Are there any other " idiots " out there like me????
12-31-2009, 11:18 AM
#33
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Colorado
Posts: 59
Hi,
I'm right there with you - doing things that I shouldn't be doing.
How extensively is your top quilted? If the quilting is minor (in terms of the time it took to do the quilting), have you thought about re-quilting it with the correct thread? You could either sew over the original quilting lines, or you could do a grid quilting....either with diagonal lines or horizontal and vertical lines.
My hope is that you would be able to salvage the quilt and give it to the intended group. I hate the idea of all that money for fabrics and all of your time, and now it is essentially wasted, because it cannot go the the correct place.
Casa Manana
I'm right there with you - doing things that I shouldn't be doing.
How extensively is your top quilted? If the quilting is minor (in terms of the time it took to do the quilting), have you thought about re-quilting it with the correct thread? You could either sew over the original quilting lines, or you could do a grid quilting....either with diagonal lines or horizontal and vertical lines.
My hope is that you would be able to salvage the quilt and give it to the intended group. I hate the idea of all that money for fabrics and all of your time, and now it is essentially wasted, because it cannot go the the correct place.
Casa Manana
01-01-2010, 05:09 AM
#37
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Goodlettsville Tn
Posts: 57
Now I'm paranoid about some baby quilts I've made and quilted with monofiliment thread. I'll be worried to death a finger will be cut!I'm very careful about clipping threads but what if I missed one? Monofiliment is about all I quilt with simply because my bad quilting skills are less visable.
01-01-2010, 06:46 AM
#39
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Goodlettsville Tn
Posts: 57
I have always been confused about quilting threads. I want a soft "unthready" look but I don't know what to use. Is rayon embroidery thread ok or would it not hold up with use? I haven't seen any Sulky or comparable brand of quilting threads at Joann's.
01-01-2010, 07:08 AM
#40
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: south east ND. 60 miles from MN and 25 from SD
Posts: 229
I do things like that too. And I didn't know that about monofilament thread so your "mistake" was a lesson to me. I did a lap robe with the stuff but it's for us so guess it doesn't really matter; I'll do my big cussing when I wash and dry it and maybe have to redo some of it.
I just noticed you're from Fargo - I live near Gwinner!
I just noticed you're from Fargo - I live near Gwinner!
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