Tulle overlay for portrait quilts? Need advice!
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Tulle overlay for portrait quilts? Need advice!
This is my first portrait quilt and I am quite pleased with how it looks so far. With that being said, I am scared to death to quilt it!
I watched a Youtube series by Lea McComas and she adds a tulle overlay before she quilts, her rationale being that she wants to avoid fraying while she sews down the small pieces. I am just not sure about the tulle overlay though- it kind of blurs the portrait and makes it seem less striking.
I took two pictures.... the first with no tulle and the second with a light silvery gray tulle overlay. I don't know if you can see a difference or not, but does anyone have any opinions? Tulle or no tulle? And if anyone has ever completed a portrait quilt with/without tulle, I would love to see a picture, if you wouldn't mind posting one. Thanks in advance
I watched a Youtube series by Lea McComas and she adds a tulle overlay before she quilts, her rationale being that she wants to avoid fraying while she sews down the small pieces. I am just not sure about the tulle overlay though- it kind of blurs the portrait and makes it seem less striking.
I took two pictures.... the first with no tulle and the second with a light silvery gray tulle overlay. I don't know if you can see a difference or not, but does anyone have any opinions? Tulle or no tulle? And if anyone has ever completed a portrait quilt with/without tulle, I would love to see a picture, if you wouldn't mind posting one. Thanks in advance
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It depends on how you want to quilt it and if you used a good fusible. If you just want minimal quilting then the tulle will help secure the pieces. If you intend to do a lot of thread paining then no tulle should be fine. Great portrait!
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Join Date: Mar 2015
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Lovely portrait quilt.
As for the tulle - I took a class with Bonnie McCaffrey where we used tulle to cover the quilt before quilting. She did a demonstration about how different color tulle can make a huge difference in getting the look you want for your quilt.
A black tulle or another color may make your quilt pop even more. The silvery grey may not do that. If you can take your quilt to a place that has a lot of tulle colors you can try different ones.
I was thinking that a dark purple may be interesting!
As for the tulle - I took a class with Bonnie McCaffrey where we used tulle to cover the quilt before quilting. She did a demonstration about how different color tulle can make a huge difference in getting the look you want for your quilt.
A black tulle or another color may make your quilt pop even more. The silvery grey may not do that. If you can take your quilt to a place that has a lot of tulle colors you can try different ones.
I was thinking that a dark purple may be interesting!
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I agree with Go Sew - different colors of tulle will make a huge difference in what the portrait looks like! Do try out several different colors of tulle because I just know you will be surprised at the difference they make! Love your portrait!
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