What a great tip that I hadn't thought of. Thanks for sharing. I definitely don't like spending quality time with my seam ripper so I will have to audition my variegated threads more carefully.
Originally Posted by
rryder
Thanks Silliness,
I did use variegated thread in that first one. I enjoy using it when I can be pretty sure that all the colors will show up on the quilt top (if I want the quilting to show rather than just be a texture), but it can sometimes be problematic. I once tried to use it for an all over edge to edge design and had it not work out at all because there was one color in the thread that disappeared when it landed on a part of the quilt that had a similar color and value--my design ended up looking very discontinuous--almost like someone had gone behind me and erased parts. As a result, I ended up spending some quality time bonding with my seam ripper
Rob