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Posted by Trixie on May 23, 2009, 1:19 pm
I had a quilt on the frame, 3/4 done with the machine quilting, took it off
the frame to finish up off the frame, and discovered the disaster that is
MAJOR pleats, folds, sections of loose fabric. In the 5+ years I have been
making quilts this is by far the worst I've done. I am so discouraged I
(almost) want to give up making quilts. Yesterday I literally laid down on
the floor beside the quilt and cried. I spent so much time
piecing/appliqueing the quilt top, I didn't want to just chuck it, and it is
supposed to be a wedding gift for an August wedding.
My sweet hubby came to me and asked if I had two seam rippers, and we each
spent 3 hours working together yesterday unquilting. What a horrible job! I
think we are about a third done with the unquilting process, and I am still
discouraged, feeling like it is time to give away the frame and sewing
machines. There must be a different artistic craft that I could do where the
heartbreak wouldn't be so overwhelming.
Sigh....
Trixie
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Posted by Sandy Ellison on May 23, 2009, 2:00 pm
Howdy!
One of the first Hug quilts done on this ng was for Ruth Evans;
after extensive creative work was invested in putting all the blocks
together, the top was sent to a novice machine quilter who did a rather
"creative" job of the quilting. We knew it just wouldn't do as a memorial
so a bunch of us took back the quilt and picked it apart; during the
"un-quilting" the quilt traveled across the U.S., where individuals and,
finally, a group of us on retreat in New Mexico finished the process
(& our weekend) with the beautiful top intact. I brought it home, hired a
professional quilter who added a new backing and batting, and sent it off to
Donna in Idaho to present to Ruth's brother.
Lesson: if it's just not right, un-quilt it and make it sew. ;-) It was
worth it. http://gallery.ppwp.com/gallery/Ruth/ruth1
Baste it well & keep the quilt sandwich from bunching up on you again.
Good luck!
R/Sandy
On 5/23/09 12:19 PM, in article PeWRl.51980$Rf7.36416@newsfe21.iad, "Trixie"
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> I had a quilt on the frame, 3/4 done with the machine quilting, took it off
> the frame to finish up off the frame, and discovered the disaster that is
> MAJOR pleats, folds, sections of loose fabric. In the 5+ years I have been
> making quilts this is by far the worst I've done. I am so discouraged I
> (almost) want to give up making quilts. Yesterday I literally laid down on
> the floor beside the quilt and cried. I spent so much time
> piecing/appliqueing the quilt top, I didn't want to just chuck it, and it is
> supposed to be a wedding gift for an August wedding.
>
> My sweet hubby came to me and asked if I had two seam rippers, and we each
> spent 3 hours working together yesterday unquilting. What a horrible job! I
> think we are about a third done with the unquilting process, and I am still
> discouraged, feeling like it is time to give away the frame and sewing
> machines. There must be a different artistic craft that I could do where the
> heartbreak wouldn't be so overwhelming.
>
> Sigh....
>
> Trixie
>
>
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Posted by Pat in Virginia on May 23, 2009, 4:59 pm
Trixie:
Very few quilters have not had at least one major disaster. Find a few good
movies and a nice wine, and you and your very dear dh can while away the
hours enjoying the show, each other's company, and the wine. Okay, don't
enjoy too much wine until you are finished! Good luck.
PAT in VA/USA
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>I had a quilt on the frame, 3/4 done with the machine quilting, took it off
>the frame to finish up off the frame, and discovered the disaster that is
>MAJOR pleats, folds, sections of loose fabric. In the 5+ years I have been
>making quilts this is by far the worst I've done. I am so discouraged I
>(almost) want to give up making quilts. Yesterday I literally laid down on
>the floor beside the quilt and cried. I spent so much time
>piecing/appliqueing the quilt top, I didn't want to just chuck it, and it
>is supposed to be a wedding gift for an August wedding.
> My sweet hubby came to me and asked if I had two seam rippers, and we each
> spent 3 hours working together yesterday unquilting. What a horrible job!
> I think we are about a third done with the unquilting process, and I am
> still discouraged, feeling like it is time to give away the frame and
> sewing machines. There must be a different artistic craft that I could do
> where the heartbreak wouldn't be so overwhelming.
> Sigh....
> Trixie
>
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Posted by Joanna on May 23, 2009, 5:21 pm
I know I have been there and done that. In the beginning I would simply
throw it out or give it away. But lately I have gone through the trouble
of fixing it and finishing it properly. It does really break your heart
to do all this, especially with all the work that went into it in the
first place. But I am really happy with the ones I fixed even though it
took a lot longer. I almost feel ashamed now that I gave some really
nice ones away cuz I couldn't bear fixing them. In the end it made that
quilt a little more special to me. So shred your tears, thank your
husband and keep going!
Take Care
joanna
Trixie wrote:
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> I had a quilt on the frame, 3/4 done with the machine quilting, took it off
> the frame to finish up off the frame, and discovered the disaster that is
> MAJOR pleats, folds, sections of loose fabric. In the 5+ years I have been
> making quilts this is by far the worst I've done. I am so discouraged I
> (almost) want to give up making quilts. Yesterday I literally laid down on
> the floor beside the quilt and cried. I spent so much time
> piecing/appliqueing the quilt top, I didn't want to just chuck it, and it is
> supposed to be a wedding gift for an August wedding.
>
> My sweet hubby came to me and asked if I had two seam rippers, and we each
> spent 3 hours working together yesterday unquilting. What a horrible job! I
> think we are about a third done with the unquilting process, and I am still
> discouraged, feeling like it is time to give away the frame and sewing
> machines. There must be a different artistic craft that I could do where the
> heartbreak wouldn't be so overwhelming.
>
> Sigh....
>
> Trixie
>
>
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Posted by Polly Esther on May 23, 2009, 6:19 pm
This kind of disaster brings on 3 questions: Why did it happen? How can
you fix it? and How do you keep it from happening again?
Is your backing the culprit?
We had one once that was a fine cotton but the rascal was soft (kind of
mushy, actually) and it stretched outrageously.
Is your batting the guilty party? A batting with a lot of poly seems to
slip and slide more than cotton.
Did you need to do more or better basting?
Trixie, you will want to resolve those problems before you begin to
quilt again. Ripping out quilting stitches once is awful; twice will surely
make your eyebrows catch on fire. Polly
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>I know I have been there and done that. In the beginning I would simply
>throw it out or give it away. But lately I have gone through the trouble of
>fixing it and finishing it properly. It does really break your heart to do
>all this, especially with all the work that went into it in the first
>place. But I am really happy with the ones I fixed even though it took a
>lot longer. I almost feel ashamed now that I gave some really nice ones
>away cuz I couldn't bear fixing them. In the end it made that quilt a
>little more special to me. So shred your tears, thank your husband and keep
>going!
> Take Care
> joanna
> Trixie wrote:
>> I had a quilt on the frame, 3/4 done with the machine quilting, took it
>> off the frame to finish up off the frame, and discovered the disaster
>> that is MAJOR pleats, folds, sections of loose fabric. In the 5+ years I
>> have been making quilts this is by far the worst I've done. I am so
>> discouraged I (almost) want to give up making quilts. Yesterday I
>> literally laid down on the floor beside the quilt and cried. I spent so
>> much time piecing/appliqueing the quilt top, I didn't want to just chuck
>> it, and it is supposed to be a wedding gift for an August wedding.
>> My sweet hubby came to me and asked if I had two seam rippers, and we
>> each spent 3 hours working together yesterday unquilting. What a horrible
>> job! I think we are about a third done with the unquilting process, and I
>> am still discouraged, feeling like it is time to give away the frame and
>> sewing machines. There must be a different artistic craft that I could do
>> where the heartbreak wouldn't be so overwhelming.
>> Sigh....
>> Trixie
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> the frame to finish up off the frame, and discovered the disaster that is
> MAJOR pleats, folds, sections of loose fabric. In the 5+ years I have been
> making quilts this is by far the worst I've done. I am so discouraged I
> (almost) want to give up making quilts. Yesterday I literally laid down on
> the floor beside the quilt and cried. I spent so much time
> piecing/appliqueing the quilt top, I didn't want to just chuck it, and it is
> supposed to be a wedding gift for an August wedding.
>
> My sweet hubby came to me and asked if I had two seam rippers, and we each
> spent 3 hours working together yesterday unquilting. What a horrible job! I
> think we are about a third done with the unquilting process, and I am still
> discouraged, feeling like it is time to give away the frame and sewing
> machines. There must be a different artistic craft that I could do where the
> heartbreak wouldn't be so overwhelming.
>
> Sigh....
>
> Trixie
>
>