What to do with a warped top?
03-11-2011, 12:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Tropical
I saw a video about just this topic. It shows how to fix it. I'll see if I can find it, again.
It is about correcting distortions. I hope it will help. :)
03-11-2011, 05:36 AM
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Thank you for all your suggestions. I am amazed how many experts we have that have never (uh humm) had this same problem!! I will try the press the heck out of it. I haven't used steam as I know this can distort it more (I think I know). I may try the take that seam in just a tiny bit more advice. I like what I have made I just don't like that its not doing what I want. And quilting it to death probably wont hurt it as being a OBW its such an incredibly busy little design that I doubt you could even see the quilting on it. Time to go buy a dozen spools of thread. Thank you again everyone I appreciate the time that was taken to help me. Oh and its about an A cup :)
03-11-2011, 09:39 AM
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Isn't it Sharon Schamber (sp?) that had the tutorial on steaming, starching, etc. to get a quilt to lay flat? There was a thread on this a while back, with some great ideas. Try doing a search of the topic area. Someone may know where it was.
03-11-2011, 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Elisabrat
Ok, um, this is not for me *uh huh*.. I have this OBW quilt top. Finished ready to quilt. Question is it does NOT lay flat. There are a couple spots its warped? not sure if this is the correct wording.. but I am about as done with it as I am going to be and want to quilt it and never do one again. Ok.. at least I don't want to toss it in the fire to start the kindling which of course I have never thought of before now.. I just think it wont take to regular quilting as it might buckle or whatever the correct term is on top. So how do I finish it besides in the fire? I just would love so much to get a couple words of advice here. I am lost :(
Thanks for listening to my P* and moaning. I promise to post if it finishes out with only having to hang my chin to my chest and not my toes.
Thanks for listening to my P* and moaning. I promise to post if it finishes out with only having to hang my chin to my chest and not my toes.
03-11-2011, 10:53 AM
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If there is just a tiny bit, I usually find it will "quilt out". I do hand
quilt so don't know if that makes a difference. However, I have
been making quilts for about 40 years and last fall when we were basteing in, I have
this one top that I absolutely love. It is a combination of wierd
piecing and applique...blocks are not large. When I got all the
blocks made (I assume now, for some reason, I didn't square
them up.] Then the pieced border, was quite a challenge. But
when we got it all layed out, the borders were almost perfect..
but the top has many, many places where it bulges up..or does
not lay flat. There is no way that I have any choice. I will have
to take it ALL apart and square blocks and do over. So far I
haven't had the mind set for that!!
quilt so don't know if that makes a difference. However, I have
been making quilts for about 40 years and last fall when we were basteing in, I have
this one top that I absolutely love. It is a combination of wierd
piecing and applique...blocks are not large. When I got all the
blocks made (I assume now, for some reason, I didn't square
them up.] Then the pieced border, was quite a challenge. But
when we got it all layed out, the borders were almost perfect..
but the top has many, many places where it bulges up..or does
not lay flat. There is no way that I have any choice. I will have
to take it ALL apart and square blocks and do over. So far I
haven't had the mind set for that!!
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