To pick or not to pick...that is the question
06-08-2010, 11:10 AM
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Urgh! I get so frustrated with myself. I have been working on my first Quilt for Kids quilt (which is overdue already) and I have been doing my first FMQ'ing on it. I am doing pretty darn good, if I do say so myself...I am very pleased with how it's coming out. Only...I just realized I made a big boo boo.
I had finished 6 squares with a stipple pattern. Midway through my 7th square, the bobbin monster attacked. I put the quilt away because it was late. When I came back to it, my memory lapsed and I refilled the bobbin (which was previously filled with light blue to blend with the backing) with dark blue (which is my top thread.) So, I have gone on to finish seven more squares, as well as the half finished one.
It is terrible. It shows my every mistake on the back and to make it worse, one square is half and half.
Should I pick them all out? I have never picked out quilting before...is this going to send me 'round the bend picking out all these stitches? I am so upset! If I pick them all out, what do I do about the holes left?
*sigh* I think I need chocolate.....lots of chocolate.
I had finished 6 squares with a stipple pattern. Midway through my 7th square, the bobbin monster attacked. I put the quilt away because it was late. When I came back to it, my memory lapsed and I refilled the bobbin (which was previously filled with light blue to blend with the backing) with dark blue (which is my top thread.) So, I have gone on to finish seven more squares, as well as the half finished one.
It is terrible. It shows my every mistake on the back and to make it worse, one square is half and half.
Should I pick them all out? I have never picked out quilting before...is this going to send me 'round the bend picking out all these stitches? I am so upset! If I pick them all out, what do I do about the holes left?
*sigh* I think I need chocolate.....lots of chocolate.
06-08-2010, 11:13 AM
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The holes should close up once the quilt is washed and dried.
I am so sorry that this happened to you, but other than picking the stitches out? I don't think there is another solution :(
I am so sorry that this happened to you, but other than picking the stitches out? I don't think there is another solution :(
06-08-2010, 11:18 AM
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If it's any consolation, I once spent 10 hours ripping out 1 row of panto design. It was a really dense design, with lots of overlap and the tension was off enough that it had to come out, but not off enough that it was easy to pull out.
06-08-2010, 11:22 AM
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Danggit. :( Oh stitch ripper, come to me, let us get acquainted.
I will have my husband post if this ends up putting me in the looney bin.
Hope Downey doesn't get too upset that this quilt is going to be so very late.
I will have my husband post if this ends up putting me in the looney bin.
Hope Downey doesn't get too upset that this quilt is going to be so very late.
06-08-2010, 11:45 AM
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Yeeesssss....you must PICK!! I have spent hours and hours picking out bad quilting stitches, or wrong color, or folded over backing, or....whatever!!! It's one of the rights of passage with quilting....Today I must PICK IT OUT!!! LOL :-) Good luck!!!
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