Ripples in Quilt Top
#11
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I used a large, swirly pantograph to quilt it.
#13
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After almost 4 years I have finally finished a BOM from Laundry Basket Quilts called Sticks and Stones. It has been a huge challenge for me as it is a lot of Y seams. There is a big star in the middle of it, lots of little pieces. Bias!! It has lots of ripples in it, I have tried spray starch, coping strips, crying, more spray, more crying. I pinned it to the carpet hoping to get it to behave, didnt really help. I am hoping that when I quilt it I can take up some of the ripples. Does anyone have any ideas for me? Will one type of batting over another work better to get it to take up some of the slack?
#14
I think you should block it before you sandwich it, to quilt it. Soak in the bathtub w/ a mild soap or Synthrapol. Blot and roll up in a large beach towel. Spread out on a flat surface you can pin into. I use the back of my foam design wall, made from pink insulation boards. Or some use their carpet, but lay down a clean sheet first. Pin (use sturdy pins or T-pins) to keep it in place and pull if you need to to get those wrinkles out. Let air dry. You can aim a fan at it to speed the drying. When dry, then sandwich and quilt it. I block many of my quilts that are meant to hang on a wall after they are quilted, before squaring up and finishing the edges. This makes them lay flat on the wall.
#16
The quilts with the most ripples are usually the ones I hand quilt since I can put each section as I go along in the frame and it has a bit of the earlier section in the hoop when you reposition to a new area. My experience is that I ended up with little to no rippling by the time the quilt is finished.
Last edited by juliasb; 06-24-2019 at 04:22 PM. Reason: misspelling
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