My setting triangles are about 15" (on the short side) and then there's a 2" final border of the same material. I plan to quilt stars in them, but I also need to do some free-motion squiggles between the stars and the blocks to hold it all together. Does it matter which I MQ first? When quilting the edge blocks (which are on point) I've gotten some *major* tucks in the bottom layer which I'd rather avoid.....I sure hate frog-stitching three layers!
TIA muchly.
Dogmom
If you do some kind of all-over grid, you can then do the border and anything else you want before quilting the middle bits. The grid will keep everything in place. This of course assumes that you basted well enough to quilt the grid without tucks! If a grid is impossible for your quilting plan, then work out from the center to one side, then to the other side, and do all the quilting before you move on to the next area. Roberta in D
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Thanks! I've quilted all the pieced parts except the edge blocks and they
*are* being picky. Did free--motion vines in the sashing and stars in the sawtooth star blocks. I didn't think to do the whole thing like you're describing ;-( Guess I'll have to make another quilt to try that technique! but maybe not right away...I'm more than ready for this bugger to go to its new home!Dogmom
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