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I need a midwife
I definitely have a problem with birthing quilts. Every single one of them
turns out the same way. After they are turned and I sew around the edges, I notice that the back is slightly large than the front. Just a fraction. But enough that it kind of bulges out near the edging when I get it basted for quilting. What's with that?! Karen, Queen of Squishies |
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I need a midwife
I dunno, but whenever that happens to me (often, which is why I don't use
the birthing method!) I "ease" the extra backing in when I quilt. I roll the quilt ever so slightly by putting a VERY thin stack of mags at the edges -- however much is needed to "remove" the excess. Then I baste the quilt. I've tried every other method of "easing the back" and this is the only one that works for me ... YMMV, of course! Let me know if none of that made sense!! -- Connie :-) FREE patterns n' FREE eZine at my blog: http://sewverycreative.blogspot.com "Karen, Queen of Squishies" hicall80 @ mchsi.com wrote in message news:26rSj.145371$yE1.65864@attbi_s21... I definitely have a problem with birthing quilts. Every single one of them turns out the same way. After they are turned and I sew around the edges, I notice that the back is slightly large than the front. Just a fraction. But enough that it kind of bulges out near the edging when I get it basted for quilting. What's with that?! Karen, Queen of Squishies |
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I need a midwife
Naaah. You don't need a midwife, you just need a friend.
Actually, a stranger or an enemy might do just fine. Get someone to do some gentle tugging with you. Pull the quilt at diagonal corners; then the other two. Pull against each other from the top and bottom centers; then the sides. That always works pretty well for me. Then you just smooth it out to distribute the extra fullness. Polly "Karen, Queen of Squishies" wrote, in part After they are turned and I sew around the edges, I notice that the back is slightly large than the front. Just a fraction. But enough that it kind of bulges out near the edging when I get it basted for quilting. What's with that?! |
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I need a midwife
I try not to 'birth' quilts but swap the side you are putting the
batting on. If I remember right the front will look better if the batting is actually on top of front when you sew rather than under the backing. It really just moves the that bulge is but better on back than front. HTH, taria Polly Esther wrote: Naaah. You don't need a midwife, you just need a friend. Actually, a stranger or an enemy might do just fine. Get someone to do some gentle tugging with you. Pull the quilt at diagonal corners; then the other two. Pull against each other from the top and bottom centers; then the sides. That always works pretty well for me. Then you just smooth it out to distribute the extra fullness. Polly "Karen, Queen of Squishies" wrote, in part After they are turned and I sew around the edges, I notice that the back is slightly large than the front. Just a fraction. But enough that it kind of bulges out near the edging when I get it basted for quilting. What's with that?! |
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I need a midwife
Polly, do you use a walking foot when sewing the quilt sandwich together?
That's how I do it & so far (knocking on wood) I don't have problems. Nana HTH "Taria" wrote in message news:1ysSj.16206$E77.4886@trnddc05... I try not to 'birth' quilts but swap the side you are putting the batting on. If I remember right the front will look better if the batting is actually on top of front when you sew rather than under the backing. It really just moves the that bulge is but better on back than front. HTH, taria Polly Esther wrote: Naaah. You don't need a midwife, you just need a friend. Actually, a stranger or an enemy might do just fine. Get someone to do some gentle tugging with you. Pull the quilt at diagonal corners; then the other two. Pull against each other from the top and bottom centers; then the sides. That always works pretty well for me. Then you just smooth it out to distribute the extra fullness. Polly "Karen, Queen of Squishies" wrote, in part After they are turned and I sew around the edges, I notice that the back is slightly large than the front. Just a fraction. But enough that it kind of bulges out near the edging when I get it basted for quilting. What's with that?! |
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I need a midwife
No. I don't need the walking foot but I have a hundred or so years sewing
experience, pin lots, show no mercy and take no hostages. I see that Taria has a different layout than I do. I put the batting down first, then the backing 'face up' and the quilt top 'face down'. Is that what I do? It doesn't sound right but I think it is. Having the two cotton fabrics facing each other on top of the batting, I've always been able to get all of them to behave with no slipping. My neat trick with pinning goes this way - to begin, I put two pins in an "x" shape, move over a decent space to give a comfortable opening for turning, and make another "x". This tells me to start stitching at the "x" and carry on to the last one. (You only have to sew up your opening one time to appreciate having a reminder.) HTH Polly "nana wilson" wrote Polly, do you use a walking foot when sewing the quilt sandwich together? That's how I do it & so far (knocking on wood) I don't have problems. "Taria" wroteI try not to 'birth' quilts but swap the side you are putting the batting on. If I remember right the front will look better if the batting is actually on top of front when you sew rather than under the backing. It really just moves the that bulge is but better on back than front. HTH, taria Polly Esther wrote: Naaah. You don't need a midwife, you just need a friend. Actually, a stranger or an enemy might do just fine. Get someone to do some gentle tugging with you. Pull the quilt at diagonal corners; then the other two. Pull against each other from the top and bottom centers; then the sides. That always works pretty well for me. Then you just smooth it out to distribute the extra fullness. Polly "Karen, Queen of Squishies" wrote, in part After they are turned and I sew around the edges, I notice that the back is slightly large than the front. Just a fraction. But enough that it kind of bulges out near the edging when I get it basted for quilting. What's with that?! |
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I need a midwife
Get out your little sleeve board and slip it inside the assembly before
turning RSO. Press the seam allowances open and as flat as you can. Use steam. Trim off the corners to reduce bulk. Then turn RSO. Another point: where do you put the batting? If you layer it against the backing, the added bulk on that side of the seam is probably causing a lot of the bulge. Layer it with the top instead. Roberta in D "Karen, Queen of Squishies" hicall80 @ mchsi.com schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:26rSj.145371$yE1.65864@attbi_s21... I definitely have a problem with birthing quilts. Every single one of them turns out the same way. After they are turned and I sew around the edges, I notice that the back is slightly large than the front. Just a fraction. But enough that it kind of bulges out near the edging when I get it basted for quilting. What's with that?! Karen, Queen of Squishies |
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I need a midwife
I watched a Saturday morning PBS quilting show that had a segment about
birthing quilts, maybe Fons & Porter. They put the batting to the top when layering AND they rounded the corners. After it was sandwiched they laid a small plate on each corner to mark a line for a gently rounded curve. I tried it, works like a charm! Everything smooth and even, and I really liked the look of the softly rounded corners. When you lay the plate down to draw the pattern, mark where it hits the edges of the fabric, line this up with the next three corners and they will all be even. Oh, and the said to give the corners a few clips before turning. I clip little wedges out to relieve some of the bulk. I've done this rounding the corner technique before hemming napkins and table clothes, too. It gives a really nice finished edge Val "Karen, Queen of Squishies" hicall80 @ mchsi.com wrote in message news:26rSj.145371$yE1.65864@attbi_s21... I definitely have a problem with birthing quilts. Every single one of them turns out the same way. After they are turned and I sew around the edges, I notice that the back is slightly large than the front. Just a fraction. But enough that it kind of bulges out near the edging when I get it basted for quilting. What's with that?! Karen, Queen of Squishies |
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birthing a quilt I need a midwife
Howdy!
After seeing her demo this several years ago, here's a post from 2005: Learned from Marti Michell: she pieces the backing, leaves an opening in one seam there; then she sews around all 4 sides, evenly, "births" the quilt thru' the opening left in the backing seam in the middle of the back of the quilt; takes up any extra fabric in that closing seam and keeps from having that wobbly part from when I used to leave part of one side open and then tried to sew it shut afterwards. G Tying: embroidery thread/floss, yarn, kite string, whatever. Or, in my case, handquilting. ;-) Ragmop/Sandy On 5/3/08 8:28 AM, in article , "Roberta Zollner" wrote: Get out your little sleeve board and slip it inside the assembly before turning RSO. Press the seam allowances open and as flat as you can. Use steam. Trim off the corners to reduce bulk. Then turn RSO. Another point: where do you put the batting? If you layer it against the backing, the added bulk on that side of the seam is probably causing a lot of the bulge. Layer it with the top instead. Roberta in D "Karen, Queen of Squishies" hicall80 @ mchsi.com schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:26rSj.145371$yE1.65864@attbi_s21... I definitely have a problem with birthing quilts. Every single one of them turns out the same way. After they are turned and I sew around the edges, I notice that the back is slightly large than the front. Just a fraction. But enough that it kind of bulges out near the edging when I get it basted for quilting. What's with that?! Karen, Queen of Squishies |
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birthing a quilt I need a midwife
What a fabulous idea! The unevenness is what has prevented me from
using this very useful method. I might just try this. It sounds so feasible. I bet I can still mess it up - at least the first time g .. In message , Sandy Ellison writes Howdy! After seeing her demo this several years ago, here's a post from 2005: Learned from Marti Michell: she pieces the backing, leaves an opening in one seam there; then she sews around all 4 sides, evenly, "births" the quilt thru' the opening left in the backing seam in the middle of the back of the quilt; takes up any extra fabric in that closing seam and keeps from having that wobbly part from when I used to leave part of one side open and then tried to sew it shut afterwards. G Tying: embroidery thread/floss, yarn, kite string, whatever. Or, in my case, handquilting. ;-) Ragmop/Sandy -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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