Thought for today!
10-16-2013, 10:01 AM
#31
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Michigan
Posts: 757
Hello.. I just used Elmer's glue to baste a quilt for the first time. It worked wonderfully, but I am wondering if there is a way to apply it more evenly.. mine was sort of clumpy in spots. I would also love to tackle FMQ. The shop where I purchased my machine from said that it is capable of FMQ and that she has seen some people's FMQ that is just beautiful. I have practiced but always chicken out when it comes to a "real quilt" I don't want to mess up my project (I have quilted a quilt and ended up hating it - it ruined the whole quilt for me)
10-16-2013, 10:10 AM
#32
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Mission Viejo, CA
Posts: 832
Here's the thing...no matter how good at FMQ their will be places only you know about that do not meet up too your expectations. Everytime you make a quilt those places get smaller and harder to spot, BUT their will always be those places only you know about.
10-16-2013, 10:53 AM
#33
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Sun City, AZ
Posts: 400
I would like to perfect the art of sandwiching! I can sandwich small projects like table runners but struggle with anything larger. I have laid the quilt on the floor (not fun) and on my large dining room table, but the layers don't stay straight. As I stitch in the ditch, the backing starts to move. I have tried pinning and spray starching. I use Elmer's glue for binding, but haven't tried it for sandwiching yet.
10-16-2013, 12:38 PM
#36
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: NoCal
Posts: 266
My goal is to find a pattern I love and then follow the instructions to the very end. I start out wanting it to be exactly like the illustration, but then I start tweaking it against my better judgment. Sometimes I'm sorry, but I can't seem to learn my lesson.
10-16-2013, 01:10 PM
#39
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Central Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
Posts: 7,695
I would use my iron and a pressing sheet to dry the drops of glue quickly. I have also used little tiny squares of heat-n- bond with a pressing sheet to baste small quilts on both sides.
10-16-2013, 01:10 PM
#40
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Central Wisconsin
Posts: 4,391
I don't believe I will ever make a "perfect" quilt, since I am a bit of a perfectionist and always find something I could have done better. The Amish deliberately put a "mistake" into each quilt, as they believe that only God is perfect. Thank heavens I don't have to deliberately put in a "mistake". LOL
I think it's the Turks that do that. If you look carefully at an authentic Turkish rug, you can find where the pattern is just a little off. It's not made by machine. These are hand woven. I have found about 10 places in my rug that is different from the rest of the pattern of that section. But you can't notice it from a distance.
We all just do the best we can, and don't sweat it if it isn't perfect.
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