Help! Bunching on backside of quilt
07-24-2019, 02:00 PM
#12
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On your next quilt make sure you smooth out the backing. I use clamps from Home Depot. I clip them to my glass top dining room table. I use large safety pins to hold the three layers together. Congrats on the new baby girl.
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07-25-2019, 03:02 AM
#13
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Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Illinois
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I'm a longarm quilter and when dealing with borders or blocks with excess fabric, I can usually shrink the fabric just a bit by spraying with starch and pressing. I wouldn't recommend using water because it could cause fabric bleeding. So maybe try removing the stitches, starch, press and restitch. Hope that helps.
07-25-2019, 06:01 AM
#14
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I have a friend who is a prolific hand appliqué stitcher. Her Moto is “when in doubt cover it up. Love the heart idea above in a real tiny print. My friend fuses the appliqué on, then hand stitches around it with single embroidery thread and very close stitches in a buttonhole stitch. It would look very intentional and no one will ever know. If you don’t hate doing the appliqué scatter a number in different sizes over the backing. The time you put into doing that will make the quilt even more special.
07-25-2019, 06:48 AM
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I have a friend who is a prolific hand appliqué stitcher. Her Moto is “when in doubt cover it up. Love the heart idea above in a real tiny print. My friend fuses the appliqué on, then hand stitches around it with single embroidery thread and very close stitches in a buttonhole stitch. It would look very intentional and no one will ever know. If you don’t hate doing the appliqué scatter a number in different sizes over the backing. The time you put into doing that will make the quilt even more special.
07-26-2019, 07:49 AM
#16
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Colorado
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This is your first quilt for your baby. Don’t try to fix it. Just wash it and enjoy it. Your baby will love this quilt when she is older and be proud of it. (Washing will shrink the fabric a bit and you will not notice the puckering as much).
Your next quilt will be better by what advise everyone here is giving you.
Your next quilt will be better by what advise everyone here is giving you.
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