwayflunkie]

Okay I'll bite...mind you these are customer quilts...I quilted them but didn't piece them...The first one is the one I've got on the frame now...that I should be quilting instead of being on the forum The second one is the quilt guild tablecloth and the third one is a vintage tablecloth that I tacked on to a backing and quilted the crapola out of it....gave it to my sister...she uses it as a headboard of her spare bed....oops obviously going backwards on the pics

[Suzan]

BEautiful work,

[Phyllis]

Oh my gosh, Nancy, how beautiful. So you have some sort of quilting machine that quilts all those fancy patterns? I can't imagine how big this machine is. Do any of you quilt by hand or is that method not used anymore?

[Suzan]

I can't remember how it was put down, I am sorry. I am just blank. I would think if it were material down that would be best, but I could be wrong

[Angel135612]

Here are a few of my quilts that I have made over the years. The bottom one is one of the first I made called Trip Around the World. I made 7 of those in one year for each member of my family. I haven't made that many quilts in a year since then... LOL The middle two are called One Block Wonders, take one fabric, cut it at the repeat, make 6 layers then cut into triangles and sew them into hexagons. Each hexagon is a little different then the others. The top one is a 4 Patch Posie, using 4 layers of the repeat and cutting into squares. I have a few others that are in progress, but I haven't touched my quilting since I got my Cougar... LOL I need to get back to them.

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[fairwayflunkie]

Thanks gals...Phyllis I have a quilting machine....I used to quilt by hand...was never any good at it....so I bought a quilting machine and two years ago I bought an Intelliquilter computer robotic system (IQ for short) and that has been a blessing let me tell you...I quilt anywhere from 10 to 15 quilts per month and I still have a day job (4 days a week)...Here is a side pic of the maching...it's on a 12 foot track system...ignore the saggy backing...that went back to the customer for straightening....

Angel beautiful quilts...I made two of those one block wonders...my fabric were a titch louder needed sunglasses....

[Phyllis]

Angel, those are beautiful. Do you have a machine like Nancy's?

Nancy, now that's the way to quilt. You sure need a lot of space for that.

Thanks ladies, so much for posting these.

[Thyme]

All the quilts are BEAUTIFUL!

[Angel135612]

Phyllis, No, I don't have a long arm quilting machine.. no room in my house for one of those. I still struggle with quilting my quilts on my regular sewing machine. Although I did quilt one quilt using my embroidery attachment... that wasn't too bad, but it was a lot of hooping and unhooping. But easier than trying to move my quilts free hand through my machine.

I enjoy the piecing of the quilts more than the quilting... I may have to start budgeting to send my quilts out to be quilted.. may save my sanity.. LOL

Nancy, I love making the One Block Wonders, and I even have some fabric that I purchased to make more of them, but haven't gotten around to them yet. And I love the 4 Patch Posies also.. much easier than the OBW.. since you are not sewing on the bias. It was a lot of fun to go looking for fabric that would be suitable for those quilts. I have a few others that the tops are complete, but I haven't taken pictures of them yet.

Here is one more quilt I made not too long ago... It is a variation of Storm at Sea.. I used Electric Quilt to design this quilt. I think one of the first quilts I used the software from start to finish.

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