Right now my long arm machine is down....the bottom bobbin is having issues and I need to take it in. Just haven't had time to do so. But I have used the frame to pin some quilts. I HATE the quilt tops and junk on the floor, taping, straightening, pinning, and whatnot. I HATE it. My least favorite thing to do with quilting, period. Did I mention that I HATE it?
At first it seemed like a BRILLANT idea, because you know I HATE pinning. Now some may be biting their nails now and saying "no, no, no, turn back now!" but I continued on.
I had to actually clamp the bottom part just so I could see what I was doing still! I think it would have been okay, but not 100% sure. The thing is, I always start of pinning awesomingly (yes it is a word....a Crystal word) and then I look and think, dang that is way too much, so I thin it out and then I think I keep thinning out. So needless to say, I don't think I did that well of a job pinning.
So when I got to actually quilting it, the top turned, or my quilting turned. I have no idea! But it didn't go as planned. In fact I have named this quilt......"See what happens when you don't pin right?" I having binded the quilt yet, but will this weekend and then I will so pictures.
Some may be thinking, well okay heck take out the stitching and redo it. If you are thinking this...you don't know me well. I am more of the type..."oh so that is what happens, okay next time don't do it that way". I rarely pick out seams or heavens quilting stitches!! This quilt isn't one of my "favorites" or my more put together quilts! It is more of a "lesson learned" quilt.
But on how I pinned it....not 100% sure. I think for sure I will continue to pin the quilts on the frame, but do it like this one....not sure, I doubt it. So learn the hard quilting lessons from me!! PIN MORE!
3 comments:
I LOATHE pinning hahaha, I pretty much loathe everything about quilting once I'm a few hours into it - but forget about that when I get the urge to make another, hahaha.
I've only made 3 quilts, all twin or smaller (I just started sewing in Nov...so like 4 months) and I've pinned one and used quilt as you go (found on youtube shown by the fabulous Jenny at the Missouri Star Quilt Co.) on the other two.
I find the quilt as you go to be sooo much easier. If I want to add quilt lines, I can go back and add them later. The pinning seems like just a bunch of extra work to me. Who knows....I'm such a rookie that I might not know enough to make an informed opinion.
Thanks for showing another technique! THis is how I;m learning to sew and quilt.
Cheers~
Marti in San Diego
Every step I get to- I say I hate this part. This is dumb. Cutting sucks. Binding is a pain. The only thing I like is buying the fabric. ;)
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