whitepinesquilter Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 A few weeks ago I told of the quilt that was brought to me in a garbage bag while I was waiting to go to surgery. The gal's grandma had made it for her and gave it to her to have someone quilt it. I've just started back quilting and put this one on first. Oh, my! All the borders caused the inner part to be all puckered, as well as the pinwheel blocks being c cups.... so I've done some serious spray and pressing, and a lot of easing. So far I've been able to avoid any tucks, but I've quite a ways to go. You can see in the first picture how much excess there is in the center compared to the straight and smooth borders (part of which is seen down by my machine). I didn't have the top rolled taut yet in that pic as I was still trying to figure the best way to deal with these problems. The second pic shows it all coming together. I'm pretty sure I'll be tired of cc'ing by the time it's done (2" blocks in the 16 patches and it measures 106" x 118". I believe this is building back my muscle strength far faster than PT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Marci your doing a wonderful job, looks great!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enchanted Quilting Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Miracle worker:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne from Guam Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Good for you! The quilt looks great the owner will be so happy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Great job! I sometimes add a thin layer of wool batting pieces to solve some severe cups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaC Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Looking waaaayyy good! Glad you are feeling well enough to quilt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachside Quilter Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 WTG Marci! You know quilting is good therapy, right? LOL, you have worked miracles on this quilt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlhdesigns Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Great Quilting!! Looking good!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenniferBernard Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Looks like you really tamer the beast and made it behave beautifully! The quilting lets the piecing shine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitepinesquilter Posted July 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Great job! I sometimes add a thin layer of wool batting pieces to solve some severe cups.Oh, Corey, I wish I had considered that. She sent along a thinner Fairfield poly. It is actually holding up well, but is not doing a lot of filling.. But I had a brain fart not considering wool as a filler in this case. She wanted it to be a light weight finished quilt so i just used what she brought (I use 80/20 most of the time unless they request different or bring their own. My Mabel tensions out good on pretty much anything (except King Tut but I digress here I do have a smaller wool batt here, but for this it would have been used as a complete second layer, right? Or just in the worst areas?Thanks for the nice comments and suggestions - they're like a shot of caffeine on this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micajah Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 What you've done looks great. She should be thrilled with it. I know I would be! Debbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeidiP Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 You have made the piecing that Grandma did look fabulous! The granddaughter will have a wonderful treasure! There are so many on this Forum that can piece a quilt and do simply amazing quilting, but as quilters, it was likely very well pieced. When I see a quilt on the Forum where the quilting makes the piecing look amazingly, I take note because many of us will have our quilts enjoyed, though we may never accomplish "show perfect" piecing or quilting. Yesterday, as I was driving through Wyoming, returning from a visit with my daughter and granddaughter, I can across a sign in a quilting store bathroom that I loved. "Only God is perfect, our quilts don't have to be." Thanks for sharing the quilt Marci! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oma Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Awesome job...it looks terrific! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharond Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Wow! You are a miracle worker. I am sure your customer will be thrilled with the quilting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyAboutQuilting Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Wow Marci, you have definitely tamed the beast with your quilting! It is looking beautiful and your customer is going to be thrilled with it! Nice job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlnewell Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Looks like you're doing a terrific job at taming that quilt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharonarooni Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 It looks wonderful! You would never know what you went through to make it look so gret! Job well done! So did you do all of the spraying/pressing on the frame? Do you just pop your ironing surface under the table? Forgive me if that is a stupid question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anniemueller Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Miraculous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anniquilter Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Amazing job Marci! Now....you know, it's great jobs like this that lead piecers to think 'Oh, you can quilt it out' ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fineseams Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 A miracle worker!!! amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitepinesquilter Posted July 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 It looks wonderful! You would never know what you went through to make it look so gret! Job well done! So did you do all of the spraying/pressing on the frame? Do you just pop your ironing surface under the table? Forgive me if that is a stupid question. I did steam and press right at the frame mostly because I don't yet have the ability to maneuver the top around my pressing table. I have a small padded pressing board I made from directions generously given here on the forum. I held that under each small section I steamed and lightly pressed as I moved across a row. I was lucky that this cotton fabric tightened up pretty good on the frame. I should mention that the backing and batting were loaded but I floated the top. Hope that makes sense and helps clarify it for you And, again, thank you all for the kind words and encouragement - I had another followup appt. with the surgeon today, and he thinks my getting back into moving the machine around is really speeding up my recovery and arm strength. If he only understood how much we long armers use our arm and shoulder muscles he would be impressed, wouldn't he? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharonarooni Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Thank you, Marci. It does clarify and really helps me visualize it. So glad your followup app. was so good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 you work is so beautiful. Choices, stitching, etc. Greatly enhancing a less than great quilt top. It is looking terrific, makes me drool. Rita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie H Posted July 5, 2013 Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 It doesn't even look like the same quilt, Marci! You are taming that beast into a beauty! I'm glad to see you are back to quilting. I'm not sure if feels great on your shoulder (hows that going?) but I bet your spirit is loving getting back in the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitepinesquilter Posted July 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 It doesn't even look like the same quilt, Marci! You are taming that beast into a beauty! I'm glad to see you are back to quilting. I'm not sure if feels great on your shoulder (hows that going?) but I bet your spirit is loving getting back in the game Thanks, Bonnie Slow but sure on this quilt! I have to frog the borders because I'm not satisfied with how the design came out. It's ruler work, and that's one area I don't have strength and control with yet too well. After my surgeon's appointment I stayed and visited my dd, dsil, and dgs for a couple days then took a detour route to visit another dd on the way home. I was cleared to do what is tolerable - and I was able to lift up and hold our two year old grandson! It felt so good as I've not been able to do that for several months now! He gave me a big hug and kiss and told me he wuved me - and the world was right ♥♥ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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