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    Domestic MACHINE QUILTING

    Jul 10, 2019 4 minutes
    with Anita Ellis

    What is the first thing you think of when you are setting up to machine quilt your patchwork tops at home?

    Answer: the sewing machine. We will therefore start this series of articles with just that.

    I always say there are at least three ways to quilt your patchwork tops: by machine, by hand and by cheque book. All are valid and you may use any of them at different times, although hand quilting for me is waiting for my retirement.

    I was a long-arm quilter for 10 years before I changed my main focus to quilting education and I have quilted hundreds, if not thousands, of quilts for other people over the

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