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Oh my goodness what a pretty quilt!! I'm far too "global" to help... to me the minor "mismatched seams" are not cause for concern... the quilt is just beautiful! When one is looking at the quilt, the seams disappear!! It's really a pretty quilt...
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This thread is particularly interesting to me as a friend and I just signed up for a class that uses a Quiltsmart fusible Interfacing. It's called Common Sense; basicallly, it will (hopefully!) lool like the old Granny Square crocheted throws. We were chatting about this fusible and I wondered how it will feel when finished - it seems like that will add a lot of bulk. There was also discussion of how it's any better than doiing it the old-fashioned way - sew small piece to small piece. And, what if something shifted before the final stitching is done - there'd be no way to fix it as it's adhered to the fusible grid.
I'm wondering if the pattern called for using the fusible, or did you want to try the method? If it was called for, perhaps contact the designer to see if she has any suggestions on why it happened and how to avoid it in the future. All of that siad, I think your quilt is beautiful; the radiating stars are stunning. The small amount some of the seams are off won't show at all once it is layered and quilted. |
Originally Posted by peaceandjoy
(Post 6612823)
This thread is particularly interesting to me as a friend and I just signed up for a class that uses a Quiltsmart fusible Interfacing. It's called Common Sense; basicallly, it will (hopefully!) lool like the old Granny Square crocheted throws. We were chatting about this fusible and I wondered how it will feel when finished - it seems like that will add a lot of bulk. There was also discussion of how it's any better than doiing it the old-fashioned way - sew small piece to small piece. And, what if something shifted before the final stitching is done - there'd be no way to fix it as it's adhered to the fusible grid.
I'm wondering if the pattern called for using the fusible, or did you want to try the method? If it was called for, perhaps contact the designer to see if she has any suggestions on why it happened and how to avoid it in the future. All of that siad, I think your quilt is beautiful; the radiating stars are stunning. The small amount some of the seams are off won't show at all once it is layered and quilted. |
I have some of that fusible, but haven't used it yet. Love your quilt. What size are the squares in your quilt?? Thanks!
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That is truly beautiful. My hubby took one look and said leave it the way it is. IF You don't point it out , most people won't be able to see it.
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Originally Posted by JT
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I have some of that fusible, but haven't used it yet. Love your quilt. What size are the squares in your quilt?? Thanks!
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The quilt is beautiful and I would not have known there were mis-matched seams if not for the close up photo.
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Let your quilting help with those seams that don't align. I also tried this technique...I trashed mine. I do quilting for others, and see these kinds of seams fairly often (I don't turn down any quilt, no matter how wonky).
How do you plan to quilt this? It's a beautiful quilt... I wouldn't do SIDitch on it, I'd use a squiggly line and snake it over the seams...maybe 1/2" wide...that will mimic a SIDitch, without imphasizing those little jogs. Once done and on the bed...you will stop seeing the jogs, and just enjoy the beauty of the quilt.
Originally Posted by carol45
(Post 6608473)
I made this pattern called Exploding Stars out of thousands of scraps using a technique where I arranged the squares on a grid of very thin fusible interfacing and then sewed all the vertical seams, cut through the interfacing, ironed the seams open, and then did the same with all the horizontal seams. I will never use this technique again, because it was too difficult to cut the seams and iron them open on such a large scale. I might do it in smaller blocks, and then put the blocks together by more conventional techniques. In any case, the result has some problems, as you can see from the close-up--the diagonal lines did not fit together well, I don't know exactly why, because all the stars are fine. In any case, I don't think it would be possible to open those seams and fix it. Do you have any suggestions for how I can deal with those diagonal lines? I thought maybe I could use a satin stitch in the quilting to cover up the problem. What do you think? I'd appreciate any other ideas as well.
Thanks! Carol |
Originally Posted by carol45
(Post 6612965)
My squares were cut to 1 1/2 inches, finished at 2 inches.
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Hhhhhmmmm - - - - first of all, it's beautiful. Just beautiful. Second, I'm convinced we are our own worst critics. Yes, some of the points don't match exactly, but last time I checked, there is only one Master Quilter. Lastly, if your beautiful quilt were hanging in your front porch and you rode by on a horse . . . well, you know the rest.
Wonderful job! Jane |
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