kusmaulk Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 This is a top that my neighbor's great grandma pieced, and she wants me to repair it and add a border so she can use it on her bed. As you can see, it is a very friendly one. I want to help her and try to make this work. Do I need to take it apart? I think it is beyond the capability of starch and steam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kusmaulk Posted August 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 Last one. Is there hope? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-Jane Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 Carol, I think you could double up on some dream puff and use a straight line compass configuration after SID'ing the perimeter and that would would suck everything up, or maybe a faux trepunto under the star in two layers and the rest in one layer??? Just guessing here! Dave B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethDurand Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 My vote is that you start with the Starch and Steam. I was pretty darn surprised to find that it took up about 2-4" of extra fabric in a quilt that I had. I vote to keep it intact as much as possible, the way that grandma made it. Try to enjoy the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-Jane Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 Sorry, I thought you'd already tried steaming, tired I guess, Beth is absolutely right though--try it first.--Good Luck--Dave B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 Just use lots of puffy batting and I would do an all-over shell filler that scoops all of that stuff in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neher-in-law5 Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 I would start with the starch and steam. It worked wonders on batik blocks that I had that cupped about D size and starched down to flat as a pancake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted August 26, 2010 Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 Oh Karol did you forget?, Everyone knows that longarm quilters can perform magic on friendly quilt tops! Just do your longarm dance around the quilt top, put on a spool of your magical fix-all thread, flick & swish your ruler across the quilt a few times saying a few enchanted words and presto you will have a beautiful show quality quilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Porch Quilting Posted August 26, 2010 Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 She needs the song!!!!! You can quilt that out!!! You are gonna have to quilt the "crap" out of that quilt (excuse the language) Good Luck Definately Starch first! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kusmaulk Posted August 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 When I explained that we had an issue with puckering, she said, "Oh, you can't just iron it?" I told her I thought I would have to take it apart, so you all are giving me hope that I can tame this beautiful beast. I'm thinking lots of pinning, so the setting squares stay square, and steam, starch, and poofy batting. And a few magic words, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted August 26, 2010 Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 That is a lot of fabric to take in. I would probably end up taking out a the setting triangles and squares and then try to put in the right sizes. Looks like her triangles are too big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattyJo Posted August 26, 2010 Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 I agree with those above. - Starch & steam the dickens out of it. If it's laying pretty flat use some real puffy batting to help take up the fullness. If it is still quite friendly, then take out the setting triangles & squares and see if you can get the star to lay flat. Measure and re-cut the setting triangles & squares and resew them in. I think that this quilt can definitely be beautiful. Also, I would use curvy motif's to help take up any extra fabric. You can do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristiequilts Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 I had one that was worse than that. A friend and I took it apart and used english paper pieces and it turned out great. But it was big and it took her a while to piece it. I couldn't believe she did it all by hand so fast!! see the result. All I did was quilt it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristiequilts Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 Here is the quilt finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammi357 Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 "magic words" (sammi wipes coffee off the computer screen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfly Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 If its still quite friendly after starching and steaming, I would use Puff batting, pin the heck out of it and do a fill like Linzi recommended and after that, SID. That's worked well for me in the past. Jess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kusmaulk Posted August 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 Some of you suggested doubling up on the batting. What should I use? There is a lot of fullness in this star, as well as in the setting triangles and squares. You have given me hope that I can make this work without taking it apart. Thanks for all your words of advice and encouragement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonbon Posted August 28, 2010 Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 This ties in with my earlier question.......... how much will you charge this person for taming the heck out of it?! It takes so much time. $20/hour and that will add a lot to the final price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Newfie Posted August 28, 2010 Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 I just did a quilt like this. I used an edge to edge. The border is made with poly and the lone star is cotton. (They don't play well together) I took pics as I was rolling the top, to show the customer or to keep for my own records. The blue border rolled too tightly, where the centre had a bubble. I was so worried that it wouldn't "quilt out", I phoned the customer. She advised me to carry on and to do my best with it! I did and the result was quite pleasing. The customer was so thrilled that she showed it to the local guild. I would suggest talking to the customer and explain the how's and the why's. I find by just communicating with all customers it really adds to the relationship between customer, quilter and quilt top.... I hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kusmaulk Posted September 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 I got the go ahead from the customer, and worked on adding borders, and repairing the handwork, and took a few tucks. The top is still very rippled, but I am going to try using two batts and hope for the best. The batts I plan to use are QD cotton on the bottom and Dream Puff on top. Will I need to raise the hopping foot? Any other tips are more than welcome. I really want this to come out nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyLake Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 I would pin baste the star center and star arm points into place first, so they are straight out from the center. I'd quilt the star first, then do a dense meander on the background fabric, starting next to the star and working out to the edges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 Karol, Depending on the cotton loft will depend if you have to raise your foot. I've used 2 batts with not problem of raising but if I add in trapunto with that mix then I would have to raise the foot. I think the key thing to keep an eye on when using 2 batts is to make sure you don't get the batting wrinkled when rolling forward. Be sure to give each a good tug and you should be fine. Have fun with it. It looks like most of the fullness is in the background so I would probably quilt as I go. Outline the star and borders and then fill the background. I'll bet that pulls in a lot. My worry about doing the star first would be that you would pull in that area even more and create more wrinkles in the white area. If you do do the center first make sure you pin baste super good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anniquilter Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 I did one just like this last year for our Guild. It had been donated by the family of an elderly woman along with several other quilt tops. I used a poly batt & a medium density E2E. There were a couple of puckers and I had to ease it in a few places as I stitched but it came out looking a lot better than it started. I did think about redoing the setting squares & triangles but there was also too much fullness in the diamonds so I didn't try to re-sew anything. It was subsequently chosen by a local family who lost their house to a fire. Do let us know how this one comes out. We love pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kusmaulk Posted September 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Bonnie, you asked about price. This is a neighbor whose husband did us a huge favor and saved us lots of time and money, so I am being generous with my time on this one. They also own horses and give riding lessons, so we agreed to barter some services. Otherwise, I would pay myself at least $15 per hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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