Sharon Deming Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 A customer brought me a t-shirt quilt today which has some shirts with that plastic stuff as part of the design. I know some people won't even accept a t-shirt quilt like that, but I would like to quilt it for her. How would be the best way to tackle it with the least amount of impact on my beloved Miss Margie? And can I use a panto or should I quilt from the front? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenniferBernard Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 I have done t-shirt quilts before with the plastic parts. I try to quilt the plastic parts lightly so I do freehand from the front. My Millennium handles it just fine. The needle does make a different sound when it goes through the plastic but it doesn't bother the tension. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarkStudiosWest Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 I did one last week for a customer and had a lot of problems with that one slick-finished t-shirt. Millie kept skipping stitches- I removed the stitching, but the needle left big holes. I ended up tracing the pattern forward (Quilt Path) and picked up the stitching where the pattern left the slick part of the t-shirt. Once the whole thing was finished, I went back and retraced the open holes with quilting using my home machine. It was a lot of work and caused me a lot of worry, but in the end, you couldn't see that there was ever a problem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merryjo2003 Posted May 26, 2016 Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 I usually do these from the front. Don't have many problems with them. One word of caution, the needle will make a permanent hole in the plastic so be sure where you're going! If you change your mind and remove any stitches, the holes will stay and show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 Also, be sure to have enough thread in your bobbin so you don't run out on one of those plastic shirts, leaving some holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon Deming Posted June 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 Thanks for the input, everyone. I quilted it from the front with a standard swirl - not too dense. I made sure my needle was new (changed it a couple of times), bobbins were full, and just slowed down in the plastic sections. No problems at all. Miss Margie (Lenni), didn't complain at all, and just marched confidently along! The customer was very happy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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