3 more customer quilts I did (including 2 polyester monsters)

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12-17-2010, 08:49 PM

#41

Jingle

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Beautiful quilts and you did a great job as usual.

12-17-2010, 08:50 PM

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Evie

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Do you use a ball point needle on the poly?

No, a regular needle, but I have heard of using the ball point needles on poly. Have you tried it? I'd be interested in hearing experience of those who have.

I do believe the ball point needles are for the poly knits not the woven fabric. At least that's I learned all those days ago when I sewed clothing in the poly knits.

12-17-2010, 09:08 PM

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Eddie you did a fabulous job, I knew you'd pull that wonky wonky quilt together and you did, Beautiful work :-D :thumbup:

12-17-2010, 09:18 PM

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Beautiful job, Eddie. And the quilts are too, even if they are polyester! Was either of these the "wonky" quilt you posted about earlier?

Yes! That third one (the stripy one) is the "Wonky, wonky, wonky" quilt that I was talking about the other day. :)

Well, it doesn't look "wonky, wonky, wonky" now! You did a great job -- again.

12-17-2010, 09:19 PM

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Beautiful job! Now you only have 42.86% more to go! :)

12-17-2010, 09:21 PM

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what kind of binding did you use for the polyester quilts? did you stipple quilt them... they all are pretty.

12-17-2010, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Evie

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Originally Posted by Eddie

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Originally Posted by Rainy Day

Do you use a ball point needle on the poly?

No, a regular needle, but I have heard of using the ball point needles on poly. Have you tried it? I'd be interested in hearing experience of those who have.

I do believe the ball point needles are for the poly knits not the woven fabric. At least that's I learned all those days ago when I sewed clothing in the poly knits.

Back in the sixties and seventies when poly knit was all the rage for clothing, my Mom and us girls (4) sewed all our dresses with 'double knit'.

Mom had tons of scraps left from all these dresses and they were made into simple quilts of 4 or 6 inch squares. She usually put a cotton or twill as backing; some had batting, some not; and I think most of them were tied.

What I remember most about sewing the 'double knit' is always changing to a ball point needle or you would have skipped stitches all thru your seams.

Yes, the good ole days!

;-) ;-) ;-)

12-18-2010, 01:48 AM

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You did a great job. All three turned out beautiful.

12-18-2010, 03:04 AM

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I haven't done quilting with poly, but I have sewn a lot of vintage clothes, and repaired them. I always used ball point needles, and it seemed to make them look better, and it was EASIER(my favourite word, right next to SLEEP!)