Un-sewing
#22
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: San Joaquin Valley, California
Posts: 829
well, I also have been quilting for some time and this last week was not thinking..... I have pieced a quilt top for my Grandson to be born soon and my daughter wanted minkee...so I bought the minkee and placed on the longarm as a backing ( I have always quilted minkee as a top). When I took it off the frame---the minkee had streached and the top was puckered. It's only for family...so I added the binding and was hand stitching about 3/4 of it when I came to my senses. Tore off the binding and have been ripping for two day.
My family deserves my best. So, she that sewth, rippeth.
My family deserves my best. So, she that sewth, rippeth.
#25
Super Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Heart of Colorado's majestic mountains!
Posts: 6,026
I know that I have to unsew because I have a standard of perfection (that does not necessarily mean absolutely perfect). I know that if I start out not having things right that the problem grows because making a quilt is a building process. If the beginning steps are sloppy it doesn't just make itself right. I really try to minimize it by measuring carefully and not trying shortcuts that could lead to big problems. If I chain piece I verify that I have it put together correctly before making a gazillion. Make test blocks before making 30. But no matter how careful I think I am, I still have some unsewing to do. It is just part of the process. I like the comment above, we have erasers and delete buttons.
#29
Super Member
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Central Wisconsin
Posts: 4,391
My biggest reason for un-sewing is the fabric is sewn right side to wrong side.
And yesterday I did a demo in front of our club, showed a pinwheel with the two halves ready to sew together, and lo and behold, they were not sewn the same way. Serves me right for not pinning the side I want to sew on.
And yesterday I did a demo in front of our club, showed a pinwheel with the two halves ready to sew together, and lo and behold, they were not sewn the same way. Serves me right for not pinning the side I want to sew on.
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