To rip or not to rip?
04-08-2013, 04:48 PM
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To rip or not to rip?
Hi there,
I have made a quilt for my stepfather that I love but I really botched the binding. It is my second quilt so I'm still learning and it's my first time machine stitching the binding. I started hand stitching it but I'm not very good and I felt like my stitches wouldn't hold up over time so I used Elmers glue and stuck it down before turning to my machine. Some of the machine stitching is wobbly, there's a pucker, and two corners got smushed in the back.
Should I just rip it all out and start again? Since I used glue is there any way to get it apart?.....
Or am I just being a perfectionist? Thanks.
I have made a quilt for my stepfather that I love but I really botched the binding. It is my second quilt so I'm still learning and it's my first time machine stitching the binding. I started hand stitching it but I'm not very good and I felt like my stitches wouldn't hold up over time so I used Elmers glue and stuck it down before turning to my machine. Some of the machine stitching is wobbly, there's a pucker, and two corners got smushed in the back.
Should I just rip it all out and start again? Since I used glue is there any way to get it apart?.....
Or am I just being a perfectionist? Thanks.
04-08-2013, 04:51 PM
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Are you happy with you? If not, mist the glue and see if it will move. If it won't move, you don't have to wonder about re-doing it. I use I strand of hand quilting thread when hand sewing binding and I've never had a binding need repair yet.
04-08-2013, 05:03 PM
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I be he won't even notice! I made a chenille quilt for my Dad and cut a hole through all four layers . Put a patch over it and no one has ever noticed. We look too closely at our own work - others don'ts see what we see!
04-08-2013, 07:33 PM
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Don't rip it out! I agree with JulieR. It's amazing how many imperfections get reduced with a wash and dry. Plus, non-quilters typically don't notice details such as an imperfect machine-sewn binding.
04-09-2013, 03:09 AM
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It's not my stepdad I'm worried about, its my mother. She loves pointing things out and if she doesn't like something she gets this look on her face that has tortured my siblings and I since forever. If she doesn't like it I might die but I'm going to wash it dry it and see. Wish me luck.
04-09-2013, 09:22 AM
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It's not my stepdad I'm worried about, its my mother. She loves pointing things out and if she doesn't like something she gets this look on her face that has tortured my siblings and I since forever. If she doesn't like it I might die but I'm going to wash it dry it and see. Wish me luck.
04-09-2013, 09:23 AM
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Don't be concerned about Mom -- sounds like even if it were A+++ perfect she would look for some flaw! Life is a learning experience -- the joy of a quilt is in it's use! He'll love it because you cared enough to make it.
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