Suezquilts Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 I'm sure each of us has had a quilt that sagged in a spot where a block was pooryly stitched. But did you ever get rail road tracks on the back of this area? this is the case on a quilt I have on right now. I plan on sprinkling some water on the area, with all cotton thread and batt, I pray it will suck into the quilt. Unless someone has something better in mind. It only happend in this area. thank you all, sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Hi Sue. It might work... but I fear it will not. Somehow your tension got wonky. Give wetting a try, but you may need to pull out this bad section of thread and quilt it again. Good luck. I guess the good news is it's much easier to rip out bad thread tension than it is to rip out good thread tension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammi357 Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 newbie questions...re: some of the terminology on the forum, is there a location to refer to these terms, like ppp or railroad tracks? sammi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suezquilts Posted October 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 I agree that if this was continually wacky but it is just where this lose block was. I'm trying the water tonight, it is still on the machine, and see if it dries tighter. I'm nearly finished with this, but it isn't to late to unsew. sorry if the terms aren't clear. The rail road tracks are when the upper thread shows on the backing and the lower thread lays flat on the backing, top always looks good. thanks for any ideas, sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkayr Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Originally posted by sammi357 newbie questions...re: some of the terminology on the forum, is there a location to refer to these terms, like ppp or railroad tracks? sammi Hi Sammi, ppp means practice practice practice...can't help on rr tracks. Linda;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammi357 Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 thanks! some of them are easier to figure out, like SID... sammi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliagraves Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Railroad tracks refers to when the tension is bad (generally the top thread is too loose) and so you can see the top thread on the bottom. If you run your fingernail along this stitching on the bottom, you can feel the ridges. It's kind of like the ties across the railroad tracks... hence the name... When you get it, you need to tighten up your top tension, since the bobbin is winning the tug of war. Julia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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