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05-24-2011, 05:13 PM

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Twisted Quilter

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Darn, must be a sheet. I made a sample block and the holes from stitches are bigger than they should be.

Darn, darn, darn :thumbdown:

I'm not an expert on sewing machine needles but maybe a smaller, sharper needle would help?

Another 'duh' moment. I don't know why I don't think of these things. :shock: Thanks for the suggestion, I'll give it a go. :thumbup:

05-24-2011, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Scrap Happy

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Originally Posted by Twisted Quilter

Darn, must be a sheet. I made a sample block and the holes from stitches are bigger than they should be.

Darn, darn, darn :thumbdown:

I'm not an expert on sewing machine needles but maybe a smaller, sharper needle would help?

Another 'duh' moment. I don't know why I don't think of these things. :shock: Thanks for the suggestion, I'll give it a go. :thumbup:

Poor baby! :lol: :lol: :lol:

05-24-2011, 05:27 PM

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quilting.addict

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I was given advice by 3 80 year old ladies to use a sheet on the back of my first quilt. I hand quilted it just fine. Or so I thought...until I hand quilted my second one and discovered how much easier it was to needle when I had LQS fabric on the back!!
You have it; use it to machine quilt.
And if the sheets still smell, hang up a temp clothes line outside. It will be worth it.

05-25-2011, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by quilting.addict

You have it; use it to machine quilt.
And if the sheets still smell, hang up a temp clothes line outside. It will be worth it.

A little soap & water plus vinegar, and the smoke/cigarette smell is gone. I'm still going to try a smaller needle to see if that gets rid of the large holes. I have sooo much, I hate the thought of not using it. I really like the thickness of it compared to the thin white stuff at JoAnn's.

Thanks for the advice.