HELPPPPPPPPPPPP ME WITH TIPS TO KEEP PIECED BACKING FROM MOVING
05-25-2009, 08:11 PM
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Can you all hear me wheeping and wailing??????????? OMG I have taken out about 300 pins 4 times now. I think inspite of using spray sizing, the back stretches. I have just basted down the main lines on front and back that I want to keep straight. As I mentioned I have a backup 108 backing, but when I washed it there was a lot of chunky dye residue in the washer I did 3 rinses and added vinegar to set the dye. So I wasn't sure I would trust it to add to this quilt. I've heard of the quilts from hell, but usually before the quilting part.
05-26-2009, 04:03 AM
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Oh Jan....I feel your pain and I feel just terrible for you!!! If it were me, I think I'd just let it win this round..take it to a long armer to have basted and then show the quilt who wins when you get it back and do the quilting.
I wrestled a few big ones and gotten sooo frustrated in the process! And mine were no where near as beautiful as yours!
I wrestled a few big ones and gotten sooo frustrated in the process! And mine were no where near as beautiful as yours!
05-26-2009, 05:59 AM
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Originally Posted by sandpat
Oh Jan....I feel your pain and I feel just terrible for you!!! If it were me, I think I'd just let it win this round..take it to a long armer to have basted and then show the quilt who wins when you get it back and do the quilting.
I wrestled a few big ones and gotten sooo frustrated in the process! And mine were no where near as beautiful as yours!
I wrestled a few big ones and gotten sooo frustrated in the process! And mine were no where near as beautiful as yours!
05-26-2009, 06:50 AM
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I send my big quilts out to a longarmer because I simply can't handle them.
Would you consider a stippling or meandering....the large loop de loops? I think you are going to drive yourself nuts, trying to SITD. The accuracy is not going to be easy as even SITD is trying just doing the top....LOL!
Would you consider a stippling or meandering....the large loop de loops? I think you are going to drive yourself nuts, trying to SITD. The accuracy is not going to be easy as even SITD is trying just doing the top....LOL!
05-26-2009, 06:53 AM
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Originally Posted by butterflywing
i once did a queen reversible quilt out of corduroy. talk about idiots!
what a did was this: using the batting as a foundation (in your case the batting and one side of the quilt - you decide), i sewed the center piece (in your case this could be the panel in the center of the back) to the center of the batting. that gave me the needed stitching lines to continue. from there, i stitched on the existing stitching lines and flipped. went around the center in this manner. each time the outside stitching lines were my markers for the next round. i kept sewing and flipping until the edges and then bound off.in your case, i would back the center of the batting and sew through the center of the top of the quilt. stop. from there use those lines to stitch again and flip the backing pieces, working around the center. around again and again.
this will give you what appears to be stitch in the ditch but crisper because the stitches ARE the ditch and do not wobble at all. but not as many lines. if you have smoothed very well and pinned as you went along, you can then add more lines of stitches.
i hope this helps you.
EDIT: i forgot to say that the backing would have to come apart again and added piece by piece. ooops! more work.
what a did was this: using the batting as a foundation (in your case the batting and one side of the quilt - you decide), i sewed the center piece (in your case this could be the panel in the center of the back) to the center of the batting. that gave me the needed stitching lines to continue. from there, i stitched on the existing stitching lines and flipped. went around the center in this manner. each time the outside stitching lines were my markers for the next round. i kept sewing and flipping until the edges and then bound off.in your case, i would back the center of the batting and sew through the center of the top of the quilt. stop. from there use those lines to stitch again and flip the backing pieces, working around the center. around again and again.
this will give you what appears to be stitch in the ditch but crisper because the stitches ARE the ditch and do not wobble at all. but not as many lines. if you have smoothed very well and pinned as you went along, you can then add more lines of stitches.
i hope this helps you.
EDIT: i forgot to say that the backing would have to come apart again and added piece by piece. ooops! more work.
05-26-2009, 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted by wendiq
I send my big quilts out to a longarmer because I simply can't handle them.
Would you consider a stippling or meandering....the large loop de loops? I think you are going to drive yourself nuts, trying to SITD. The accuracy is not going to be easy as even SITD is trying just doing the top....LOL!
Would you consider a stippling or meandering....the large loop de loops? I think you are going to drive yourself nuts, trying to SITD. The accuracy is not going to be easy as even SITD is trying just doing the top....LOL!
05-26-2009, 07:29 AM
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I can relate to the frustration - why don't you make two quilts out of it - they are both so gorgeous -
I'm sure you've done this over and over, but have you measured the lines on the top and back to make sure that they are lining up the way you want them to?
I was thinking about trying to make a pieced back for a quilt top I just (finally) finished, but was concerned about trying to line it up properly - I did one years ago and it's about 1/4 inch off - I think the only person that is "aware" of it is me, but still - - - -
You said you are doing stitch-in-the ditch - that's not very forgiving for design lines if you are trying to match the top and back -
I'm sure you've done this over and over, but have you measured the lines on the top and back to make sure that they are lining up the way you want them to?
I was thinking about trying to make a pieced back for a quilt top I just (finally) finished, but was concerned about trying to line it up properly - I did one years ago and it's about 1/4 inch off - I think the only person that is "aware" of it is me, but still - - - -
You said you are doing stitch-in-the ditch - that's not very forgiving for design lines if you are trying to match the top and back -
05-26-2009, 07:37 AM
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Jan - YOU FINISHED IT!!! This is the one I saw in that quilt show in Holland I went to a while back! It's fantastic, what a lot of work already and now you're dealing with this. I wish I could be more help but what I know about machine quilting could be written on a postage stamp! Maybe a bit of everything? Spray baste and hand baste really close together? I completely understand why you want to persevere with your backing and agree about the SID. I really hope it works out, wish I was more help, sorry! But I can send you supportive, quilty HUGSSS!!!
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