My quilt is unravelling!
#21
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If this fabric is giving you problems now - think what it might be doing five years from now after some use and a few washings.
I agree that it would be a big undertaking to pick it apart at this stage and replace the problem fabric - but do you want to deal with it for the life of the quilt?
I agree that it would be a big undertaking to pick it apart at this stage and replace the problem fabric - but do you want to deal with it for the life of the quilt?
#23
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Illinois
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You simply inspect them by looking at them, both sides. How many times have we all sewn a seam only to take it off the machine and find the fabric that was on the bottom slipped and you only caught a few threads of it. That is what madquilted meant by "check your seams", Inspect, look ensure you have a good seam. It happens to the best of us.
#24
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If it were me, I would be tempted to just hand blind-stitch the wayward fabrics in place, then finish quilting. You might also be able to hand applique a new piece if the seams have pulled too much, just use tiny stitches. The very first quilt I sold was a roman stripe of 5 colors and black triangles. I thought I had purchased new fabric, but in certain places it started to disintegrate. Since it had already been machine quilted, I hand appliqued a black triangle onto the "holy" places, then re-quilted the triangles. I was beyond embarrassed, but the client was very understanding and happy with my repairs. Thankfully.
#25
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I will second the response on applying fray check. I have done this before - - with success. Without a picture its hard to tell if your situation is the same as mine. I would also suggest using June Tailor's fray block as it dries much softer than the fray check
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