Guest Linda S Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Well, not totally, but the quilt I put on the frame for myself and began to quilt has turned into a disaster, so it will not be going to show until I have skinned the whole thing and started over. I should have stuck with my original choice of bobbin color, and I should not have relied on the electronic channel locks on my IQ to keep the quilt square. When I got to the bottom, I realized there was no way I could let this hang anywhere. Maybe next year!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oma Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Well, in that case, can you hear me barking???? Don't rip it out...send it to me. Of course, I understand your pain...I just ripped out a quilt and redid it because I hated the thread color I had chosen and I decided the quilting design was ugly too. AAARRGGHHH!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarieBrewer Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Why didn't the channel locks on the IQ keep the quilt square? That was one reason I felt I could give up my millie-I had the channel locks on IQ. Now I'n nervous!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeri Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Don't get it the millie has channel locks??? Don't know alot about the computer systems , can't afford one so haven't done much investigating. Maybe someday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeri Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 AWWW too bad. I can relate. Not a show quilt but a wall hanging for my living room. Loved how it turned out. Put it in the washer to just fill and then was going to spin it. Forgot it and it went through the entire cycle. Would have normally been fine but I had used alpaca batting which needs to be hand washed. Believe that warning. Was kinda like my pom mix after he was into the cockle burrs!!! with the batting tangled on the outside of the quilt! Not pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisae Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Bummer, Linda! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeggyB Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 what a bummer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaB Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 BUMMER Linda ..... BUMMER!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oma Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Originally posted by jeri AWWW too bad. I can relate. Not a show quilt but a wall hanging for my living room. Loved how it turned out. Put it in the washer to just fill and then was going to spin it. Forgot it and it went through the entire cycle. Would have normally been fine but I had used alpaca batting which needs to be hand washed. Believe that warning. Was kinda like my pom mix after he was into the cockle burrs!!! with the batting tangled on the outside of the quilt! Not pretty. Oh...my.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibbyG Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 All that work!!! Would it be easier to just make another quilt??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmilner Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 So sorry to hear that Linda...........I hate the snowball effect......nothing goes right. Maybe now that the pressure is off you can leave it in a corner for awhile. Then when you go back to it you will be amazed that it will all come together and be beautiful!!! Donna APQS Liberty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyLake Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 I feel your pain, Linda. Sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBQLTN2 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 So sorry you had this happen, I guess it sometimes does, usually when we rush too much! You will do better next time, all isnt lost!! I am sure it is still beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linda S Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Well, my dealer said it was just because the quilt draws in as you quilt it. Hello? I've been quilting for seven years (on a longarm, that is), so I know about shrinkage. I think my quilt top leader is crooked. It seems to have pulled the quilt to the right and, which the channel locks helped me keep the quilt perfect on the right side, the left side drew in and I ended up with a baggy middle No way to fix it but take it out. I love the quilt, so I will take it apart and re-do it. Luckily, I have zippers, so I just took it off and left it on its zippers. I'll put it back on the frame when I finish my clients' quilts, and it will be easier to skin it there with an eyebrow trimmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Bummer!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBQLTN2 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Linda Could the centers of the leaders been off. I have had a similar problem with my Lenni. The take up roller is actually almost 1/2 inch off from the front rollers. What I mean by that is there is a shifting of the rails as I advance the quilt if I am not careful. The centers of the leaders can be lined up and the backing centered but as I advance the quilt what happens is the rail slides back and forth that in that 1/2 inch of play in the rail. It ends up making the bottom of a square quilt off by sometimes up to an inch. I have tried everything to fix this but the part that holds the rails must actually be bowed. I swapped ends and reversed the end pieces and all it did was move the 2 rails with the extra play to the front instead of the back. The table is square and the sides are tight so the only other solution I can see would be for the side to be warped or sprung. Have you noticed anything similar to this or is it just this quilt that it happened to you on?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linda S Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Just to be clear -- this isn't a problem with the IQ! My machine is crooked. Jeanne - I thought the centers to my leaders were off too, but I think it is that my quilt top roller (I don't float, and I'm not about to start now) is crooked. The centers meet fine, but as it rolls, it shifts. I figured it out by turning on the horizontal channel lock and just basting a row of stitching at various points on the leader as I roll. It ended up looking like a fan, and you can see how it would pull to the right. I guess that leader is stretched, so I'll replace it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisae Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Wow, Linda...glad you figured that out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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