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    Search: Posts Made By: Synnove
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    Forum: Main
    04-21-2025, 04:25 PM
    Replies: 8
    Views: 2,277
    Posted By Synnove

    Thread weight question

    What weight thread do you use for FMQ on a domestic machine? I struggled through a mess this afternoon, trying to FMQ. My machine kept skipping stitches, and I tried everything I knew to fix it: ...
    Forum: Main
    04-05-2025, 05:23 PM
    Replies: 8
    Views: 1,910
    Posted By Synnove

    Quilt as you go

    I've been quilting for 40 years but am just now getting around to learning quilt as you go. I've been researching various methods for the last few weeks. Right now I'm leaning toward Karen Brown's....
    Forum: Main
    04-02-2025, 10:52 AM
    Replies: 36
    Views: 8,152
    Posted By Synnove

    Prewash fabrics. Always. With color catchers...

    Prewash fabrics. Always. With color catchers for dark fabrics. I need to know that nothing's going to run and nothing's going to shrink. As for rules I break, in my book all points and corners do...
    Forum: Main
    03-31-2025, 11:31 AM
    Replies: 14
    Views: 3,555
    Posted By Synnove

    Hello friend, and welcome to the list! :) Are...

    Hello friend, and welcome to the list! :) Are you saying you glued the flannel and batting together in preparation for quilting (sewing) through all three layers in order to join them? Some...
    Forum: Main
    03-23-2025, 09:28 AM
    Replies: 14
    Views: 3,555
    Posted By Synnove

    Thank you, Thimblebug. This answers my question...

    Thank you, Thimblebug. This answers my question very well. :)
    Forum: Main
    03-21-2025, 11:37 AM
    Replies: 14
    Views: 3,555
    Posted By Synnove

    505 spray

    Two questions: Do any of you know, with any degree of certainty, whether or not 505 spray can be washed out of a quilt? And second, to what degree are the three layers of the sandwich...
    Forum: Main
    03-08-2025, 11:18 AM
    Replies: 7
    Views: 1,996
    Posted By Synnove

    Am I correct in my understanding that you're...

    Am I correct in my understanding that you're saying the logs from one block don't align with the logs from the next block? If that's the case, depending on how far off they are I don't think I'd...
    Forum: Main
    03-02-2025, 07:02 PM
    Replies: 18
    Views: 5,042
    Posted By Synnove

    Quilts with issues

    This afternoon I watched a video by Karen Brown in which she discusses "overthinking" quilt making decisions. I thought her point was very well taken that none of us makes a perfect quilt. ...
    Forum: Main
    02-26-2025, 08:34 AM
    Replies: 2
    Views: 1,206
    Posted By Synnove

    Durability of quilt as you go

    I'm exploring various methods of QAYG, as I really want to do more intricate FMQ on my domestic machine and am tired of wrestling a rolled up anaconda through the harp. Apparently some QAYG methods...
    Forum: Main
    02-09-2025, 08:02 PM
    Replies: 12
    Views: 2,324
    Posted By Synnove

    CORRECTION: I just realized the red I used was...

    CORRECTION: I just realized the red I used was NOT Kauffman Kona. It has a small vine print in it, and isn't a solid. I'm so sorry to have misguided you. If you've never had a Kona fabric bleed,...
    Forum: Main
    02-09-2025, 10:56 AM
    Replies: 12
    Views: 2,324
    Posted By Synnove

    Believe it or not, it was a Kona solid. I've...

    Believe it or not, it was a Kona solid. I've always liked this line of fabric, but I guess any fabric can have colors that run. The hand of the fabric was also quite stiff, which surprised me. I...
    Forum: Main
    02-08-2025, 07:17 PM
    Replies: 12
    Views: 2,324
    Posted By Synnove

    Thank you so much, everyone! This afternoon I...

    Thank you so much, everyone! This afternoon I washed the quilt 3 times with color catchers until they came out barely colored. I suspect what happened is this: unfortunately my washing machine is...
    Forum: Main
    02-08-2025, 08:45 AM
    Replies: 12
    Views: 2,324
    Posted By Synnove

    Bleeding dye question

    No doubt this question has been covered before, but please help me out again on this one. I made a baby quilt for a friend who wanted lots of red in the quilt. I pre-washed the red fabric four...
    Forum: Main
    01-07-2025, 05:00 PM
    Replies: 5
    Views: 1,930
    Posted By Synnove

    Kona solids -- heavy fabric!

    I am making a baby quilt in colors requested by the recipient. The fabrics are Kona solids that I ordered online from a very reputable shop. I prewashed all the yardage but still find the fabric is...
    Forum: QuiltingBoard Challenges & Contests
    12-29-2024, 11:24 AM
    Replies: 624
    Views: 213,648
    Posted By Synnove

    As I'm measuring my units as they come off the...

    As I'm measuring my units as they come off the machine, I'm finding a few are 1/16 of an inch off. How much tolerance do you have for units that are not absolutely the precise measurement called for?...
    Forum: Main
    12-29-2024, 10:38 AM
    Replies: 10
    Views: 5,136
    Posted By Synnove

    I have done baby quilts this way and they were...

    I have done baby quilts this way and they were fine. Granted, I only washed them once before giving them to the recipients, but that first wash didn't displace any batting. I would think since...
    Forum: Main
    12-28-2024, 10:19 AM
    Replies: 12
    Views: 4,009
    Posted By Synnove

    I'm using the stitch and flip method, with 2.5...

    I'm using the stitch and flip method, with 2.5 inches squares on either side of the 4.5 inch background. I also then am sewing a short distance away from those seams, creating bonus triangles which...
    Forum: Main
    12-26-2024, 06:27 PM
    Replies: 12
    Views: 4,009
    Posted By Synnove

    Glue pens

    I am looking for a pen that will lay down as narrow a strip of soluble glue as possible. I want to tack down the end of the seam allowance from the first side of my flying geese units so that when I...
    Forum: Main
    12-12-2024, 08:02 PM
    Replies: 4
    Views: 1,367
    Posted By Synnove

    Mixing flannel and non-flannel?

    If I preshrink my fabrics, can I mix flannel and non-flannel regular quilting weight fabric in a quilt? I'd like to make a baby quilt with regular cotton quilting fabric and make the backing from...
    Forum: QuiltingBoard Challenges & Contests
    12-12-2024, 06:27 PM
    Replies: 624
    Views: 213,648
    Posted By Synnove

    I, too, missed that Bonnie's instructions say to...

    I, too, missed that Bonnie's instructions say to press the main seam on the QSTs open. Thank you to joe'smom for pointing this out! I'm going back and re-pressing my completed QST units.
    Forum: Main
    12-06-2024, 07:00 PM
    Replies: 15
    Views: 3,827
    Posted By Synnove

    I love Quilter's Dream Request. It's 100% cotton...

    I love Quilter's Dream Request. It's 100% cotton and does give a soft, crinkly look once the quilt is washed. I used to use Warm & Natural but found it to be thicker than I wanted.
    Forum: Main
    11-23-2024, 06:53 PM
    Replies: 12
    Views: 4,621
    Posted By Synnove

    And by the way, I too miss fabric.com! I bought a...

    And by the way, I too miss fabric.com! I bought a lot from them. Wish they were still around.
    Forum: Main
    11-23-2024, 06:52 PM
    Replies: 12
    Views: 4,621
    Posted By Synnove

    Yes, I think I would agree that it would make a...

    Yes, I think I would agree that it would make a good "after quilt" as Karen Brown calls them. You wouldn't want to cut it up into smaller pieces, so perhaps using it as backing would be good.
    Forum: Main
    11-23-2024, 01:17 PM
    Replies: 16
    Views: 4,521
    Posted By Synnove

    You can use a color catcher (sold in the laundry...

    You can use a color catcher (sold in the laundry aisle at the grocery store) when you prewash the fabric. If the catcher has color on it when it comes out of the wash, it has absorbed dye from the...
    Forum: Main
    11-22-2024, 09:28 AM
    Replies: 16
    Views: 4,521
    Posted By Synnove

    Is Retayne retained?

    I am washing, for the fifth time, a red fabric for a quilt that also will have white in it. Despite using multiple color catchers, it's still bleeding dye. I know some would say just get rid of it...
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