I spent some quality time with my machine today working on one of the baby quilts.
I kept finding lots of this ...
... seams coming apart.
This picture shows 2 spots - one by the scissors guard and the other on the lower left.
There were more. And, then this kept happening.
When I had to sew off the quilt and then back on the pieces flipped over.
I have had that happen once in a while but it happened a lot with this quilt.
I don't know if it was because it is flannel or because of the piano key border but it was frustrating.
I have had that happen once in a while but it happened a lot with this quilt.
I don't know if it was because it is flannel or because of the piano key border but it was frustrating.
I hand sewed all the little seam openings.
And, I took it out and re-did the stitching in the flipped areas.
Next time I quilt a quilt with this type of border I guess I should stitch around the outside edge.
I some quilters do that, but I never do, do you?
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2 comments:
That happened to me on a "Jelly Roll Race" baby quilt that I made a couple of months ago - so I fused a "heart" over the spot and machine appliqued it down. The border edges "flipping" is a problem I have, too. I'm not one of those who stitch all around the outside edge before I quilt something - but I might start doing that soon - ;))
I completely understand what you are dealing with. I just started quilting a quilt with incomplete seams or gaps in the seams. I just decided that it is my job to quilt and not to fix their problems. I try to sew them shut in the quilting where possible but that is the extent of my job.
I wish you luck.
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