How much thread should I buy?

In article .com,
"Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." wrote:

Roberta-

You helped me- thanks! I doubled what you used in the bobbin to get
the entire amount for top and bottom- about 1,000 yards, then doubled
that for a king-sized quilt. That came to 2,000, so I ordered a 3,000
yard cone of The Bottom Line in the gold color. I hope that does it,
but I can always order more if I need it. If Murphy's Law holds true
then I'll be about 50 yards short and have to buy another 3,000 yards
to finish the quilting! LOL

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.- anxiously waiting for the thread to
arrive to try it and McTavishing!


Have fun wit the thread and with the McTavishing! I've used that
technique a couple of times now, and it's such fun -- and deceptively
impressive to see when finished. G
--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
sfoster 1 (at) earthlink (dot) net (remove/change the obvious)
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1

Ah, Sandy, I'm not falling for that! I have ALWAYS been most impressed
with your quilts... McSandy'ed or not! VBG My McTavishing DVD will not
play the first two selections with the border quilting and the hand
quilting. It shows the titles and then skips right over to the lady
who is a beginner doing the demo. Strange.

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
Sandy wrote:
In article .com,
"Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." wrote:

Roberta-

You helped me- thanks! I doubled what you used in the bobbin to get
the entire amount for top and bottom- about 1,000 yards, then doubled
that for a king-sized quilt. That came to 2,000, so I ordered a 3,000
yard cone of The Bottom Line in the gold color. I hope that does it,
but I can always order more if I need it. If Murphy's Law holds true
then I'll be about 50 yards short and have to buy another 3,000 yards
to finish the quilting! LOL

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.- anxiously waiting for the thread to
arrive to try it and McTavishing!


Have fun wit the thread and with the McTavishing! I've used that
technique a couple of times now, and it's such fun -- and deceptively
impressive to see when finished. G
--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
sfoster 1 (at) earthlink (dot) net (remove/change the obvious)
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1

I'm no help with the thread question. I just wanted to say that is a
gorgeous quilt! Are you doing hand or machine applique?

Thanks,
Bev in TX

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. wrote:
I am thinking ahead on my blue and yellow log cabin which is 120 in. X
120 in.
................ portion snipped .....................
The pic of the top is at-

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...60435514EeFgdB

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

Thanks! The applique is fused with a small machined buttonhole stitch
in matching thread around the edges.... hope I can actually get it
finsihed this week! Of course, Murphy's Law has kicked in already- my
quilting thread is on backorder! Sheesh!

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

wrote:
I'm no help with the thread question. I just wanted to say that is a
gorgeous quilt! Are you doing hand or machine applique?

Thanks,
Bev in TX

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. wrote:
I am thinking ahead on my blue and yellow log cabin which is 120 in. X
120 in.
............... portion snipped .....................
The pic of the top is at-

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...60435514EeFgdB

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

Well now that's just not right. With as many longarm dealers as there
are in your neck of the woods... I'd get on the phone and see if anyone
has some locally to sell. And Springfield has more than a few dealers.
If Vivian doesn't have it where you are, call Merrily We Quilt Along
before making a trip to Springfield, they may carry it. Just a couple
thoughts on the top of my head....... no coffee yet so nothing is
sinking in......... please send coffee.... more snow tonight.... that
luge track aka my front stairs is going to be extra special by
spring....

Jan
RCTQ Coffee Diva

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. wrote:
Thanks! The applique is fused with a small machined buttonhole stitch
in matching thread around the edges.... hope I can actually get it
finsihed this week! Of course, Murphy's Law has kicked in already- my
quilting thread is on backorder! Sheesh!

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

wrote:
I'm no help with the thread question. I just wanted to say that is a
gorgeous quilt! Are you doing hand or machine applique?

Thanks,
Bev in TX

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. wrote:
I am thinking ahead on my blue and yellow log cabin which is 120 in. X
120 in.
............... portion snipped .....................
The pic of the top is at-

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...60435514EeFgdB

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

In article . com,
"Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." wrote:

Ah, Sandy, I'm not falling for that! I have ALWAYS been most impressed
with your quilts... McSandy'ed or not!

blush Gosh, thanks, Leslie! What a lovely compliment for me to start
my day with!

VBG My McTavishing DVD will not
play the first two selections with the border quilting and the hand
quilting. It shows the titles and then skips right over to the lady
who is a beginner doing the demo. Strange.

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

How odd! I have a few suggestions, though. First, have you tried playing
that DVD in a different player or in your computer to see if it works
better somewhere else? Have you cleaned your DVD player?

Second, try going directly to those sections. I just did a bit of
scouting around, and here is a list of where to find each "Title":
Titles 1 and 12 are the FBI disclaimer and credits
Title 2 = Intro
Title 3 = Basic McTavishing
Title 4 = Applique
Title 5 = Stippling vs. McTavishing
Title 6 = Wholecloth
Title 7 = Borders (this is one of the ones I think you're missing?)
Title 8 = Hand quilting (the other one you're missing?)
Title 9 = McTavishing on a domestic machine
Title 10 = Background fillers
Title 11 = Freehand Victorian Feathers
(The reason I put all of the titles in there is so that you could tell
if things were different on your version.)

Third, if neither of those two things works, I'd write to the publisher
to say you have a defective DVD and ask them to replace it! In fact, I
might anyway, if trying a different player or cleaning your current one
didn't work! HTH.
--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
sfoster 1 (at) earthlink (dot) net (remove/change the obvious)
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1

Beautiful quilt Leslie.

--
Boca Jan
Florida - Land of the Hurricanes
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/poo_de_doo/myphotos


"Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." wrote in message
ps.com...
I am thinking ahead on my blue and yellow log cabin which is 120 in. X
120 in. I plan to mq it by outlining the appliques and using a
McTavishing technique in the open spaces- but a larger more open
quilting pattern than shown in the book to save time and effort. I
will buy the thread when I go to Springfield- 120 miles one way. Now.
If I buy too little thread I'm in big trouble. I like to piece and
applique with 100% cotton thread and I want to quilt this with a finer
thread so buying excess will mean it won't get used up at a future
time. I am inclined to buy 8 to 10 spools to use for both the bobbin
and top threads... is that reasonable or overkill? I have absolutely
no idea how much I may need. (I know the amount of yardage in each
spool will make a big difference, too, so I guess I need advice on how
many yards I might need rather than how many spools.) Any advice from
my quilty friends? Got any wild guesses??? The pic of the top is at-

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...60435514EeFgdB

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

Jeepers! I only have 9, 10 amd 11!!! I need to complain and get a new
DVD. Thanks, Sandy.

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

Sandy wrote:
In article . com,
"Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." wrote:

Ah, Sandy, I'm not falling for that! I have ALWAYS been most impressed
with your quilts... McSandy'ed or not!

blush Gosh, thanks, Leslie! What a lovely compliment for me to start
my day with!

VBG My McTavishing DVD will not
play the first two selections with the border quilting and the hand
quilting. It shows the titles and then skips right over to the lady
who is a beginner doing the demo. Strange.

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

How odd! I have a few suggestions, though. First, have you tried playing
that DVD in a different player or in your computer to see if it works
better somewhere else? Have you cleaned your DVD player?

Second, try going directly to those sections. I just did a bit of
scouting around, and here is a list of where to find each "Title":
Titles 1 and 12 are the FBI disclaimer and credits
Title 2 = Intro
Title 3 = Basic McTavishing
Title 4 = Applique
Title 5 = Stippling vs. McTavishing
Title 6 = Wholecloth
Title 7 = Borders (this is one of the ones I think you're missing?)
Title 8 = Hand quilting (the other one you're missing?)
Title 9 = McTavishing on a domestic machine
Title 10 = Background fillers
Title 11 = Freehand Victorian Feathers
(The reason I put all of the titles in there is so that you could tell
if things were different on your version.)

Third, if neither of those two things works, I'd write to the publisher
to say you have a defective DVD and ask them to replace it! In fact, I
might anyway, if trying a different player or cleaning your current one
didn't work! HTH.
--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
sfoster 1 (at) earthlink (dot) net (remove/change the obvious)
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1

If you order from Superior Threads, they also have Bottom Line on pre-wound
bobbins. The pre-wounds have about twice as much thread as I can wind on a
bobbin myself, using the same thread!

--
Susan in Zephyrhills FL
finally back to quilting
http://community.webshots.com/user/sbtinkingston
"C & S" wrote in message
...
The Bottom Line is a sweet thread. A lint-free polyester 60wt.thread, one
spool has 1,420 yds. I use it as bobbin thread on embroidery. It's
amazing
how much thread fits on a bobbin. I haven't tried it for anything else.
Looking forward to reading how you find working with the thread. It does
come in a variety of sweet colors.

--
Carole (who must get the McTavish book)
Champlain, NY
http://photos.yahoo.com/ceridwen_rhea
http://360.yahoo.com/ceridwen_rhea


"Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." wrote in message
ups.com...
Okay, I just re-read my McTavishing book. She recommends The Bottom
Line by Superior Threads. Here's what the book says:

"My secret to beautiful McTavishing is to show off the texture of the
quilting, not the path. To create the illusion of intertwined
harmonious lines, we have to hide our thread path with a very thin
thread. I really enjoy using The Bottom Line by Superior Threads. I
also use this thread in needle turn applique because it's similar to
silk thread. The thread was originally intended as a bobbin thread
only, but the majority of quilters find it an excellent top thread as
well"

If Karen McTavish endorses it, then it's good enough for me..... unless
someone here has had any issues with it? I can order that thread online
instead of buying it in Springfield, but I still have the same problem.
How much do I order??? Argh!

Leslie & The Confused Furbabies in MO.- getting ready for a big snow
this weekend. Ugh!

Ceridwen wrote:
Wow, nice top! I'm really impressed that you are actually planning on
the
number of spools you'll need. I'm not that organized. I just go with
the
flow and pull my hair out if I run out. Then again, the LQS is only 20
miles
away for me. I wonder if anyone has a formula.

By finer, what do you mean? Are you talking a 60wt thread, which is
considered an embroidery thread?

I use Metler silk finish 50 wt, my favorite. I usually average 2-3
large
spools per queen size, depending on how much quilting. Geezz, I hope
that's
right. I usually have a few spools of the colors I tend to use most
often
like off white etc. A large spool has 547 yards.

Good luck. Looking forward to reading what others have to say.


--
Carole
Champlain, NY

http://photos.yahoo.com/ceridwen_rhea
http://360.yahoo.com/ceridwen_rhea

In article . com,
"Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." wrote:

Jeepers! I only have 9, 10 amd 11!!! I need to complain and get a new
DVD. Thanks, Sandy.


My goodness! That's awful, Leslie -- I'd say you certainly have a
defective DVD. I hope they'll replace it quickly.

--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
sfoster 1 (at) earthlink (dot) net (remove/change the obvious)
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1