Hand Applique project in progess need help!
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I couldn't find a basket pattern I really liked so I made this one up. Everything was going fine I stitched around the outside edge and it was looking great, but then I needed to stitch the basket weave down. I was amazed at how great it was looking as I stitched down over the handle...
While I was working I was thinking, ot oh! It's going to look better if I stitch around the roses too. It will really help them pop! But then as I started doing that... The fabric started to crinkle. Not puker, more like poof...
My trouble is two fold. If I pull out the stitching you see around the blue roses on the right (I haven't done the left side yet.) That's half a morning's work gone... :cry: But If I leave it I have no idea how to keep it from puckering when I sew it....
Can anyone help me? Even if it's just to say it looks okay and I should keep going... I'd appericate it. This is a gift so the reciever will always have flowers.
While I was working I was thinking, ot oh! It's going to look better if I stitch around the roses too. It will really help them pop! But then as I started doing that... The fabric started to crinkle. Not puker, more like poof...
My trouble is two fold. If I pull out the stitching you see around the blue roses on the right (I haven't done the left side yet.) That's half a morning's work gone... :cry: But If I leave it I have no idea how to keep it from puckering when I sew it....
Can anyone help me? Even if it's just to say it looks okay and I should keep going... I'd appericate it. This is a gift so the reciever will always have flowers.
This is the detail work, as you can see I have stitched around all the hexagons on the right side.
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This is the basket of roses that I'm working on.
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Elizabeth,
Don't panic--with applique, you expect that to happen. Your piece is very large and that's probably why it's so noticeable.
Are you using any kind of stabilizer behind your fabric?? On large pieces, I usually will iron on a product like Wonder-Under or Heat N Bond LITE. Some people swear by unused coffee filters too...
Normally, I cut my blocks about 2 inches larger than the finished size so that I can square them up once I have finished them. After assembling them and quilting them, I have not had any more problems.
HTH,
Don't panic--with applique, you expect that to happen. Your piece is very large and that's probably why it's so noticeable.
Are you using any kind of stabilizer behind your fabric?? On large pieces, I usually will iron on a product like Wonder-Under or Heat N Bond LITE. Some people swear by unused coffee filters too...
Normally, I cut my blocks about 2 inches larger than the finished size so that I can square them up once I have finished them. After assembling them and quilting them, I have not had any more problems.
HTH,
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No it's just going onto the white muslin. No batting or backing yet.
I didn't use stabilizer, but I did pin the heck out of it everytime I worked on it (my fingers tell that story!). Since the entire thing is stitched down all around I think I'm just going to continue it the way it is. When I quilt it I'll just tack it a bit inside the roses and by the basket that way it will look like it's supposed to be puffy.
Thanks ladies, there's a first time for everything and that's what this was for me.
I didn't use stabilizer, but I did pin the heck out of it everytime I worked on it (my fingers tell that story!). Since the entire thing is stitched down all around I think I'm just going to continue it the way it is. When I quilt it I'll just tack it a bit inside the roses and by the basket that way it will look like it's supposed to be puffy.
Thanks ladies, there's a first time for everything and that's what this was for me.
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