Thursday, September 03, 2009

How much thread?

I just ran out of quilting thread - dang it!

Does someone have a table for estimating how much quilting thread is needed for various size quilts, when quilting light, moderate or heavy?

(One gal I know, who quilts for show competition, put 30,000 yds in one quilt! OMGosh!)

7 comments:

  1. I think there are too many variables! Imagine having to estimate the amount of thread that will be un-sewn! LOL! On my quilts that can be quite a lot.

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  2. Your quilting looks wonderful. I am so impressed. Lovely work.

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  3. You are always one foot short at the end of the quilt!

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  4. Sometimes I feel that the thread is the most expensive part of a quilt, esp if it's a scrap quilt.

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  5. I remember reading about that very subject on the Superior Threads blog a few months ago. NAYY.

    http://superiorthreads.blogspot.com/2009/02/how-much-thread-does-it-take.html

    Hope that helps.
    -Michele

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  6. From Elaine Adair -- thanks Michele - that is exactly what I was looking for!

    Now, the next thing we need is a little guage on the spool to indicate the approximate amount left! 8-)

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  7. roflo will not work Elaine... I have a little red light that starts to flash when I have only 3 yards left on the bobbin.

    yes you guess it....... I always run out in the middle of a row.

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