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Posted by J* on November 4, 2009, 6:19 pm
and it needs a couple of eyes down there too i think.
add more to cover the things you dont like much.
j.
"Polly Esther" wrote ...
It might be possible to put a wider satin stitch on top of the one that's
there. I frequently put satin stitch over satin stitch when doing a
monogram. You would want to go slow and use a Serious backing and loosen
the pressure and tension so you don't get a bog . . . but it can be done.
Practice first if you're going to try it. Polly
"Anne Rogers" wrote ...
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>I think you'd manage to unpick it if you are careful, on the off chance you
>do damage the backing fabric you could fuse some lightweight fabric to the
>back, then use a slightly bigger body to cover up the damage.
> Cheers
> Anne
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Posted by Polly Esther on November 4, 2009, 6:43 pm
Yessss, Jeanne. 500 points to you. Putting eyes over the oops is a great
idea. Lots easier than the alternatives and the eyes have got to be
somewhere; that's as good place as any. Polly
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> and it needs a couple of eyes down there too i think.
> add more to cover the things you dont like much.
> j.
> "Polly Esther" wrote ...
> It might be possible to put a wider satin stitch on top of the one that's
> there. I frequently put satin stitch over satin stitch when doing a
> monogram. You would want to go slow and use a Serious backing and loosen
> the pressure and tension so you don't get a bog . . . but it can be done.
> Practice first if you're going to try it. Polly
> "Anne Rogers" wrote ...
>>I think you'd manage to unpick it if you are careful, on the off chance
>>you
>>do damage the backing fabric you could fuse some lightweight fabric to the
>>back, then use a slightly bigger body to cover up the damage.
>> Cheers
>> Anne
>
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Posted by Anne Rogers on November 4, 2009, 7:12 pm
Polly Esther wrote:
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> It might be possible to put a wider satin stitch on top of the one
> that's there. I frequently put satin stitch over satin stitch when
> doing a monogram. You would want to go slow and use a Serious backing
> and loosen the pressure and tension so you don't get a bog . . . but it
> can be done. Practice first if you're going to try it. Polly
I'd thought of that, but I wondered if it would end up too thick. It
also occurred that the thickness you'd need to cover that section might
also make it look all out of proportion with the other parts of the design.
I like Jeanne's idea of eyes!
Cheers
Anne
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Posted by Jennifer in Ottawa on November 4, 2009, 6:55 pm
If it were my spider, I would stuff it! I don't mean for you to
remove any stitches but instead: place a piece of poly batting behind
the spider's body and then do a line of stitching to hold it down -
satin stitch again over your original stitches through the batting
then trim away any excess from the back - do this before layering the
final quilt sandwich - when doing the final quilting, free-motion the
spider circle again and you will have a dimensional spider body that
will hide any defects. Attach the button eyes where you feel they are
appropriate. jennellh
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> I am working on a quilt for my DS. =A0The center medallion is a free
> pattern from Quiltmaker Magazine, Catty Rompus:
> http://quiltmaker.com/webextras/patt123/
> The spider is:http://quiltmaker.com/webextras/patt122/
> I chose to do this using fusible web (Mistyfuse), which I ironed down
> ~1.5-2 years ago. =A0Yes, I know that's a long time, but life got in the
> way and I have just now started working on it again. =A0The fusible web
> was not holding very well in spots (possibly due to the time lapse?).
> I somehow did not recognize that until after I had done the spider,
> which is slightly less that 1.5" in diameter. =A0I ended up with a
> problem spot at the bottom of it, and at this point I'm not sure how
> to fix it. =A0It almost looks like I missed the edge completely, but I
> was certain at the time that I was catching it all the way around.
> However, I did it rather early one morning and I'm not sure how awake
> I was at the time, so who knows what really happened?
> You can see an exported EQ6 picture of the quilt and the problem with
> the spider at:http://community.webshots.com/album/575384884JkpCcB
> I am open to any suggestions on the best way to fix it. =A0I am
> concerned that I might accidentally cut the background fabric if I try
> to remove the satin stitch.
> Thanks,
> Bev in TX
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Posted by Bev in TX on November 5, 2009, 7:53 am
Thanks for all of the suggestions :-).
I looked under very bright light and still cannot see the threads to
cut on the backside. I used a very dense, narrow satin stitch and I
just cannot see (of course it probably also has something to do with
the fact that I just don't see as well as I used to). I widened the
satin stitch after the spider problem and I am able to see the
stitches on what I did later.
I am sending the quilt to my DSIL to be quilted on her long arm, which
is in AZ. She is going to deliver it to my DS, who is in CA. So I
will not be able to make any adjustments after the top is completed
and sent of to her.
I checked the eye placement by just laying the button eyes on the
bottom, rather than on the top, as Jeanne suggested and I think it
looks rather well that way. In fact my DH wandered in and, without me
telling him what I was doing, he exclaimed that the eyes belong there
instead of on top. So, thanks for a fix that actually looks better
than the original :-). You can see a picture of that (buttons are not
sewn down yet), in my webshots folder. The flash washed out the
color, but you can still see how the eyes look down there :-).
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2192662140057527182mGOzpr
I'm going to zigzag over the problem area -- just lightly -- and then
sew on the eye buttons.
Thanks again!
Bev in TX
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>do damage the backing fabric you could fuse some lightweight fabric to the
>back, then use a slightly bigger body to cover up the damage.
> Cheers
> Anne