Any tips on hand-sewing large circles?
#11
Never hand quilted before. My wife has done some sewing, not much quilting. (I used to be a mechanic at a Wrangler jeans factory.) Not too worried about shifting as long as we go straight down and through and and up - but any kind of running or rocking stitch could be problematic, trying to squish down all the batting.
It's not so much anchoring the layers into place to avoid shifting as it is making sure we've got a smooth circle on the bottom. Thought maybe I should sit underneath so I can see where to poke the needle back up??
Ed
It's not so much anchoring the layers into place to avoid shifting as it is making sure we've got a smooth circle on the bottom. Thought maybe I should sit underneath so I can see where to poke the needle back up??
Ed
.......and if you're just foolin' with us all ...then please just disregard all the above
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Since no one has asked, I will. Why, with 2 layers of poly batting, are you hand-quilting this? Surely it would be much easier to machine quilt it. And if you don't want to do it yourself, I'd suggest finding a long-armer who would quilt it for you.
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Sorry for the long delay - things got a bit crazy for a while.
Nope, not putting on anyone about the big (dinner-plate size) circles. But we did find an easier solution than me sitting underneath dodging a doll needle! Just use two threaded needles. Push one down, and then at a stich-length's distance around the circle, push the other one down.
Then you can reach underneath and find the first one, and push it up when the second one came down. Go a stich length and push it down. Reach under and find the other needle, and repeat. Leap-frog around the circle and it's all fairly good. In theory, at least.
As it turns out, though, we were not able to make steady progress on this (fibro gets in the way of everything!), so my daughter took it home with her to finish herself. Not sure how she's going to fair with it (she hasn't yet learned the patience my wife developed from raising four kids!), but it should get done by Christmas -- next year! :8>)
Ed
PS -- The wife says the next one is going to be something simple - like a pot holder or a place mat ....
Nope, not putting on anyone about the big (dinner-plate size) circles. But we did find an easier solution than me sitting underneath dodging a doll needle! Just use two threaded needles. Push one down, and then at a stich-length's distance around the circle, push the other one down.
Then you can reach underneath and find the first one, and push it up when the second one came down. Go a stich length and push it down. Reach under and find the other needle, and repeat. Leap-frog around the circle and it's all fairly good. In theory, at least.
As it turns out, though, we were not able to make steady progress on this (fibro gets in the way of everything!), so my daughter took it home with her to finish herself. Not sure how she's going to fair with it (she hasn't yet learned the patience my wife developed from raising four kids!), but it should get done by Christmas -- next year! :8>)
Ed
PS -- The wife says the next one is going to be something simple - like a pot holder or a place mat ....
Last edited by EdNerd; 06-15-2015 at 02:34 PM.
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It is too difficult to quilt thru thick polyester batting. Your best bet is to hand tie the quilt. There is a difference between quilts and comforters. I always have advised people who want the thickness of a comforter, it so make a large pillowcase with the quilt top and use the comforter as the filling.
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