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[oneroom]

Does anybody out there quilt? I'm not making a quilt, per se, but I am sewing some plaid flannel onto the back of a lightweight wool to make a blanket. I thought I might do some "quilting" on it - that is, sew designs through the whole thing to help it stick to itself. I don't know if this is clever or a terrible, terrible idea. I also don't know how to choose or make a design.

Edited: Simple embroidery. That's the solution. I'm doing swirls.

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[nunofthat.livejournal.com]

Swatching? What's that?

Shades of red would be stunning. :)

[oneroom.livejournal.com]

Patterns often say "you MUST swatch" and "Swatching REQUIRED." You knit up a 4x4 inch square in whatever pattern they tell you to, and then you measure it to see if it matches what they say it should match (e.g. 7.5 st/inch or something like that).

I have way too many projects right now, but I'm gonna tuck that shades of red idea into the back of my mind for later....

[nunofthat.livejournal.com]

Oh! Swatching = checking your guage. :)

[oneroom.livejournal.com]

Yep. I couldn't remember the word gauge, so I couldn't remember the other phrase. :)