My pain in the posterior
03-20-2011, 05:51 AM
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Hi Pam,
Your design and materials were great. I commend you for continuing through with your project.
When you were asking for help here at the board it would've been helpful to have had pictures if you didn't provide them. Also when using different kinds and weights of fabric it is always helpful to use interfacing. The washaway interfacing I would've used at the very least on this project. Also it is helpful to know if you have bias edges on the outside of your quilt. If you end up with then it is helpful to sew a basting stay stitching line clear around the outside of your quilt top.
Did you sew and press seams as you were progressing. Using starch, sizing or a product called Best Press is very helpful especially with difficult fabrics or patterns and is good to use with most quilting. Did you press before squaring up. There is a difference between pressing and ironing? Did you use a consistant scant 1/4 seam when sewing so you would have consistant seams?
Why did you break so many needles? Were you trying to sew over your pieces that were pinned? When sewing seams that are pinned you are suppose to remove the pin as you get to it. Are you sewing too fast to want to slow down to remove each pin? Sometimes it's quicker to sew slower than to go faster. Does your machine have a speed control on it?
It is good to use a thread to match the fabrics. Sometimes you'll use a cream, tan, darker tans and grey for most piecing projects. For some you'll need to better match your thread color with your fabrics.
You should label your quilt with your name and date and keep it for yourself. It will be a good show and tell item of what NOT to do and in the future to show how far you've improved. These are very good items to have for other new beginners with sewing and quilting. It gives a beginner encouragement to continue with each project to know that they will get better.
Are you in a quilt guild? Do you have a guilting buddy or mentor?
As for a title I think you've got a good one. Another idea: "Pain in the Butt for Boobs!"
Thank you for sharing your project in pictures with us. Please feel free to ask away with questions in your future quilting projects.
Pam M
Your design and materials were great. I commend you for continuing through with your project.
When you were asking for help here at the board it would've been helpful to have had pictures if you didn't provide them. Also when using different kinds and weights of fabric it is always helpful to use interfacing. The washaway interfacing I would've used at the very least on this project. Also it is helpful to know if you have bias edges on the outside of your quilt. If you end up with then it is helpful to sew a basting stay stitching line clear around the outside of your quilt top.
Did you sew and press seams as you were progressing. Using starch, sizing or a product called Best Press is very helpful especially with difficult fabrics or patterns and is good to use with most quilting. Did you press before squaring up. There is a difference between pressing and ironing? Did you use a consistant scant 1/4 seam when sewing so you would have consistant seams?
Why did you break so many needles? Were you trying to sew over your pieces that were pinned? When sewing seams that are pinned you are suppose to remove the pin as you get to it. Are you sewing too fast to want to slow down to remove each pin? Sometimes it's quicker to sew slower than to go faster. Does your machine have a speed control on it?
It is good to use a thread to match the fabrics. Sometimes you'll use a cream, tan, darker tans and grey for most piecing projects. For some you'll need to better match your thread color with your fabrics.
You should label your quilt with your name and date and keep it for yourself. It will be a good show and tell item of what NOT to do and in the future to show how far you've improved. These are very good items to have for other new beginners with sewing and quilting. It gives a beginner encouragement to continue with each project to know that they will get better.
Are you in a quilt guild? Do you have a guilting buddy or mentor?
As for a title I think you've got a good one. Another idea: "Pain in the Butt for Boobs!"
Thank you for sharing your project in pictures with us. Please feel free to ask away with questions in your future quilting projects.
Pam M
03-20-2011, 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by PaperPrincess
You never know until you try! I really love that brown fabric. It is really rich looking. You might want to try another row of quilting between the current lines or on the diagonal across the blocks. Might make it lay a little flatter. OR, Don't I recall you are FMQ practicing? I would FMQ over the whole thing. It's all secured so you don't have to worry about pins. Use brown thread tho ;-)
Oh well.
03-20-2011, 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by milp04
Hi Pam,
Your design and materials were great. I commend you for continuing through with your project.
When you were asking for help here at the board it would've been helpful to have had pictures if you didn't provide them. Also when using different kinds and weights of fabric it is always helpful to use interfacing. The washaway interfacing I would've used at the very least on this project. Also it is helpful to know if you have bias edges on the outside of your quilt. If you end up with then it is helpful to sew a basting stay stitching line clear around the outside of your quilt top.
Did you sew and press seams as you were progressing. Using starch, sizing or a product called Best Press is very helpful especially with difficult fabrics or patterns and is good to use with most quilting. Did you press before squaring up. There is a difference between pressing and ironing? Did you use a consistant scant 1/4 seam when sewing so you would have consistant seams?
Why did you break so many needles? Were you trying to sew over your pieces that were pinned? When sewing seams that are pinned you are suppose to remove the pin as you get to it. Are you sewing too fast to want to slow down to remove each pin? Sometimes it's quicker to sew slower than to go faster. Does your machine have a speed control on it?
It is good to use a thread to match the fabrics. Sometimes you'll use a cream, tan, darker tans and grey for most piecing projects. For some you'll need to better match your thread color with your fabrics.
You should label your quilt with your name and date and keep it for yourself. It will be a good show and tell item of what NOT to do and in the future to show how far you've improved. These are very good items to have for other new beginners with sewing and quilting. It gives a beginner encouragement to continue with each project to know that they will get better.
Are you in a quilt guild? Do you have a guilting buddy or mentor?
As for a title I think you've got a good one. Another idea: "Pain in the Butt for Boobs!"
Thank you for sharing your project in pictures with us. Please feel free to ask away with questions in your future quilting projects.
Pam M
Your design and materials were great. I commend you for continuing through with your project.
When you were asking for help here at the board it would've been helpful to have had pictures if you didn't provide them. Also when using different kinds and weights of fabric it is always helpful to use interfacing. The washaway interfacing I would've used at the very least on this project. Also it is helpful to know if you have bias edges on the outside of your quilt. If you end up with then it is helpful to sew a basting stay stitching line clear around the outside of your quilt top.
Did you sew and press seams as you were progressing. Using starch, sizing or a product called Best Press is very helpful especially with difficult fabrics or patterns and is good to use with most quilting. Did you press before squaring up. There is a difference between pressing and ironing? Did you use a consistant scant 1/4 seam when sewing so you would have consistant seams?
Why did you break so many needles? Were you trying to sew over your pieces that were pinned? When sewing seams that are pinned you are suppose to remove the pin as you get to it. Are you sewing too fast to want to slow down to remove each pin? Sometimes it's quicker to sew slower than to go faster. Does your machine have a speed control on it?
It is good to use a thread to match the fabrics. Sometimes you'll use a cream, tan, darker tans and grey for most piecing projects. For some you'll need to better match your thread color with your fabrics.
You should label your quilt with your name and date and keep it for yourself. It will be a good show and tell item of what NOT to do and in the future to show how far you've improved. These are very good items to have for other new beginners with sewing and quilting. It gives a beginner encouragement to continue with each project to know that they will get better.
Are you in a quilt guild? Do you have a guilting buddy or mentor?
As for a title I think you've got a good one. Another idea: "Pain in the Butt for Boobs!"
Thank you for sharing your project in pictures with us. Please feel free to ask away with questions in your future quilting projects.
Pam M
Yes I posted as I was going along because I couldn't decide what to do for a border - it was laying flat until I put the border on so I'm thinking the cotton next to the satiny material is what did it.
I did press my seams but I think some of them were bulky in the middle hence the broken needles - also, as I have stated before I'm not very patient and I sew like I drive (thank goodness there is NOT a Sewing State Trooper or I'd get tickets every day). So your right once I slowed down I stopped breaking needles - of course one I broke because I didn't bother to push it all the way in and screw it tight - but I decided that was because I was being gentle with the needle - felt like he needed a soft hand :)
No guild...no quilting buddies EXCEPT FOR EACH OF YOU.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE YOUR TITLE....Pain in the butt for Boobs is what is is now called!!
03-20-2011, 08:33 AM
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I think it turned out pretty good for all your problems with it!!
Question, what type of batting did you use? One of my sewing machines will not sew cotton batting. I suspect poly would have been better.
Presser foot tension? Might want to lighten it up when working with the jersy type satin stuff and sometimes a piece of tissue paper works wonders when starting a seam with this type of fabric.
Question, what type of batting did you use? One of my sewing machines will not sew cotton batting. I suspect poly would have been better.
Presser foot tension? Might want to lighten it up when working with the jersy type satin stuff and sometimes a piece of tissue paper works wonders when starting a seam with this type of fabric.
03-20-2011, 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by hatchet
I think it turned out pretty good for all your problems with it!!
Question, what type of batting did you use? One of my sewing machines will not sew cotton batting. I suspect poly would have been better.
Presser foot tension? Might want to lighten it up when working with the jersy type satin stuff and sometimes a piece of tissue paper works wonders when starting a seam with this type of fabric.
Question, what type of batting did you use? One of my sewing machines will not sew cotton batting. I suspect poly would have been better.
Presser foot tension? Might want to lighten it up when working with the jersy type satin stuff and sometimes a piece of tissue paper works wonders when starting a seam with this type of fabric.
03-20-2011, 09:05 AM
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You are a very brave lady! I'm so afraid to even begin learning to FMQ that I have 3 doll size quilts ready to be quilted, but I'm afraid of my Brother... have changed the needle one time and that went okay. But dropping the feed dogs and changing the foot has me frozen up!
Maybe today I'll screw up my courage and give it a try... maybe....
Maybe today I'll screw up my courage and give it a try... maybe....
03-20-2011, 09:25 AM
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I love the concept. There's someone who would be very appreciative to get this quilt. This is a learning process and those not knowing about quilting don't notice what we do. It's not all the looks - but the thought behind it.
03-20-2011, 09:27 AM
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I think Poly batting would have made it more fluffy which might have balanced it out a little. Yep, the culprit is the shiny fabric. Next time, try backing it with interfacing so it won't shimmy and shift on you.
Hope it brings lots of $$ for the cause.
Hope it brings lots of $$ for the cause.
03-20-2011, 09:37 AM
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Well it does to my sewing machine!! It likes poly and nothing but poly. If I want to use cotton, I have to use a different machine!! It's unfortunate because it's my Juki that I use for free motion so if I want to use cotton I have to do it on my littler machines. What is your set up anyway? I know there are a lot of purist out there that don't like to mix and match fabrics and believe in cotton only but I do like to mix it up and use what I have, including old shirts and sheets!! Sometimes it takes a little playing with adjustments to get it to turn out right but I'm pretty successful at it. Like with the type of fabric you were using as your base I would have used tissue paper and a needle designed for poly. I would have loosened the feed dogs, not turn them off, of course it depends on the machine. Most machines these days are only off and on. In which case I would have left them on and used either a hopping foot or a quilting foot with the feed dogs, just to get an even stitch and still have movement. It's always a good idea to have a sample of the quilt you are working on to practice with too.
Hope that helps.
Hope that helps.
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