Has This Ever Happened to You ????
11-18-2011, 11:29 PM
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Has This Ever Happened to You ????
It all started with a piece of fleece that puckered between two rows of quilting on the back of a snuggie garment. The fleece stretched while turning the fabric to machine quilt and it was only getting worse trying to re-quilt. So I decided to slit the fleece, cut out the extra fabric and fabric glue closed. I purchased the only brand of
liquid permanent fabric adhesive Joann's carries. It claims to permanently glue fabrics, trims, craft projects and to be fully washable and dryable by machine after waiting 24 hours to dry. I guess I went wrong when I waited
48 hours before washing because when I opened the washer the glued seams where all open!!! I dried the garment and when completely dry I will have to hand sew the seams closed to fix my "lesson hard learned." DON'T TRY MACHINE QUILTING FLEECE or FIX ANY MISTAKES...
liquid permanent fabric adhesive Joann's carries. It claims to permanently glue fabrics, trims, craft projects and to be fully washable and dryable by machine after waiting 24 hours to dry. I guess I went wrong when I waited
48 hours before washing because when I opened the washer the glued seams where all open!!! I dried the garment and when completely dry I will have to hand sew the seams closed to fix my "lesson hard learned." DON'T TRY MACHINE QUILTING FLEECE or FIX ANY MISTAKES...
11-19-2011, 03:45 AM
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i machine quilt fleece all the time
have never found an adhesive that works well to hold fleece- and is wash/dryable
since fleece needs to be washed in cold water-and tumble dried on low heat-maybe that is the problem?
when quilting fleece it is necessary to baste closely- ease the tension- and increase the stitch length...it quilts up beautifully-with some practice
have never found an adhesive that works well to hold fleece- and is wash/dryable
since fleece needs to be washed in cold water-and tumble dried on low heat-maybe that is the problem?
when quilting fleece it is necessary to baste closely- ease the tension- and increase the stitch length...it quilts up beautifully-with some practice
11-19-2011, 07:38 PM
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Thank you all for your sympathy...
ckcowl thank you for your suggestions. I did wash in cold water on delicate and I found the problem when the wash cycle stopped, that's what really had me baffled. I had used spray baste to secure the basting because it was so bulky and hard to handle. The tension I decreased but I didn't lengthen the stitches. Do you use a walking foot or open toe quilting foot? I'm a hand quilter by preference but charity quilts request machine quilting so I'm a newbie to machine quilting.
ckcowl thank you for your suggestions. I did wash in cold water on delicate and I found the problem when the wash cycle stopped, that's what really had me baffled. I had used spray baste to secure the basting because it was so bulky and hard to handle. The tension I decreased but I didn't lengthen the stitches. Do you use a walking foot or open toe quilting foot? I'm a hand quilter by preference but charity quilts request machine quilting so I'm a newbie to machine quilting.
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