Unquilting

Now THAT is talent..........or...........do you have more hands than most of us................or........ do you have help that you aren't telling us about?

Butterfly (and are you shar>> I have unquilted several times. And sometimes I have just kept the

That's the one stitch I have on my 930 Bernina that I absolutely love ...I could try it on a sample and see how I like it... I've used it many times when I could use a straight stitch but knowing how 'un'straight I can sew the serpentine is great in those circumstances. Mary /vt

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ME-Judy

These are really nice; thanks!

Martha

Well, I've certainly done a lot of "unpiecing" in my lifetime. The raggy denim needs unpicking, and I'm procratinating. (I washed the top and some of the seams frayed so much that now there are no seams) Grr!

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Mary

Well, I just figured out out how to join Harry Potter for Grownups, so now I should be able to join Carol's group.

Thanks!

Martha

BTDT on my last baby quilt. The thread broke on my first diagonal pass across the quilt, right at the halfway point. I tried to just re-start from the end of the quilting, but I just wasn't satisfied with how it looked so I ended up plucking out the whole line of quilting and starting over. Debra in VA See my quilts at

I spent a few hours Sat. night removing the free motion quilting I had started on a quilt. It wasn't going well when I was doing it, and it got worse. sigh.

Pati, in Phx

Sunny wrote:

I have a lap quilt that I started quilting from the centre (its horizontal panels). I had used a new but cheap cotton sheet in pale blue for the backing, but it faded dreadfully while I was still quilting (I'm not very quick!). The effect was pink and blue marbled - yuk.

Now I have a better quality backing for it, and want to remove the old quilting, put the replacement backing on, and requilt, and perhaps finish the quilt!. But.... will the holes from the old quilting disappear when it is washed at the end, or will I always have a filligree effect?

I've seen it done, but haven't dared try it yet! I have it in mind for when I have to do several very long rows of quilting - I'll have to feel brave that day! (Nice to see you visible again, MsB) . In message , Butterflywings writes

If you unpick carefully, Sally, then lightly spray the quilt, a gentle finger smoothing should remove the holes (but it will only work damp I think). Try a sample piece - small >g< . In message , Sally Swindells writes