My quilt is unravelling!
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My quilt is unravelling!
I made a beautiful quilt, layered it, basted it, and started hand quilting. One of the fabrics I chose must have been cheap, because it is pulling away from the seams here and there. It goes without saying I am long past the point I can take the quilt apart and fix these few places. How can I fix it without it looking like a mess?
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what a dreadful feeling after all the work you did. Depending on how much of the fabric was used, is it possible to take each piece out and replace it by hand while leaving the quilt sandwich together? Can you make a template of the piece and cover it with a hand appliqued piece of another fabric? (I've done this on vintage quilts that needed a repair.)
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Yes, you will need to make your file smaller, less than 1 mb is ideal for posting anywhere on the internet. As QuiltnNan said, lots of help on how to do that in the Help Center.
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what a dreadful feeling after all the work you did. Depending on how much of the fabric was used, is it possible to take each piece out and replace it by hand while leaving the quilt sandwich together? Can you make a template of the piece and cover it with a hand appliqued piece of another fabric? (I've done this on vintage quilts that needed a repair.)
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You could glue it into place, then using embroidery thread put a y type pattern down the seam linking both sides. I would useaspot of school glue because it will wash out.
Otherwise same idea but a fancy sewing machine stitch.
Otherwise same idea but a fancy sewing machine stitch.
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