New to Quilting
#13
When I made a t shirt quilt I had to stabilize the knit with a backing of light-weight interfacing first to stop it from growing under the needle and stretching while quilting it. I just ironed it on with an up and down motion so it would not stretch and then I made the quilt with no problems at all. I will say this, I will never make another one. It came out wonderful, but, I did not enjoy the process at all. Make sure you use a denim needle to quilt it with, it becomes a little thick to needle through.
#15
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Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Greater Peoria, IL -- just moved!
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Good suggestions all -- one word of warning about tissue paper, make sure it doesn't have any sort of plasticized coating or glaze. That can definitely change how tear-able it is from great to terrible!
#20
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Join Date: Jul 2021
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I am just starting this journey into quilting and so far am enjoying the collection of supplies-fabrics, threads, bobbins, etc! LOL
I do have a question- what weight thread does everyone use for the bobbin-also, polyester or cotton? Thank you-hoping to learn a bunch of great info from this forum!
I do have a question- what weight thread does everyone use for the bobbin-also, polyester or cotton? Thank you-hoping to learn a bunch of great info from this forum!