carol45

I'm making a t-shirt quilt. I sandwiched it using Elmer's glue, and I'm quilting a square grid of straight stitches every 4 inches. Everything was going fine until I went over a section of a t-shirt that had a rubbery logo. It seems that the walking foot did not move smoothly over the shirt, but dragged it a bit, so things bunched up. I need to pull out those stitches, but I would like advice as to how to requilt it in those areas (there are a few other rubbery logos). Here are some options that I'm considering:
1. I have a teflon foot that I could try, but I'm worried about it not being a walking foot.
2. I might be able to quilt it from the back, but I'm afraid that the rubbery surface would stick to my sewing machine table--I used to have a supreme slider, but it never worked well for me--I'd end up sewing it into my quilt :-(--maybe parchment paper underneath?
3. Or maybe I could put some washable stabilizer on top of the surface and sew over it.
I'd really appreciate any other suggestions, or which you think of the above I should try first.
Thanks,
Carol

Geri B

Just a thought...maybe cover rubbery area with tissue, sew, then tear off tissue.... I haven't done a t shirt quilt in awhile, but when I did I steered clear of the heavy rubbery areas ....

sewbizgirl

I don't sew over the rubbery logos either... I go around them. They are hard for the needle to penetrate and that drag on your needle can mess up stitch timing. You may have to stop your 'grid' at the edge of the rubbery logo and pick it back up on the other side.

ckcowl

I never stitch over the decals on tshirt quilts, I stitch around them. I've never found a successful way to manage the rubbery decals. Not only a mess to stitch through but also unrepairable damage to the decal when you have to unsew. The holes do not close up. It's good that you stopped right away

Tartan

I would try laying a sheet of tissue paper over the logo and use the walking foot or your Teflon foot if the walking foot rips the paper. Whenever possible go around the decals.

tessagin

I'm in the middle of gathering t-shirts for my nephew. I've looked at the different videos on YouTube involving logos. They all advise using batting that calls for up to 10 inch spacing. Many use a flannel sheet for the batting or no batting and just a heavier backing.

carol45

I'm using this youtube video, and the products that she recommends.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW6vlC-qr4Q&t=3640s
I love the way it's turning out except for this problem. The batting calls for 5", but I like the way it feels. If I were ever to do a t-shirt quilt again, the 10" spacing certainly has its appeal! :-)

popover

Quilt those parts from the back, with tissue paper over them so they will slide. Tissue paper tears off easily.

quiltingshorttimer

Popover has probably the best solution. Like most others, I don't quilt over those rubbery logos either and find that a simply meander with a seperate border treatment works pretty darn well.

Jane Quilter

Thatt is what I do..................