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Posted by Patti on August 19, 2008, 3:15 pm
So sorry Felwyn, I honestly can't say anything about bearding through
seams - I seem to get bearding everywhere, even through tightly woven
fabric. I'll be eagerly watching the thread to find any answers!
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>I use all cotton batts, but do you think a batt might 'beard' more easily
>through a seam that is pressed open? I stopped using polyester batts
>because they seem to migrate thru the material. Of course that was a long
>time ago, they might be 'new and improved' these days. I hand quilt, and
>can see it would be easier to quilt with one less thickness to pierce.
>felwyn
--
Best Regards
pat on the hill
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Posted by AuntK on August 19, 2008, 3:21 pm
> I use all cotton batts, but do you think a batt might =A0'beard' more eas=
ily
> through a seam that is pressed open? =A0 I stopped using polyester batts
> because they seem to migrate thru the material. =A0 Of course that was a =
long
> time ago, they might be 'new and improved' these days. =A0 I hand quilt, =
and
> can see it would be easier to quilt with one less thickness to pierce.
>
>
>
>
> > Yes, that is the occasion when I would press to the side, too. =A0But, =
if
> > you are only using SITD to stabilise your blocks, prior to overall
> > quilting, they should be OK. =A0No good asking Kathy A. about this (she=
is
> > the great devotee of pressing open), because she does fabulous quilting
> > all over! and doesn't need to worry.
> > .
> >>It seems to me that pressing open is not good if you are planning to qu=
ilt
> >>in the ditch, because there is no fabric in the ditch, only the piecing
> >>thread.
>
> >>Julia in MN
> > --
> > Best Regards
> > pat on the hill- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
I'm a hand quilter as well. And I only use cotton batting (Warm 'N
White/Natural). Only a couple of times previously have I pressed open
and that was only on a couple of seams in a lonestar wallhanging.
That said, I use the lonestar actually as a Christmas table cover for
my living room coffee table. It gets quite a workout for the period
that it's out with parties and such and has survived numerous washings
with no bearding at all that I've noticed. I quilted the entire star
SID and then did amish-style doves in a heart in the corners. The few
seams that were open were definitely easier to quilt than the others.
I've also become a fan of quilting 1/4 in. out from the ditch. If
you're doing that much work you should be able to see it! I usually
quilt fairly heavily particularly for hand quilting and no one has had
issues yet.
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Posted by Kathy Applebaum on August 19, 2008, 4:10 pm
I use all cotton or all wool and never had an issue, even after years of
washing. Of course, the tension on my piecing machine is adjusted properly
and the quilts have enough quilting on them. :)
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Kathy A. (Woodland, CA)
Queen of Fabric Tramps
mailto:KathyA@KayneyNOSPAMQuilting.com
remove the obvious to reply
>I use all cotton batts, but do you think a batt might 'beard' more easily
>through a seam that is pressed open? I stopped using polyester batts
>because they seem to migrate thru the material. Of course that was a long
>time ago, they might be 'new and improved' these days. I hand quilt, and
>can see it would be easier to quilt with one less thickness to pierce.
> felwyn
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Posted by Roberta on August 20, 2008, 8:24 am
IME a lot depends on whether the batting is bonded and the quality of
the scrim. I have never had any bearding with cotton batting, even
unbonded. But a very long time ago, before cotton was readily
available, I used a local (in Denmark at the time)cheap bonded poly
batt and the quilt turned into a werewolf the 1st time it was washed.
As for pressing seams open, IMO you could shorten the stitch length to
good effect. After pressing, tug on the seam and hold it up to the
light. Holes? Then the stitch length is too long.
Roberta in D
wrote:
>I use all cotton batts, but do you think a batt might 'beard' more easily
>through a seam that is pressed open? I stopped using polyester batts
>because they seem to migrate thru the material. Of course that was a long
>time ago, they might be 'new and improved' these days. I hand quilt, and
>can see it would be easier to quilt with one less thickness to pierce.
>felwyn
>> Yes, that is the occasion when I would press to the side, too. But, if
>> you are only using SITD to stabilise your blocks, prior to overall
>> quilting, they should be OK. No good asking Kathy A. about this (she is
>> the great devotee of pressing open), because she does fabulous quilting
>> all over! and doesn't need to worry.
>> .
>>>It seems to me that pressing open is not good if you are planning to quilt
>>>in the ditch, because there is no fabric in the ditch, only the piecing
>>>thread.
>>>
>>>Julia in MN
>> --
>> Best Regards
>> pat on the hill
>
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Posted by Kathy Applebaum on August 19, 2008, 4:09 pm
*blush!*
Here's a secret -- I'm not good enough to *always* hit that tiny fraction of
an inch where the seam comes together without catching *any* of the fabric
on either side, especially if I'm using regular quilting thread. (As opposed
to a thin silk thread, which I might use if I really need the SID quilting
to be absolutely invisible). And I bet 99.9% of you all aren't good enough,
either. In which case, it's not an issue.
Besides, perfect SID quilting is HARD! If I'm going to do that much work,
I'd like it to show. :)
--
Kathy A. (Woodland, CA)
Queen of Fabric Tramps
mailto:KathyA@KayneyNOSPAMQuilting.com
remove the obvious to reply
> Yes, that is the occasion when I would press to the side, too. But, if
> you are only using SITD to stabilise your blocks, prior to overall
> quilting, they should be OK. No good asking Kathy A. about this (she is
> the great devotee of pressing open), because she does fabulous quilting
> all over! and doesn't need to worry.
> .
>>It seems to me that pressing open is not good if you are planning to quilt
>>in the ditch, because there is no fabric in the ditch, only the piecing
>>thread.
>>
>>Julia in MN
> --
> Best Regards
> pat on the hill
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