quiltmonkey Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 OK I got a tiny snip (thankfully only one!) in my little wholecloth that I am doing trapunto. Can you give me advice on how to repair this little hole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmiequilts Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 Hi Shana, nice to see you are quilting on the weekend, my day has been in the veg garden picking and then the kitchen peeling, blanching and freezing greenbeans, chopping tomatoes and making salsa and slicing peppers for sausage & peppers which is cooking and will get frozen in batches too! As to your snip, I've used a small piece of fusible web tucked under and ironed. The snipped area will be stitched over so it shouldn't show when the quilt is finished. I like the Steam a Seam lite for these problems. Good luck and post a pic when it's all done!:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boni Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 I ditto that suggestion. Then when you quilt, cover with micro stippling, or McT, or echo lines so NO ONE will ever see it. (And I won't say a thing when I see it at MQS 2009. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 Where you are on the outside of the actual trapuntoed area this will be covered up with your background fill....the suggestions that have already been made are good ones, but if you don't get a big enough piece in there...the needle could knock it out. I use a product called 007 Bonding Agent or Bo-Nash http://sf2000.registeredsite.com/~user1093071/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=B&Category_Code=007 You should be able to get it at your quilting store, but if they don't have it ask them to order you some....AND if that can't/doesn't happen, let me know and I will send you some. The starter kit will last you YEARS....trust me, I still have the same bottle I started out with 10 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted August 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 Thanks for the advice. I'll try the Steam A Seam Lite (I have some) and if that doesn't work, I'll get some of Bonnie's Bo Bash bonding agent stuff. It's a tiny hole so maybe that will work. I should get some of the bo bash stuff for the future in case I need it in an emergency. I'm a klutz so no doubt I'll surely be cutting or ripping something bigger in another project. Originally posted by kimmiequilts Hi Shana, nice to see you are quilting on the weekend, Yah, go ahead and make me feel guilty... DH is out of town this week, so I'm being a bum... Actually, it's a gorgeous sunny day outside, so why am I inside on the puter? ok You got me motivated now.. I'm gonna go grab the furkids and go for a walk in the woods nearby and enjoy some fresh air. :cool: Originally posted by Boni (And I won't say a thing when I see it at MQS 2009. LOL! That's funny!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 Shana, well will wonders never cease....(for the butler stunts that is...) i too snipped not one but 2 in the quilt that's on my frame now. The fusible web works wonders! Thank goodness for that stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted August 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 Hey Butler! Yuppers....I most definitely chalk this one up as yet another Butler Stunt... Not the first, definitely not the last stunt... so many stunts and not enough Butlers to do them all... ROFLOL! But I think between you & me we can cover a majorty of the "stupid yet very funny" stunts. At least we can laugh at ourselves, eh?? Love ya, my sista! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmiequilts Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 Hey Shana, I was jealous of you, I wanted to be quilting but I never remember when I plant all these veggies just how much work it is once they grow. They do taste yummy tho'! Hope you had a nice walk with the furry kids! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiltjayne Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 Hi Shana, ditto all the suggestions about using a very fine iron-on interfacing behind the nick and then covering it with micro stippling. I did this years ago to a large wall hanging which went on to win the longarm class at a UK show and then (my best EVER quilting moment) got a Teacher Ribbon from Karen McTavish. Hmm, just re-read that and it sounds like I am bragging which I'm not trying to do. The point I am trying to make is that you can cover up a little snip and it won't harm the final quilt. Look forward to seeing the quilt when it is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnHenry Posted August 29, 2008 Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 quiltjayne: You aren't bragging, you are stating facts. How very exciting and creative that you could fix a boo-boo so well! But, even if you were bragging which you aren't, my father used to say, "Them that can brag without lyin', let 'em brag." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Shana, I've done this too and it really makes you ill doesn't it What I did was slide a very small piece of the same fabric under the tear and used light steam-a-seam to mend it together and by the time I stitching it you really have a hard time finding it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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