The denim 'corner' pocket sewn on the backing is a
great detail. It proves to be very useful for holding cell
phones, iPods, chocolate (?), whatever floats your boat
during those difficult university days.
Quilting the quilt
The large throat space of the Creative
4.5 is going to make the quilting so
much easier. Another bonus is the
great lighting on the machine — four
LED lights really light up the work area.
This will help me to see the blue thread
on the blue background.
TIP Rolling the quilt makes it easier
to maneuver the quilt within the
machine. You can even secure the
roll with bicycle clips so it won’t unroll — these clips are used to secure
your pant leg from getting caught
in the chain.
I’ve put the open-toed decorative foot
on the machine so I can see where I’m
going with my stitching. Make sure to
also pick a foot that's compatible with
the IDT system. The system needs to
be engaged while quilting to ensure
that the three layers of fabric move
smoothly under the foot and over the
feed dogs.
Open-toed foot in place ready to quilt
Quilt rolled and in machine
TIP Always start quilting from the
center of the quilt working out
to the edges. This will ensure any
movement of the layers towards
the edges of the quilt rather than
towards the center where unwanted bulges could remain from the
movement of the quilt.
I’ve decided to do straight quilting
on the background fabric. My reason
for this is that I think that if I do a free
motion design it will take away from
the actual design of the quilt and the
feature fabrics. Plus, to me, the straight
lines are much more masculine than
a free motion design and, since it’s for
a