Help Please! Can I glue a quilt?
06-12-2011, 06:00 AM
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This topic (seam coming undone) has been coming up fairly often. I've had it happen to me, and it wasn't because of too little seam allowance - I think maybe the stitches at the end of the block didn't hold. Perhaps the block was handled too much? I think I better start checking all my seams while pressing, or at least before I start quilting. I've also run into the problem when longarming charity quilts from guild members. So... you're not alone! If you can work an applique over the seam, that would be a wonderful solution. Otherwise, careful stitching, fusible on the back... whatever works. Take the time to undo quilting if you really need to. Your quilt is very pretty and extra effort spent now will be worth it in the long run. Good luck.
06-12-2011, 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted by CAS49OR
I pieced together a quilt, and noticed a seam is coming apart in the middle of it! I glued it, thinking it was only an inch and now find it's continuing to come apart, about 10" worth.
It will be really hard to take it apart to re-sew it at this point as I've quilted over about 1/2 of the quilt.
I'm wondering, is there a glue that will stay soft and flexible I could use? The part I glued is hard and stiff, and not appropriate for a lap quilt.
Do you have any other ideas? I've thought of sewing over it with invisible thread. I can't really quilt in that spot without ruining the design.
I've thought of a patch of a caterpillar or spiderweb or something.
It's important it looks nice because I am making it for someone else.
It will be really hard to take it apart to re-sew it at this point as I've quilted over about 1/2 of the quilt.
I'm wondering, is there a glue that will stay soft and flexible I could use? The part I glued is hard and stiff, and not appropriate for a lap quilt.
Do you have any other ideas? I've thought of sewing over it with invisible thread. I can't really quilt in that spot without ruining the design.
I've thought of a patch of a caterpillar or spiderweb or something.
It's important it looks nice because I am making it for someone else.
Here's a link to her complete quilt top.
06-12-2011, 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by virtualbernie
There are fabric glues that are supposed to stay soft but I would recommend slip stitching it by hand using small stitches making sure you don't pull it to tightly so as not to make it pucker. Beware of other glues because although it may be hard now, when you/or someone else washes the quilt, it may wash out... (I like the stitch witchery idea too)
06-12-2011, 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Quilterfay
I read on one web site a hand stitch called a ladder stitch and it would work in this piece. And no stitches would show.
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If you have enough seam allowances available, I would try to sew the seams using the ladder stitch with thread that matches as closely as possible.
I would avoid using mono-filament thread. I just don't like it.
If you don't have enough seam allowance to hold without fraying out - then stabilize the area as well as you can, and applique something over the area.
06-12-2011, 09:37 AM
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If there is enough of the fabric to stitch the seam - hand stitch it. Then maybe quilt a spider web over the seam and add a cute spider. If there is not enough fabric to make the seam use stitchwitchery, mistyfuse or something like them to press and hold the seam together. Either way it might be best to add a little extra quilting and a applique to reinforce that seam.
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