Unquilting

I haven't done it yet, Sunny, because I'm putting it off; but there is one waiting to be done. The whole thing just didn't work - I have to start again. . In message , Sunny writes

Just last night I ripped out 2 Looong seams, 60+ inches each, after deciding that the resulting series of 2 joined runs of squares, "just didnt look right". Stayed up past my normal bed time to, "make the set of squares look right". Went to be satisfied that all the effort was worth the frog noise. rippit, rippit, rippit.

John

Usually my pin basting is reliable, but nobody's perfect. And I don't mind the occasional teensy tuck. But one day I was machine quilting along, free motion spirals, really making progress. Took a break, turned it over to admire my work, and blimey! A vast pleat running diagonally through all the part I had just finished quilting. All had to come out :-p Roberta in D

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I have one that's waiting for me to finish unquilting it.

Oh, goodness no, you are not the only one.

When I made my 'Oh my, stars!"quilt,

Thank goodness no shears were nearby... LOL

-Irene in balmy CNY

------------- "You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough."

- Mae West

Years ago we did a charity quilt that was sent to a quilter. When it was returned for binding the group decided it was too awful to leave that way and took it all out. I wasn't really a part of the group but remember reading about it.

Several years ago I purchased a quilt made overseas, which I normally never consider, but the colors and fabrics and overall pattern were lovely. However, the quilting was simply horrendous! I put it away in a closet, and last winter when I was between projects I pulled it out of the closet and quilted it properly, keeping the original quilting only as basting and pulling it out as I quilted. I also replaced the binding, which was truly awful. Now -- I have a very attractive extra quilt folded at the bottom of a bed in the smaller guest room.

Woot! I'm feeling better and better! And by the way, there is a book (I can't remember which one or by what author) who recommends using one of your "decorative" stitches for quilting in areas where you want gentle curve lines. Just don't do it. A stitch that looks great over a few inches or covering a seam line in a crazy quilt will look just horrendus if you try to use it to make a "gentle c urve" line that goes from t op to bottom of your quilt. ;)

Hugs and sharper stitch rippers, Sunny

Sunny, I haven't unquilted a vast expanse of a quilt, but I have done my share of unquilting! It's not fun while I'm doing it, but I always end up glad I did it. Best of luck! Need chocolate?

I have unquilted several times. And sometimes I have just kept the quilting and made the piece a QI throw or a kick-around-drag-around for picnics ;)

We all have to un-quilt sometimes, big or small places. It's just one of those things.

Sandy is send> Ok, I may be the only one who has ever unquilted a vast expanse of a

That is a WONDERFUL quilt!

Dogmom

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Oh, goodness no, you are not the only one.

When I made my 'Oh my, stars!"quilt,

Thank goodness no shears were nearby... LOL

-Irene in balmy CNY

------------- "You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough."

- Mae West

On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 00:36:06 -0500, Sunny wrote (in article ):

Ugghh! I still shudder when I remember all the unquilting I had to do on my monster quilt. Take a deep breath, get a beverage, and prepare to spend some quality time with your seam ripper. It will get done eventually.

Maureen

On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 10:38:34 -0500, Mary wrote (in article ):

I have a quilt that I need to do the same thing to. One of these days I'll get around to it. Too many projects, but not enough time.

Maureen

On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 00:36:06 -0500, Sunny wrote (in article ):

Ugghh! I still shudder when I remember all the unquilting I had to do on my monster quilt. Take a deep breath, get a beverage, and prepare to spend some quality time with your seam ripper. It will get done eventually.

Maureen

Hallo!

I've just learned how to paper piece [with the Carol Doak DVD], and while I won't PP for all my quilts because of the amount of sewing involved per block, still it does make lovely points!

Would anyone have suggestions for sites to go to for patterns that can be PP'd? I know about quilterscache already.

TIA!

Martha

Thanks for that info...I just saw that suggestion this past week and wondered if I could use my wavy line stitch instead of straight line on seams...Guess I'll forget it !!...Mary in VT

"Sunny" > Woot! I'm feeling better and better! And by the way, there is a book

I had a couple of Chinese-made quilts I'd bought to dress up a room but never dared to wash them until I'd had them for years. They were in a spare bedroom and just didn't need it either but when I did...I washed in cool water...short , gentle wash and line dried...and many seams fell apart !!..So be careful when washing any of that type !!...Mary in VT

I use a long serpentine/wavy stitch for a lot of my quilting. I generally do it as a grid, and it looks fine. No problems if the line isn't exactly straight, because the stitching line is wavy. Great for quick quilting of things like 9-patches and such, just aim for the corners of the squares and go. For me it is a lot faster than trying to keep a straight line straight.

Pati, in Phx

MB wrote:

I had some areas of seams to repair, and I quilted in the ditch, and held my breath when I washed it, but it came out just fine, thank goodness! I am absolutely certain it would have fallen to pieces had I washed it before I did all that work, which was why I had stored it in a plastic bag while waiting to do the work itself.