oksewglad

Flimsy in quilt terms is a finished quilt top without batting, backing or quilting.

Rhonda Lee

Sherry: Love your quilt and what a wonderful way to use the scraps on the back. Love how you put the whole quilt together.

I can see why we like new fabric. I was sorting thru all of my finished blocks and I see a lot of the same fabric. They will all go in different quilts but there is a lot of repeat stuff. Anyone else have this problem..if it is a problem.

PaperPrincess

An unquilted top.

Emma S

The term "flimsy" is interesting to me. I think it perfectly describes a finished top but prior to sandwiching, quilting and binding. Some people don't like the term because of the old meaning of the word; cheap or not substantial. On some other sites I've seen the word attributed to the English or Aussies, something reps from both of those countries denied. If anyone knows how this word came into use I would sure like to know.

MadQuilter

Thanks. I always lumped those into the UFO category. With this term, my UFO list shrank considerably. However, I have about 18 flimsies.

Rhonda Lee

I've been browsing a bit on the internet trying to find how the term "Flimsy" came to be a finished quilt top. There's a few threads here on the Quilting Board about 'What is a Flimsy', and several blogs claimed to have coined the phrase. The earliest one I found was 2007, With Heart and Hands. She claimed Norma did it. I've had problems tracking her down. She had a web site, silver thimbles, she used to tour and give work shops and had wonderful quilts to display. A very remarkable person in the quilting world. She is from Canada, but I could not see her last name or current website.

Emma S

Rhonda: Fun info. It really surprises me that 2007 is the earliest you could find reference. I just assumed like most thing quilting that it was a lot older than that.

tammyk

Anyone who wants a wet shoulder continue reading. I finished the mini art quilt. Then I decided to quilt the titles of the books. I didn't have tracing paper so decided to use a used dryer sheet. Needless to say I couldn't get it off after quilting. So I decided to wash it. Not my best idea ever. Now it has frayed everywhere and the dryer sheet filaments are still there. I'll know better next time.

Someone stop me, I feel the need for mostly white fabrics coming on.

SandyinZ4

Oh dear, Tammyk,(your post #488), I am thinking you must have put the dryer sheet on the top instead of underneath as a stabilizer. Would it help to wash it one more time in hope that filaments might get washed off. Or try masking tape or one of those sticky rollers to get them off. I can feel your frustration after all that work and then have something go wrong at the end. We all still would like to see a picture of it. Sometimes we are our own worst critics or perhaps someone might have a better idea of what to do.

tammyk

Thank you for your understanding I will bring in a picture next time. I just keep forgetting.