Thread: Ever have "one of those" quilts that you can't wait to finish?

I bought a super cute jelly roll on sale and was excited to try a pattern at I saw on MSCO YouTube. Part of it was I forgot to change to my walking foot, which helped when I put it on for the most part. But the fabric was super thin so it didn't feed well or got tangled up, and this was a Moda line! I have used alot of Moda and never had this issue before. I finally got the top done and got the backing and binding ordered (which came in today). Now to go get batting so I can finish this quilt. lol I think I will like it once it is done but man, it has been a pain to quilt.

Anyone else have "one of those" quilts that you hated when working on it?

Yea, that's why I usually have other projects going, so I can take a break from one that's giving me fits!

I did stop at about the 3rd row because it was making me ill. I picked it back up later and did it it in sections until it was done. It is such cute fabric too, the Lil Rascals line with the dogs, cats, geese, etc on it. I love the design on it but not so much the thinness of the fabric.

Yep, think we all have at one time or another. I've got so much fabric on hand, can't think of buying new stuff just yet..other than to fill in a solid color (most of mine are prints).

I have some customers send me fabrics that are very thin (for backings), or quilts made of really thin fabric....I spray with spray starch and let it dry (I don't iron it dry, since I have it on the quilting machine, it sort of presses itself..). Adds a bit of body... Sewing for myself...if the fabric is really thin...I starch the heck out of it first...I won't use it really flimsy. If I am using a satin or something in a crazy quilt or baby quilt...I add a tear away fusible stabilizer to the back...in a pinch, I'll add freezer paper ironed onto the back.

Originally Posted by tngal22

I did stop at about the 3rd row because it was making me ill. I picked it back up later and did it it in sections until it was done. It is such cute fabric too, the Lil Rascals line with the dogs, cats, geese, etc on it. I love the design on it but not so much the thinness of the fabric.

I bought 2 Robert Kaufman Grinch quilt kits last year to make for Christmas presents. I don't know if it was because I made 2 quilts exactly alike, one right after the other, or what but I finished one and gifted it this past Christmas. The other one the top is finished and folded up in my UFO pile. I just can't motivate myself to finish it! I have everything I need to finish it. It just needs to be sandwiched and straight line quilted (actually crooked line quilted as it is Dr. Seuss!) and the binding put on it. I know, I know . . . it is LONG overdue! Fortunately the friend it is going to is understanding and knows that he will get the quilt before Christmas 2012!!!