long arm catastrophy
07-22-2010, 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Lostn51
So I took the quilt and tossed it in the wash and washed it on hot and dried it on high and the threads shrunk and tightened up and I did not have to fix anything!! But I never pre wash anything before I make a quilt.
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07-22-2010, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by IBQUILTIN
Might have a small tip that would help out. Try snipping the bobin thread about every 4 inches or so, then grab that thread with a pair of tweezers and pull really quickly. It doesn't leave the little puckers, and make fuzzy marks that way. Hope I explained it right
07-22-2010, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Dorrie
Hi, I had a very similar problem. It was not a large quilt (twin
size). Well, when I finished my attempt I was ready to throw it into the trash. I removed it from my sight for a couple of days...When I looked again it was still horrible. I was going to rip out but decided to put on another backing fabric. It took a long time to pin it on tight etc but I did. With right sides together I stitched 3 sides, turned it right side out and then closed the opening and top stitched the edges. I was prepared that it might be too loose and decided if that was the case, I was prepared to tie it only to the back. It finished perfect.
No tying necessary.
Good luck. Dorrie
size). Well, when I finished my attempt I was ready to throw it into the trash. I removed it from my sight for a couple of days...When I looked again it was still horrible. I was going to rip out but decided to put on another backing fabric. It took a long time to pin it on tight etc but I did. With right sides together I stitched 3 sides, turned it right side out and then closed the opening and top stitched the edges. I was prepared that it might be too loose and decided if that was the case, I was prepared to tie it only to the back. It finished perfect.
No tying necessary.
Good luck. Dorrie
07-22-2010, 04:09 PM
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Because I am relatively new with my midarm quilting machine I make sure to have extra fabric n the sides to check the tension. I check by feel and by looking. If all is well I am ready to go.
Why the extra on the sides? Because if I need a new bobbin or spool of thread I can still check tension without removing the whold quilt.
Awkward, Yes. Worth it ... definitely for me at this point in my learning curve.
ali
Why the extra on the sides? Because if I need a new bobbin or spool of thread I can still check tension without removing the whold quilt.
Awkward, Yes. Worth it ... definitely for me at this point in my learning curve.
ali
07-22-2010, 07:50 PM
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Beautiful quilt! I was getting eyelashes on the bottom of my quilt, too. I belong to a yahoo group and someone suggested using thinner thread in the bobbin than what your using on the top. Guess what, it worked! You may want to give it a try. As someone else on the board suggested do a test run before proceeding to sew on your quilt.
07-22-2010, 08:39 PM
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Sorry I have been there. I ripped out the quilting on a king size log cabin when I first started quilting, I didn't know then that I should start from the middle and go out. I started at the side, and what a mess by the time I reached the other side (Machine quilting). i knew where to begin when I requilted it though. What size is the quilt? Good luck and you will definitely get to know your seam ripper well.
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