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it doesn't larn amend than this!   Someone posted a query on Leah Day's weblog nearly density . Cheri was concerned that her quilt's were equally good strong as well as cardboard-like. She wanted to move able to create something to a greater extent than cuddly. I posted a comment but there's exclusively thus much yous tin tell inward a tiny comment box. So I'm going to expand my comments hither as well as larn into a piffling to a greater extent than depth on how to attain cuddly quilts.  Materials as well as Methods for cuddly quilts: 1. Use fleece! I'm a flake of a finally infinitesimal person. I don't convey the fourth dimension to pass years of washing to larn a quilt soft as well as supple. When I brand a quilt for someone I unremarkably needed it 'yesterday' non side yesteryear side year. So here's tip #1: if yous desire a cuddly quilt laid out yesteryear choosing soft as well as cuddly materials - like fleece or fifty-fifty...

Source: refashionco-op.blogspot.com via Martha on Pinterest I persuasion this was a bright persuasion when I saw it on pinterest several weeks ago. So I saved it to i of my boards. Today when my son, Peter told me that all his trousers had  holes inwards the knees  I decided that it would hold upwards a skilful fourth dimension to endeavour it out. I accept lots of fleece scraps inwards many colours left over from my quilting projects, which served every bit the mouth, teeth in addition to eyes. One of the nifty features almost fleece is that it won't unravel in addition to thence these trousers should become through the launder merely fine. I used the sewing macine, a JUKI Exceed 600, to run upwards the teeth in addition to the mouth. I used buttons in addition to fleece to paw run upwards the eyes. Here's i leg done. And instantly both modelled yesteryear Pete. A double barrelled monster all ready for Halloween.

2 cones of Rainbows  Superior Threads - 832 Rose Garden as well as  814 Gypsy I'm handing the quilt over to Jade tomorrow. So hither are a few finally photos of the quilting detail. The photograph to a higher house shows my progressive thread choices for the Kaffe rose border. I started alongside the Rainbows #832 aptly named Rose Garden but had to modify to the #814 Gypsy as well as then that I could meet what I was quilting. quilting exceptional inwards each section  I've equally good used the Gypsy Rainbows to quilt the hearts inwards the small-scale bluish border. quilting exceptional Springmaid Western Farsi paisley stripes The Springmaid Western Farsi Paisley stuff was interesting plenty so I used a fine Kimono Silk thread #306 Buttercup to practise subtle texture inwards the cardinal panel. I've but accentuated parts of the paisley pattern. I used a  bright crimson Bottom Line pre-wound inwards the bobbin. It worked good al...

piecing fleece using the zig zag stitch on my JUKI Exceed 600 I'm going to exercise a few posts on fleece. I sometimes role fleece every bit an choice to backing as well as wadding. Fleece tin exercise the task of both backing as well as wadding at the same fourth dimension for a fraction of the cost. Fleece is slowly as well as fun to machine quilt as well as gives a soft as well as cuddly finish. What's non to like? One of the keen features of fleece is that fleece doesn't fray! Which makes it keen for all sorts of craftsy projects including quilting. Here I'm piecing fleece by butting the 2 edges together as well as using a zig-zag stitch to bring together them.  I exercise this  to avoid the extra bulk   that a regular direct stitch seam would make. Here I've  pieced together roughly scraps of fleece to brand a bigger backing.   I used a grey thread because it was inward the machine from when I was piecing the top. If I had chan...