Anne from Guam Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 I am working on a memory quilt and one of the shirts is silk, so I stabilized this fabric with an iron on interfacing which makes the seams bulky. I keep wondering if I will be able to quilt across any of these seams. Will it be okay if I go slow, or am I risking a broken needle and timing problems? Should I plan to only quilt in the background area? Also, what is the name of this block? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 You should be ok to quilt through those layers, I would go slow at first like you suggested....but I think it would look great with the background quilted - it would really make the printed fabric stand out....wish I could help you on the name of the pattern - I don't know but it is pretty! It looks like a large snowflake and would look stunning in red and white too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbams Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Anne, you should be OK, especially if you go slowly through those seams. T-shirt quilts are stabilized with fusible interfacing, and people quilt those all the time. Sorry I can't help you with the name of that block, either, but I'm sure someone will know its name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne from Guam Posted November 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Betsy, that's what I was thinking since I have done a lot of Tshirt quilts too. But the bulk is the worst where those diamonds and star points meet. I have 19 more blocks to make, so I will update later, once I get started on the quilting. Thanks for the input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 a drop of Sewers Aid on those seams helps a lot, to get the needle going on thru. has size of needles used been discussed? Can't remember, so asking.. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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