Help! I Have A Snag!
06-18-2011, 05:13 PM
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I agree about the knit picker...I have several, even carry one in my purse. You will love it.
I like the idea of applique as well. They would really be cute if you place them so they look like they are coming out of the (frame).
Depending on the fabric (if you have any left over) you could use that and maybe put a small button on the appliques for a bit more interest.
Another suggestion I did not see anyone post, is if you have some more of the binding material left, cut the snagged part out and sew the new piece in. Of course you would want a pretty long piece to keep it from looking like you are covering up an error.
You are so sweet to take on this task for her.
Maybe you can post a picture when you are finished.
I like the idea of applique as well. They would really be cute if you place them so they look like they are coming out of the (frame).
Depending on the fabric (if you have any left over) you could use that and maybe put a small button on the appliques for a bit more interest.
Another suggestion I did not see anyone post, is if you have some more of the binding material left, cut the snagged part out and sew the new piece in. Of course you would want a pretty long piece to keep it from looking like you are covering up an error.
You are so sweet to take on this task for her.
Maybe you can post a picture when you are finished.
06-18-2011, 06:09 PM
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From the front side...insert a needle half way through..where the eye is just showing...thread the needle with the end of the snag and pull to the back side.
No one will ever know it was there.
Syl
No one will ever know it was there.
Syl
06-18-2011, 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by jpthequilter
Originally Posted by Ps 150
Originally Posted by Kas
My mom used to take a needle and thread without a knot and come through the back. Then she would put the needle through the loop made by the snag and then put the needle back through the same hole in the fabric she pushed it up through. Then holding the loose end of the thread and the needle in one hand she would pull the snag back through. Then you should be able to quilt over it.
06-18-2011, 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Ps 150
Feathers are a bit grown up for this quilt. It's a child's quilt, done in bug fabrics in the center. There's no pin in there, though that would've been an easy fix. It's a flaw in the weave, like what CoventryUK said. I'm trying to think of a way and looking for suggestions on the best way to quilt over it. Really not sure.
06-18-2011, 09:41 PM
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Well.. one very radical solution would be to trim the border so that the flaw is concealed within the very edge of the binding. (I did say radical.)
However, I like the idea of pulling the snag to the inside and getting creative with cute bug/flower quilting.
However, I like the idea of pulling the snag to the inside and getting creative with cute bug/flower quilting.
06-19-2011, 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Kas
Show us a pic of the fix!
Here's a pic with a pin right where the snag is.
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Here is the finished border without the pin.
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06-20-2011, 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by ging10ging
I'm not sure if I'm still seeing the thread come up a little. Sue
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