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#22
Thanks!
Originally Posted by emsgranny
Love the quilt you showed!!! I cant give you any suggestions - I have a fear of puckering so I have never tried it. I will keep an eye out on this post so if I am courageous and try to do one I will know what to do!!!
#23
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Prescott Valley, AZ
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I did really well with stitch in the ditch on my first few quilts. Then I did one that puckered everywhere. It doesn't sound like you're doing anything wrong. What kind of batting are you using? Poly batting is quite slippery and can be a real pucker pain! I find I'm doing better now with all cotton batting (warm & natural or warm & white). The fabric and batting tend to stay in place better. I still pin a lot.
FMQ can help reduce puckers because you are kind of easing any fullness in as you go, instead of having it build up to the end of a line of stitching.
You'll get it, just keep trying until you find what works for you.
FMQ can help reduce puckers because you are kind of easing any fullness in as you go, instead of having it build up to the end of a line of stitching.
You'll get it, just keep trying until you find what works for you.
#26
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Merced, CA
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Is there some local group who have a big meeting place and also do quilting? Sometimes on this forum someone is always talking about she "did the sandwich" and someone else did the quilting and someone else did the binding and then they donated it in all their names to this or that charity.
There are no rock solid "ONLY" ways to do something, just keep on going. And thank you for your giving ways, God will repay you some way or other.
There are no rock solid "ONLY" ways to do something, just keep on going. And thank you for your giving ways, God will repay you some way or other.
#27
I clamp my backing to my cutting table with alligator clamps and pull it taut. Then I put on the batting, smooth it out and put it under the clamps with the backing, keeping both taut. Then I center and smooth on my top. I pin from the center out with safety pins, using at least one in each corner of every block and one in the center of each block. I then release the clamps and am ready to quilt. I have not had any puckers on the back since I started doing it this way.
#29
I would try the spray basting to get it quilted then washing it several times in a no-dye, no-fragrance laundry detergent before giving it. This will take out the chemicals that are the issue....washing twice would probably do it but just to be safe, I'd do it 4-5 times. After a bazillion years of quiltmaking, I can't quilt and get a good result any other way than spray basting.
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