long arm catastrophy
07-21-2010, 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by feline fanatic
I hope she isn't quilting for others and charging them with the backs looking like this.
07-21-2010, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by ckcowl
boy, that is too bad :(
i keep a mirror tile right on my quilting table and as soon as i start i use it to look at my stitching on the back and i check it again each time i change bobbins, notice a new noise, stop for a few minutes...i am always taking a moment to walk around the table and check to see how it is looking...because
i did that once, only about 2 feet wide before i realized it was not stitching well, but enough that it took me almost 8 hours to pick it all out and then had to re do it...now i check so there is never more than i strip across the quilt and usually less because when i turn the quilt and start again i go 4-6 inches, stop and check it...if all is well i continue...it is a hard lesson to learn.
i give classes on my machine and rent out time...i always stress taking this step...sometimes people don't take me seriously...and i will stop by the machine to see how they are doing and i always pick up the mirror and look at the back; sometimes i have to tell them...oops better stop what you are doing, you have a problem...see this is exactly why i told you to take a moment and check.
sorry you have had this experience...i would offer to help you fix it if i were the friend who did this...have you talked to her about it?
i keep a mirror tile right on my quilting table and as soon as i start i use it to look at my stitching on the back and i check it again each time i change bobbins, notice a new noise, stop for a few minutes...i am always taking a moment to walk around the table and check to see how it is looking...because
i did that once, only about 2 feet wide before i realized it was not stitching well, but enough that it took me almost 8 hours to pick it all out and then had to re do it...now i check so there is never more than i strip across the quilt and usually less because when i turn the quilt and start again i go 4-6 inches, stop and check it...if all is well i continue...it is a hard lesson to learn.
i give classes on my machine and rent out time...i always stress taking this step...sometimes people don't take me seriously...and i will stop by the machine to see how they are doing and i always pick up the mirror and look at the back; sometimes i have to tell them...oops better stop what you are doing, you have a problem...see this is exactly why i told you to take a moment and check.
sorry you have had this experience...i would offer to help you fix it if i were the friend who did this...have you talked to her about it?
07-21-2010, 04:21 PM
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Beautiful quilt top, what a shame about the back. It does look like a tension problem. It can be a drag to rip out all that stitching but if you have several quilting buddies it could be a good reason to get together to catch up while they help you take care of the unstitching. Provide some beverages and snacks and it will be done before you know it. Call it a "Reverse Quilting Bee". If I could help you, I would.
07-21-2010, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by PiecesinMn
Call it a "Reverse Quilting Bee". If I could help you, I would.
07-21-2010, 06:25 PM
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If you use a seam ripper, just take out the bobbin stitches- on the back, all the way across, then pull the top stitches, all the way across you will be done a lot faster. I rip a lot and this is how I do it, done in no time.
As loose as the bobbin stitches are you should be able to go about every 6 - 8 stitches or inches.
What a mess, good thing you didn't pay for that job.
The top is beautiful and worth the time to fix it.
As loose as the bobbin stitches are you should be able to go about every 6 - 8 stitches or inches.
What a mess, good thing you didn't pay for that job.
The top is beautiful and worth the time to fix it.
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