Holes in fabric after taking out stitches
 

I just finished taking out a whole border of quilting. I wasn't happy with the result, I decided to change patterns. Of course, there are all those pesky little holes in the fabric. Is the any magic way to minimize the holes before I stitch another pattern?

The little holes should close when you wash the quilt.

As Gail B says, the holes will close over once you wash the quilt. Sometimes I might just dab a bit of water onto the spot and pat it with a cloth and that closes the hole too.

Unfortunately, the quilt won't be washed before I give it as a gift.

I'll try that. I thought about spraying it with water. It's about 60 inches of feather stitches. Boy, was that ever fun to remove! Thanks!

You could also dab it with a wet cloth. Try it on a little area to see if it works.

You can also toss it in the dryer with a damp towel. I do that to get the errand strings off.

Thanks! Hope it works.

Sometimes what works for me is to just "scratch" the fabric surface lightly with my finger nail, and it helps the threads shift a bit, to somewhat fill in the holes.

Keep in mind, that once you re-quilt it, it will be over what you have taken out, and chances are that will help to camouflage the holes that seem like craters to you right now!

Spray it with a water bottle...they disappear..