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Help with quilt
Ok well when I started out I knew nothing about the way things should be
done. So I did two quilt panels with the cheap batting and hand quilted. Hand quilting is still holding great. But I didn't quilt enough and I just washed them. Needless to say some of the larger areas that got no quilting are starting to bunch up. I might even be able to pull a bit and even it out. So should I try to machine echo the best I can without causes wrinkles in the panel? These quilts get washed once or twice a year and hung back up on the wall. There is no hanging sleeve as I use a rod with clips. There is no way I have time to hand quilt these areas. Not sure what else I can do. Also I have another with the same problem but more. When I first hung it I used thumb tacks and stretched it tight and pinned to the wall. Of course now that I wanted to hang it on the bar the edges are all wavy, really bad. I would almost consider redoing this one but I doubt I could find the panel again. So I really don't want to give it up. It also has a sentimental place in my heart for my ex, whom I did the same one for him. I like the drapery bars with clips because then depending on the season I can switch them around. Tried making a hanging sleeve once. No problem making the sleeve but getting the quilt to hang the way I like was a different story. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanx Joanna Alberta |
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On 31 Dec, 08:53, Joanna wrote:
Ok well when I started out I knew nothing about the way things should be done. So I did two quilt panels with the cheap batting and hand quilted. * Hand quilting is still holding great. But I didn't quilt enough and I just washed them. Needless to say some of the larger areas that got no quilting are starting to bunch up. I might even be able to pull a bit and even it out. So should I try to machine echo the best I can without causes wrinkles in the panel? These quilts get washed once or twice a year and hung back up on the wall. There is no hanging sleeve as I use a rod with clips. There is no way I have time to hand quilt these areas. Not sure what else I can do. Also I have another with the same problem but more. When I first hung it I used thumb tacks and stretched it tight and pinned to the wall. Of course now that I wanted to hang it on the bar the edges are all wavy, really bad. I would almost consider redoing this one but I doubt I could find the panel again. So I really don't want to give it up. It also has a sentimental place in my heart for my ex, whom I did the same one for him. I like the drapery bars with clips because then depending on the season I can switch them around. Tried making a hanging sleeve once. No problem making the sleeve but getting the quilt to hang the way I like was a different story. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanx Joanna Alberta G'day Joanna Just a couple of comments -- others will be more specificg, Over time you should try to use hanging sleeves because they will keep the quilt squared in a way clips will never do. Once you start using a good quality batting, you will find the quilt more stable for hanging. Using a decorative rod on the wall will allow you to swap over quilts of a similar size without having to be exact widths. As to your current batting problem with the washing - all I can suggest is to add some invisible thread machine quilting after you have flattened it as much as possible. An iron on steam with a pressing cloth may do the trick. Cheers and Happy New Quilty Year. Bronnie (Australia) |
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Being not-very-experienced myself, can't help you except with good thoughts!
But I am marking this thread, as I know I will learn a lot from the replies you get! Happy New Year, Joanna and all the rest of this wonderful group! -- Carolyn in The Old Pueblo If it ain't broke, you're not trying. --Red Green If it ain't broke, it ain't mine. --Carolyn McCarty If at first you don't succeed, switch to power tools. --Red Green If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer. --Carolyn McCarty "Joanna" wrote in message news:wDx6l.271$Db2.210@edtnps83... Ok well when I started out I knew nothing about the way things should be done. So I did two quilt panels with the cheap batting and hand quilted. Hand quilting is still holding great. But I didn't quilt enough and I just washed them. Needless to say some of the larger areas that got no quilting are starting to bunch up. I might even be able to pull a bit and even it out. So should I try to machine echo the best I can without causes wrinkles in the panel? These quilts get washed once or twice a year and hung back up on the wall. There is no hanging sleeve as I use a rod with clips. There is no way I have time to hand quilt these areas. Not sure what else I can do. Also I have another with the same problem but more. When I first hung it I used thumb tacks and stretched it tight and pinned to the wall. Of course now that I wanted to hang it on the bar the edges are all wavy, really bad. I would almost consider redoing this one but I doubt I could find the panel again. So I really don't want to give it up. It also has a sentimental place in my heart for my ex, whom I did the same one for him. I like the drapery bars with clips because then depending on the season I can switch them around. Tried making a hanging sleeve once. No problem making the sleeve but getting the quilt to hang the way I like was a different story. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanx Joanna Alberta |
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Let's see if I can help with the batting bunching. See if you have a long
strong sort of pin - a doll/teddy bear pin would be great, a corsage pin might do. See if just bit by bit you can ease and sneak the bunched batting over into the naked areas. Either you can or you can't and it might take lots longer than it's worth but give that a try. We don't 'do' wallhanging quilts here in the Swamp. The humidity is just too high for that to be a good idea. If I were to attempt it though, I think I'd put a 2nd sleeve at the bottom of the quilt and insert something heavy such as a dowel or maybe something light sort of like a piece of yardstick - just something to hold it straight. You really could put sleeves down the sides and force that rascal to hang nicely; just depends on how badly you want to correct the problems. You may need to talk to it and use some strong language. Polly "Bronnie" wrote in message ... On 31 Dec, 08:53, Joanna wrote: Ok well when I started out I knew nothing about the way things should be done. So I did two quilt panels with the cheap batting and hand quilted. Hand quilting is still holding great. But I didn't quilt enough and I just washed them. Needless to say some of the larger areas that got no quilting are starting to bunch up. I might even be able to pull a bit and even it out. So should I try to machine echo the best I can without causes wrinkles in the panel? These quilts get washed once or twice a year and hung back up on the wall. There is no hanging sleeve as I use a rod with clips. There is no way I have time to hand quilt these areas. Not sure what else I can do. Also I have another with the same problem but more. When I first hung it I used thumb tacks and stretched it tight and pinned to the wall. Of course now that I wanted to hang it on the bar the edges are all wavy, really bad. I would almost consider redoing this one but I doubt I could find the panel again. So I really don't want to give it up. It also has a sentimental place in my heart for my ex, whom I did the same one for him. I like the drapery bars with clips because then depending on the season I can switch them around. Tried making a hanging sleeve once. No problem making the sleeve but getting the quilt to hang the way I like was a different story. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanx Joanna Alberta G'day Joanna Just a couple of comments -- others will be more specificg, Over time you should try to use hanging sleeves because they will keep the quilt squared in a way clips will never do. Once you start using a good quality batting, you will find the quilt more stable for hanging. Using a decorative rod on the wall will allow you to swap over quilts of a similar size without having to be exact widths. As to your current batting problem with the washing - all I can suggest is to add some invisible thread machine quilting after you have flattened it as much as possible. An iron on steam with a pressing cloth may do the trick. Cheers and Happy New Quilty Year. Bronnie (Australia) |
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Help with quilt...Polly
See that's why I love you guys. I think I'll try that. But a dowel in
the bottom and see. I've since done wall hanging with a lot more quilting and I suspect you could too even with the humidity they would hang great if you heavily quilt it. Just my two cents though I have not actually tried it. Take Care joanna alberta Polly Esther wrote: Let's see if I can help with the batting bunching. See if you have a long strong sort of pin - a doll/teddy bear pin would be great, a corsage pin might do. See if just bit by bit you can ease and sneak the bunched batting over into the naked areas. Either you can or you can't and it might take lots longer than it's worth but give that a try. We don't 'do' wallhanging quilts here in the Swamp. The humidity is just too high for that to be a good idea. If I were to attempt it though, I think I'd put a 2nd sleeve at the bottom of the quilt and insert something heavy such as a dowel or maybe something light sort of like a piece of yardstick - just something to hold it straight. You really could put sleeves down the sides and force that rascal to hang nicely; just depends on how badly you want to correct the problems. You may need to talk to it and use some strong language. Polly " |
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Help with quilt...Polly
Kate XXXXXX will laugh at this but the closest I've come to making a
wallhanging hang straight was stitching a drum major tuxedo tails sort of jacket and making it behave. We wanted the tails to hang true and straight or at least return to true and straight during the shennanigans of leading a marching band and tossing a mace ( a baton about 4 ft long with a hefty head). I stitched silver dollars into little pockets in the lining. Worked great. Jingled a little bit but that was all right. Polly "Joanna" wrote See that's why I love you guys. I think I'll try that. Put a dowel in the bottom and see. I've since done wall hanging with a lot more quilting and I suspect you could too even with the humidity they would hang great if you heavily quilt it. Just my two cents though I have not actually tried it. Take Care joanna alberta Polly Esther wrote: Let's see if I can help with the batting bunching. See if you have a long strong sort of pin - a doll/teddy bear pin would be great, a corsage pin might do. See if just bit by bit you can ease and sneak the bunched batting over into the naked areas. Either you can or you can't and it might take lots longer than it's worth but give that a try. We don't 'do' wallhanging quilts here in the Swamp. The humidity is just too high for that to be a good idea. If I were to attempt it though, I think I'd put a 2nd sleeve at the bottom of the quilt and insert something heavy such as a dowel or maybe something light sort of like a piece of yardstick - just something to hold it straight. You really could put sleeves down the sides and force that rascal to hang nicely; just depends on how badly you want to correct the problems. You may need to talk to it and use some strong language. Polly " |
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Help with quilt...Polly
I like the idea of using strong language on it. That's what I would
try first. And if that didn't work, I'd make a new wallhanging and fold the old one, put it where "keepsakes" go and someday leave it to one of my children to cherish and figure out how to straighten it up. Sunny |
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The most drastic fix would be to take it all apart and start over,
using better batting. You'd get the best results. Have you tried blocking it into shape while damp? Maybe easing some of the batting lumps back into place with a long needle? If you can get it nice and smooth and flat, let it dry that way, then do more hand quilting to keep it in place. Roberta in D On Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:53:16 GMT, Joanna wrote: Ok well when I started out I knew nothing about the way things should be done. So I did two quilt panels with the cheap batting and hand quilted. Hand quilting is still holding great. But I didn't quilt enough and I just washed them. Needless to say some of the larger areas that got no quilting are starting to bunch up. I might even be able to pull a bit and even it out. So should I try to machine echo the best I can without causes wrinkles in the panel? These quilts get washed once or twice a year and hung back up on the wall. There is no hanging sleeve as I use a rod with clips. There is no way I have time to hand quilt these areas. Not sure what else I can do. Also I have another with the same problem but more. When I first hung it I used thumb tacks and stretched it tight and pinned to the wall. Of course now that I wanted to hang it on the bar the edges are all wavy, really bad. I would almost consider redoing this one but I doubt I could find the panel again. So I really don't want to give it up. It also has a sentimental place in my heart for my ex, whom I did the same one for him. I like the drapery bars with clips because then depending on the season I can switch them around. Tried making a hanging sleeve once. No problem making the sleeve but getting the quilt to hang the way I like was a different story. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanx Joanna Alberta |
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Once you add some extra quilting, you can block your wallhanging. You need
a clean carpeted area, cover with an old sheet. Place your wallhanging and pin into the carpet, using a ruler or carpenter's square to make sure it is straight. Spritz with water, to dampen the quilt, then leave it until it is totally dry. Try not over-stretching the quilt when you are pinning. You can even "mush" in the excess a bit in some areas. Hope this helps. For wallhangings, I usually just vacuum them carefully, a couple of times a year. -- Susan in Zephyrhills FL for the winter http://community.webshots.com/user/sbtinkingston "Joanna" wrote in message news:wDx6l.271$Db2.210@edtnps83... Ok well when I started out I knew nothing about the way things should be done. So I did two quilt panels with the cheap batting and hand quilted. Hand quilting is still holding great. But I didn't quilt enough and I just washed them. Needless to say some of the larger areas that got no quilting are starting to bunch up. I might even be able to pull a bit and even it out. So should I try to machine echo the best I can without causes wrinkles in the panel? These quilts get washed once or twice a year and hung back up on the wall. There is no hanging sleeve as I use a rod with clips. There is no way I have time to hand quilt these areas. Not sure what else I can do. Also I have another with the same problem but more. When I first hung it I used thumb tacks and stretched it tight and pinned to the wall. Of course now that I wanted to hang it on the bar the edges are all wavy, really bad. I would almost consider redoing this one but I doubt I could find the panel again. So I really don't want to give it up. It also has a sentimental place in my heart for my ex, whom I did the same one for him. I like the drapery bars with clips because then depending on the season I can switch them around. Tried making a hanging sleeve once. No problem making the sleeve but getting the quilt to hang the way I like was a different story. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanx Joanna Alberta |
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You've gotten several great suggestions so far but I'll still add my
tuppence :-). If you can't get the bunched up areas of batting straightened out you can take this drastic step -- CUT a slit in the backing and straighten the batting out so that it lays as flat as possible. You could use one of the quilt sprays on the back side of the face fabric to keep the batting in place. Once the batting is as flat as possible, you have two options. You could put a patch over the slit (I would use quilt spray, glue stick or iron on) and then machine quilt the area(s). The other option is to machine quilt the areas (assuming you do something to keep the edges of the slit closed) and then hand appliqué a patch over the slit. If you *really* don't want to use a hanging sleeve, you should do as someone else mentioned and put one on anyway. You could still use your hanging clips and put a dowel or something similar in the top sleeve to keep the quilt from sagging. If you think it would be helpful, you could add sleeves to the bottom and sides (as suggested by another poster) for more dowels to help keep the sides &/or bottom of the quilt from looking wavy. CiaoMeow ^;;^ PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ (RCTQ Queen of Kitties) Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about their whiskers! Visit my Photo albums at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary Joanna wrote: Ok well when I started out I knew nothing about the way things should be done. So I did two quilt panels with the cheap batting and hand quilted. Hand quilting is still holding great. But I didn't quilt enough and I just washed them. Needless to say some of the larger areas that got no quilting are starting to bunch up. I might even be able to pull a bit and even it out. So should I try to machine echo the best I can without causes wrinkles in the panel? These quilts get washed once or twice a year and hung back up on the wall. There is no hanging sleeve as I use a rod with clips. There is no way I have time to hand quilt these areas. Not sure what else I can do. Also I have another with the same problem but more. When I first hung it I used thumb tacks and stretched it tight and pinned to the wall. Of course now that I wanted to hang it on the bar the edges are all wavy, really bad. I would almost consider redoing this one but I doubt I could find the panel again. So I really don't want to give it up. It also has a sentimental place in my heart for my ex, whom I did the same one for him. I like the drapery bars with clips because then depending on the season I can switch them around. Tried making a hanging sleeve once. No problem making the sleeve but getting the quilt to hang the way I like was a different story. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanx Joanna Alberta -- |
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