help: stiff quilt
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help: stiff quilt
after winning a second place ribbon at the show, and $500 of custom quilting, my dh says the quilt is too rough. i know machine quiting can be that way, but what do i do? will washing it soften it up a bit? it's 60 degree 2" stars that were English Paper Pieced, queen sized. how do i get the stiffness out of it? what do you do? he says he can feel it thru the top sheet. thanks everyone.
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The batting, backing and thread can also contribute to stiffness in a quilt. It will soften with laundering and use, but it may take some time. I would take it to a laundromat and use a large capacity machine. Just one question: you did remove the papers, right? There are some EPP products that you leave in.
The batting, backing and thread can also contribute to stiffness in a quilt. It will soften with laundering and use, but it may take some time. I would take it to a laundromat and use a large capacity machine. Just one question: you did remove the papers, right? There are some EPP products that you leave in.
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it was EPP, but I took out all my papers.
I'll try the washing the thing a few times with a lot of Downey.
thank you everyone for your advice.
when it's heavily quilted, it seems to slide around.
I always hand quilt my quilts, and this one wasn't
I'm doing Storm at Sea now. I figure it will take me
about 3 yrs to do. It too, is English Paper Pieced. I'll
quilt it by hand
I'll try the washing the thing a few times with a lot of Downey.
thank you everyone for your advice.
when it's heavily quilted, it seems to slide around.
I always hand quilt my quilts, and this one wasn't
I'm doing Storm at Sea now. I figure it will take me
about 3 yrs to do. It too, is English Paper Pieced. I'll
quilt it by hand
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