Boy do I need help with this one
#1
The MIL made this top 30+ years ago and never made another quilt related item. She has asked me to quilt it for the last 3 years. So finally DH brought it home. I never notice how the top really looked till I started looking at it and sizing it up for the Longarm frame. I cant put this on the frame. So I decided to hand quilt it, she's in no hurry. But for the life of me I dont know how I'm gonna quilt this and hide the wonky, puckers and waves. Any suggestions and help would greatly appreciated.
Looks sorta okay from this angle
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Bless her heart, she's so proud of it and I would love to make it special, but I just don't knoow how!
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#6
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Begin by getting it damp and pressing it well. You may be able to reduce the wonkiness that way. Ditch stich the major lines. Use heavier/lighter stitching to correct looser/tighter areas. Good luck.
#7
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What's the puffiest batt you can use on the longarm? The batting will hide some of the wonkiness if you can use a puffier one. It looks slightly discolored. Can you press it if it is without setting the discoloration?
#10
From the views you show, the puckers dont seem to bad and if you try putting it on the LA it may just stretch the quilt the little bit it needs to smooth this out. I would at least try putting it on the LA before attemping hand quilting. You may have to square this one up by adding another border and squaring it off. If the quilt lays flat enough, go ahead and do a nice allover pattern on it. Maybe a star pantograph No need for any heirloom quilting or SITD. It's worth the try. If it doesn't work then proceed to the hand quilting and only a little time will be lost to trying and you will learn just how much of a wonky quilt a LAM can handle. It is a pretty thing.
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