RUSewing

Me. too. You must have been so disappointed!

waladopa

All of the puckers seem to be on the quilt top. Most are about 1/2" folds. The back has several places where the thread seemed to have balled up and since it was done with white thread on the burgandy fabric, that really shows up too.
I will rip it all out and maybe I will make my first quilt top my first to hand quilt also.

wellsl

rip it out, if you not happy now that won't time as time goes by. I just ripped out my own quilting because I wasn't happy, started over and now I love my quilt.

GammaLou

I agree. After the time you put in, you want to love it! Lots of time involved, but maybe a friend can help (as long as they are careful), makes the time go by faster as you work together.

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whinnytoo

I would definitely rip it out, but maybe ask the relative to help you do it........... she also needs to learn from her mistakes.

SewinSue

Please don't take offense at what I am about to say since I don't know you or you me, but ---I know a lady who just got a quilt back from the quilter with lots of puckers in it and she carried on and on about the quilter who is a very talented lady and who has done several of my quilts. I insisted she measure the completed quilt and she found that one side was several inches larger than the other side and the length on one side to the other was way off. The quilter had to put some puckers in it to get it to quilt at all. I know a good long arm quilter can work some extra fabric in but this one was way too off to do much with. So in a nut shell I am saying measure the two sides and the two ends and make sure they are reasonably close. If they aren't that could be the problem. Even experienced quilters don't always have the exact same measurements on thier quilts. Please forgive me if this is too rude, I just want you to be aware of the possibility. Sue

waladopa

The relative lives about 4 hours away from me, that's why we mailed it back and forth.
My sister will help me rip it out.

waladopa

Hmmm, I will go measure the quilt, thanks.

Mom of eight

I would rip it out the same thing happened to me a couple of years ago I sent her a twin quilt first and she did fine I made my daughter a king size quilt and it was a mess I should have figured something was wrong when I went to pick it up and she had it in a garbage bag and told me she was in a hurry she had to get somewhere I got it home and I was shocked it was terrible.I ripped it all out and hand quilted it and it turned out beautiful. I called her and told her how upset I was with the quilt and she hung up on me.

Maureen's violets

I know just how you feel. My first quilt, a Grandmothers Flower
Garden that I did all by hand. When it came time to put the
backing on, I quilted around each octagon by hand with the
wrong type of white thread on a marrone sheet. A real mess.
Not very pretty to look at up close. I'm still debating if
I should take all the quilting out. I love the colors that
I had used in the top, but the back looks bad. I'm just sick
over it. How fast I learned my lesson.
Maybe we should get together and doing our ripping together!
Good Luck.
Maureen's violets