I was struggling to get this one quilted.
The top is made of sleeves of old shirts: I had 5 or 6 usable 1.5" strips from 1 sleeve. And some (red) strips came from a dress, all from the thrift shop. The white is from a curtain I wasn't ever going to hang up anywhere.
The back (read: problem!) is a fleece blanket from IKEA: nice and soft for a play blanket for a friend.
Here is my result after 4 times unpicking the stitches because the d*** thing kept making waves on the back. If I won't get anymore 'waves' I'll be glad.
The front is beginning to look nice (also).
You can see the circle I drew as a starting point for the initial idea of quilting the bugger, but that was impossible for me: turning the quilt without making waves at the back ...
I'm sure it'll be gone after I've washed it.
The only problem I've had, once I had the first few lines in (the quilt), was my thread.
I was waiting for a bobbin to be filled with thread, when my machine stopped. Look at this:
A knot in my Aurifil spool?
Yes, definitely! (and I didn't make it)
Well, it's all done by people and people make mistakes ...
OK All my guns reloaded: I have to get back to the battlefield now!
Love the quilt top and the upcycling of course!! Great minds think alike!
ReplyDeleteI hate that....even more so when it is done in a skene of yarn. Not much to be done about it though.
ReplyDeleteGreat quilt!
Great way to use old clothes - I like it! I made some quilts for my kids too with a fleece backing and I had the same problem. It shifted and stretched lots, in the end I just gave up being upset and finished them. They're not perfect (by a long shot) but they are super snuggly and drape so nicely, so it's not all bad. And of course the kids love them and don't care a stitch for the ripples.
ReplyDeleteHmmm... I made a couple of fleece (thicker fleece though) and never had this problem. Seems strange. I can understand you couldn't do circles but straight lines should work fine. Lovely quilt despite it though. Nobody is perfect. Not even Aurifill :)
ReplyDeleteGood luck at the battle front! I back a quilt with flannel earlier this year and I swear I battled it as I quilted it!!!
ReplyDeleteI love this quilt and especially since it is an upcycled one. I`m saving my son`s shirts to one day make in to a quilt for him. Good luck with the quilting!
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