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Hi Jenel,
I have used red thread for machine embroidery on off-white fabric and not had a problem. Regarding the machine quilting, I would not give up yet, practice on an extra block. There are several books on just machine quilting. Alex Anderson has a very easy basic book to follow with tips and techniques. Also, to enlarge a pattern from Queen to King, I would look at one of the quilting encyclopedia's and a book on borders which usually have a section resizing quilts. Your quilt is beautiful, you are very talented! :D |
Very pretty quilt.
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Between your question and my questions we might have an explanation of why this is at best an obscure suggestion!
Originally Posted by sailsablazin
Originally Posted by dixiechunk
I once read of a quilter who would put a spool of thread in a
jar of hot water and let it sit for an hour or so. If the water became tinted with the thread color she would repeat. When the water was clear she dumped it out and let the spool of thread dry. Obviously, this process requires some time. I have never tried this but a couple of questions come to mind. One, if your're using quilting thread (ie waxed thread) will the water actually get through the wax to the dyed thread? Two, will the water penetrate all the way into the inner layers of thread or will you have to repeat as you use the thread up? Maybe I will experiment... |
Lovely quilt! Can't wait to see it with the red stitch work done!!
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LOL! I love this conversation. When I read the suggestion about soaking the thread in water, I thought, "That's probably a good idea, but it sounds like way too much work to me." So I wasn't going to do that.
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Beautiful Quilt. The Granny's Star pattern in really a beauty. Hope you post
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Originally Posted by Janice Thompson
Beautiful Quilt. The Granny's Star pattern in really a beauty. Hope you post
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I would use 2 or maybe 3 color catchers. Good luck. Its a beautiful quilt.
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Thank you! I'm just anxious to get it done so I can start on the next one. I've decided that I'm not allowed to start a new project until I finish a project. Of course, it would help if I spent some time working on it in the evenings, instead of doing work-work.
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I know. I only work part-time, but between dh, kids, gkids, housework, pets and everything else at home, I dont get to spend as much time on my hobby as I would like to.
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Very pretty quilt, I use quilting thread and have never had a problem with it bleeding. My fingers,yes, the thread, no. hehe
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Originally Posted by Taughtby Grandma
Very pretty quilt, I use quilting thread and have never had a problem with it bleeding. My fingers,yes, the thread, no. hehe
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Originally Posted by JenelTX
Yes, it is quilting thread. Does that mean that it doesn't bleed? (...she asked hopefully)
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Originally Posted by Blue Bell
Unfortunately, I had a quilt quilted by a professional and it did bleed. I wanted to dry the quilt on the deck and while I was positioning the quilt, I noticed the thread was bleeding. I washed it 4 times and used a whole box of color catchers. They did the trick in catching the dye.
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Originally Posted by JenelTX
Thank you! I'm just anxious to get it done so I can start on the next one. I've decided that I'm not allowed to start a new project until I finish a project. Of course, it would help if I spent some time working on it in the evenings, instead of doing work-work.
I'm very new at quilting so I'm only on my second quilt and it's gone slow too. You've done a great job on yours. Mine was a kit and I have about 6-8 more kits to do now too LOL You are very brave to hand quilt too. |
I'm interested in the replies on this too - I'm always concerned about bleeding too, my thought is if it's not cotton it shouldn't bleed. Not sure though, would like to find out.
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Originally Posted by BarbsCA
What great books too, I just love Fools Gold! I think you're so lucky to be Susan Mallery's asst!
I'm not sure I'm brave to hand quilt. I'm probably just too ignorant to realize what I'm putting myself in for! LOL |
I think red thread would be great. Good job love your quilt.
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I've used DMC turkey red (don't know color #) in a red work quilt on muslin and it didn't fade at all. In fact, I've never had any DMC embroidery floss fade.
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Originally Posted by misseva
I've used DMC turkey red (don't know color #) in a red work quilt on muslin and it didn't fade at all. In fact, I've never had any DMC embroidery floss fade.
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Spool off some thread, put in on a white piece of fabric and douse it via spray bottle with water. Put another fabric on top and cover with a slight weight (book). This will give you an idea of the quality of the thread. You could try several to test this to see which red to use. Good luck
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Thank you!
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Nice work...
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Originally Posted by JenelTX
Originally Posted by misseva
I've used DMC turkey red (don't know color #) in a red work quilt on muslin and it didn't fade at all. In fact, I've never had any DMC embroidery floss fade.
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Originally Posted by JenelTX
Hmmm... but if my white on white won't show, how will I know if I'm getting better?
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Originally Posted by Karen's Kreations
I do a lot of redwork with red thread. I've used Retayne when it's completed - seems to work fine. No bleeding as yet!
Love your quilt. Good luck, Karen |
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