Shar Schmutz Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 Picture it: New quilter takes the ‘leave no footprint” green approach to her first project. She loves her DH and decides to make him a quilt for his birthday. She cuts up his old warn jeans complete with holes and oil stains she just can’t bring herself to toss as well as a brown baby-wale corduroy shirt and a very bright flowered baby wale corduroy item into squares and sews them all together. She then decides she has this piece of brown fleece and that will be the back and she decided batting was not necessary. Enter Sucker Shar: “ Sure I’ll give it a try as long as all the original seams on the pants are completely gone.” I used Signature thread, Magna Glide Bobbins, and a 4.5 needle. I at least showed a certain amount of sanity when I told her only a simple overall with loops was about all I thought I could accomplish on it as I would not sew through any of the four point intersections. Her squares weren’t squares I have no idea what she used to cut them with but I did see ink pin lines drawn on the denim pieces, there were left over threads in some of the seams on the corduroys, she used at least three different colors of thread to piece it together. This piece was not square anywhere and did not lay flat anywhere! All the fabrics fought each other the entire time I was quilting it. Depending on the direction the corduroys were positioned the machine would or would not slide over the fabric. The backing seemed to fight the whole process as well. The thread never broke and the machine worked fine, but I think I’m cured of doing any more of these! Denim and flannel would have been much better! I hope this gal continues to quilt but I hope she can find better materials to work with for her next project. I'm not proud of it but it's done and she's happy.... [/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francine Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 WHEW! You are a saint! Funny thing is her husband will love it and probably show it to everybody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraJ Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 Bravo on a wonderful job on a very, very tough quilt! He'll love it. Let us know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linda S Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 Oh Shar! What a brave woman you are. It came out nicely. He'll most likely love it. It does look like a great guy's quilt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathG Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 Shar you did a great job, I'm sure the husband will love it !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda G. Craig Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 Wow, you tackled that one and wrangled it perfectly! I agree, I bet her husband loves it and shows it off to everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 Wow Shar you get a nomination for sainthood for that! Job well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar Schmutz Posted April 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 :D:D. Thanks for the kind words, but I think a few of the words I used while quilting this woud disqualify me for sainthood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairie Quilter Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 My quilty friends and I call those words "highly technical quilting terminology". Mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 Wow! Great job on that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunkHouseQuilts Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 Looks great and I'm sure he will love it! Brings back fond memories of a denim/cotton quilt I did a few years ago. You did a great job taming this beast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisquilter Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 :D:Df This was my funny for the day! What we get ourselves into! You did a great job and boy are you lucky you did not break any needles. Go buy a lottery ticket! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tevera Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 You did GRRRRRRRREAT Shar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delld Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 Here to the STARS in your CROWN!!!! Great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 It looks just fine and I'm giggling at the comments that I've been reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o2b Quilting Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 Ooohh, I feel your pain! I did one similar a while back. Denim and quilter's cotton mixed together in triangles. Everything pulled every which way as the denim was all stretch denim. I did so much frogging and then gave up, quilted it best I could and then did not charge her. It was her first quilt and my first attempt at something with stretch denim. We will both think twice about stretch denim in the future! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachside Quilter Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 Great job, Shar! The quilt is lovely, and sure to bring a smile to both the husband and wife when they use it!! WTG :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyJack Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 You are a braver person than I am goog job and walk proud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibbyG Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 Hmm, do you think he wore that butterfly material!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltfarm Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 It is funny how we find ourselves in these situations. You do it, you curse it, and then when its finished you find its made someone really happy. Maybe keep practising saying NO, because there's bound to be a next time. Great job though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennan100 Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 Shar, you are my hero of the day! You courageous quilter you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francine Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 Originally posted by LibbyG Hmm, do you think he wore that butterfly material!! Maybe she wore it for a "special occasion" Being male he would probably have to be reminded how special it was:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekah Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 Wow Shar, I think you did a marvelous job quilting that top. Her husband will love it forever. But I too wonder when he wore the butterflies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage Keepsakes Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 Oh my goodness Shar, you deserve a medal for this one!!! I don't think I would ever be brave enough to tackle something like this. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyT Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 Way to go, Shar, in taming this one! Pretty scary digging into this one I bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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