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Quilt Project Design Help - Attn Cross Stitchers
At first it may not seem on topic but bear with me please.
Last night I pulled out one of my many cross stitch project after many months of not working on any of them. It's a Precious Moments design by Gloria and Pat. Over the years I have made several of their designs. I started cross stitching as a kid so since I really liked the precious moments these patterns were perfect. Now I stitch them when I want a fairly fast and easy project to stitch so I've gotten a small collection of them over the years. When I was younger my mother made the suggestion of make enough to make a quilt with and I thought yea. I hadn't put much thought into it until last night stitching. I am thinking about making small frames of fabric for some of the smaller ones and maybe even a very small one for the larger designs but haven't decided on that it may just end up being some plain muslin to make them all the same size even though they are close. I am thinking of attaching them together with sashings. I have a couple of questions on how to accomplish this quilt though. 1)They are all stitched on aida (cloth with holes in it for those who don't cross stitch). I assume I will need to put something behind them like muslin to keep the batting from popping through. Will this be too bulky especially since the aida is thick to begin with? Will I have cosmetic problems due to the differences in bulk? 2)Like I said, I'm thinking about connecting the pieces with sashings so some quilting can be done there, but I'm wondering what to do with the blocks/pictures. I don't want quilting in the middle of my cross stitches. Any ideas how this could be handled? I'm sure it will have to be machine quilted because the bulk of the aida would make hand quilting a bit hard. Again TIA for your help and ideas!! -- Charlotte http://community.webshots.com/user/charh108 |
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On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 17:04:04 GMT, "Charlotte Hippen"
wrote: At first it may not seem on topic but bear with me please. Last night I pulled out one of my many cross stitch project after many months of not working on any of them. It's a Precious Moments design by Gloria and Pat. Over the years I have made several of their designs. I started cross stitching as a kid so since I really liked the precious moments these patterns were perfect. Now I stitch them when I want a fairly fast and easy project to stitch so I've gotten a small collection of them over the years. When I was younger my mother made the suggestion of make enough to make a quilt with and I thought yea. I hadn't put much thought into it until last night stitching. I am thinking about making small frames of fabric for some of the smaller ones and maybe even a very small one for the larger designs but haven't decided on that it may just end up being some plain muslin to make them all the same size even though they are close. I am thinking of attaching them together with sashings. I have a couple of questions on how to accomplish this quilt though. 1)They are all stitched on aida (cloth with holes in it for those who don't cross stitch). I assume I will need to put something behind them like muslin to keep the batting from popping through. Will this be too bulky especially since the aida is thick to begin with? Will I have cosmetic problems due to the differences in bulk? Yes attach backing to the aida because it will look better. I think I would cut the backing pieces as large as you need to make all the cross stitch pieces the same quilt block size, and applique (by hand or machine) the cross stitched pieces onto the backing pieces. It would add less bulk that way. 2)Like I said, I'm thinking about connecting the pieces with sashings so some quilting can be done there, but I'm wondering what to do with the blocks/pictures. I don't want quilting in the middle of my cross stitches. Any ideas how this could be handled? I'm sure it will have to be machine quilted because the bulk of the aida would make hand quilting a bit hard. Again TIA for your help and ideas!! IIRC the designs have a lot of open background area. You can quilt around the outer edge of each individual element in the design. Not over any backstitching that defines the edge of the stitched areas, but about an eighth or a quarter inch away from the stitching. In any largish unstitched areas of each block you can take an element from the stitching (like a flower shape) and cut a template to use to quilt that shape in the unstitched area. This will make the stitched design stand out and it will be enough to prevent the batting from shifting inside the block area. I doubt the thickness of the aida would cause any real problems for hand quilting as the batting is bulkier than the aida. And since you will be quilting with a sharp needle instead of the blunt tapestry needle you cross stitched with, you will find the sharp has no problem piercing the fabric. You could try to use the holes in the aida to quilt, but I think it would be harder to do that than to just ignore the holes and stitch through it as if it were any other fabric. HTH Debra in VA |
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Thanks Debra. I'll keep all your advise and ideas in mind when I plan the
quilt. I have to see if I can find where I stashed them all. I don't think I have quite enough, but I should only have a couple more to make. -- Charlotte http://community.webshots.com/user/charh108 |
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You might want to use very light iron on interfacing on the back of the
blocks to stop the batting from coming through. this won't add much bulk. Gen "Charlotte Hippen" wrote in message news:8gtWb.282447$na.446480@attbi_s04... At first it may not seem on topic but bear with me please. Last night I pulled out one of my many cross stitch project after many months of not working on any of them. It's a Precious Moments design by Gloria and Pat. Over the years I have made several of their designs. I started cross stitching as a kid so since I really liked the precious moments these patterns were perfect. Now I stitch them when I want a fairly fast and easy project to stitch so I've gotten a small collection of them over the years. When I was younger my mother made the suggestion of make enough to make a quilt with and I thought yea. I hadn't put much thought into it until last night stitching. I am thinking about making small frames of fabric for some of the smaller ones and maybe even a very small one for the larger designs but haven't decided on that it may just end up being some plain muslin to make them all the same size even though they are close. I am thinking of attaching them together with sashings. I have a couple of questions on how to accomplish this quilt though. 1)They are all stitched on aida (cloth with holes in it for those who don't cross stitch). I assume I will need to put something behind them like muslin to keep the batting from popping through. Will this be too bulky especially since the aida is thick to begin with? Will I have cosmetic problems due to the differences in bulk? 2)Like I said, I'm thinking about connecting the pieces with sashings so some quilting can be done there, but I'm wondering what to do with the blocks/pictures. I don't want quilting in the middle of my cross stitches. Any ideas how this could be handled? I'm sure it will have to be machine quilted because the bulk of the aida would make hand quilting a bit hard. Again TIA for your help and ideas!! -- Charlotte http://community.webshots.com/user/charh108 |
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And here's a warning from grumpy old Aunt Polly. I was "hunting" and came
across a piece of cross stitch I did many years ago. I had been afraid it had gotten tossed when we moved. It was more than a little grubby so I washed it by hand and stretched it flat to dry. The dyes in the floss bled. A lot. I tried lots of things to correct it but there's still some bleeding there. This is not something that's going to cause me to go fall on my sword or anything. Just wanted to warn you. You might want to find out what kind of washability you have with your cross stitch before putting it into a quilt . . . if washing ever is part of the plan. Also, maybe backing the aida with silk organza would control the fuzzies and add no more than a whisper of weight. So sorry but one more warning here - the first time I was searching for silk organza on the net, I got overwhelmed with amorous responses. Apparently that's a code name for a kinky group. Polly "Don/Gen" wrote in message ... You might want to use very light iron on interfacing on the back of the blocks to stop the batting from coming through. this won't add much bulk. Gen "Charlotte Hippen" wrote in message news:8gtWb.282447$na.446480@attbi_s04... At first it may not seem on topic but bear with me please. Last night I pulled out one of my many cross stitch project after many months of not working on any of them. It's a Precious Moments design by Gloria and Pat. Over the years I have made several of their designs. I started cross stitching as a kid so since I really liked the precious moments these patterns were perfect. Now I stitch them when I want a fairly fast and easy project to stitch so I've gotten a small collection of them over the years. When I was younger my mother made the suggestion of make enough to make a quilt with and I thought yea. I hadn't put much thought into it until last night stitching. I am thinking about making small frames of fabric for some of the smaller ones and maybe even a very small one for the larger designs but haven't decided on that it may just end up being some plain muslin to make them all the same size even though they are close. I am thinking of attaching them together with sashings. I have a couple of questions on how to accomplish this quilt though. 1)They are all stitched on aida (cloth with holes in it for those who don't cross stitch). I assume I will need to put something behind them like muslin to keep the batting from popping through. Will this be too bulky especially since the aida is thick to begin with? Will I have cosmetic problems due to the differences in bulk? 2)Like I said, I'm thinking about connecting the pieces with sashings so some quilting can be done there, but I'm wondering what to do with the blocks/pictures. I don't want quilting in the middle of my cross stitches. Any ideas how this could be handled? I'm sure it will have to be machine quilted because the bulk of the aida would make hand quilting a bit hard. Again TIA for your help and ideas!! -- Charlotte http://community.webshots.com/user/charh108 |
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Thanks Polly. I wash each cross stitch as I finish it to remove any oils
from my hands and anything else that may have gotten on it before I store them away. Luckily I have not had your problem with bleeding yet, but I will know before I put one into the quilt if I do. I'll keep the organza idea in mind, and thanks for the warning!! Funny how you can be doing an innocent little search and come up with that sort of results. I've got to learn how to get blockers on my internet before DS gets to be old enough to start mess around on the net. -- Charlotte http://community.webshots.com/user/charh108 |
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Polly Esther wrote:
Also, maybe backing the aida with silk organza would control the fuzzies and add no more than a whisper of weight. So sorry but one more warning here - the first time I was searching for silk organza on the net, I got overwhelmed with amorous responses. Apparently that's a code name for a kinky group. Polly Lacis in Berkeley CA usually has silk organza www.lacis.com they do mail/phone order. liz young in dark, starry california |
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What about using one of the Dye Magnets? I know we usually use them before,
but several posters have mentioned using them after to help remove dye that ran. Dee in LeRoy, NY "Polly Esther" wrote in message k.net... And here's a warning from grumpy old Aunt Polly. I was "hunting" and came across a piece of cross stitch I did many years ago. I had been afraid it had gotten tossed when we moved. It was more than a little grubby so I washed it by hand and stretched it flat to dry. The dyes in the floss bled. A lot. I tried lots of things to correct it but there's still some bleeding there. This is not something that's going to cause me to go fall on my sword or anything. Just wanted to warn you. You might want to find out what kind of washability you have with your cross stitch before putting it into a quilt . . . if washing ever is part of the plan. Also, maybe backing the aida with silk organza would control the fuzzies and add no more than a whisper of weight. So sorry but one more warning here - the first time I was searching for silk organza on the net, I got overwhelmed with amorous responses. Apparently that's a code name for a kinky group. Polly "Don/Gen" wrote in message ... You might want to use very light iron on interfacing on the back of the blocks to stop the batting from coming through. this won't add much bulk. Gen "Charlotte Hippen" wrote in message news:8gtWb.282447$na.446480@attbi_s04... At first it may not seem on topic but bear with me please. Last night I pulled out one of my many cross stitch project after many months of not working on any of them. It's a Precious Moments design by Gloria and Pat. Over the years I have made several of their designs. I started cross stitching as a kid so since I really liked the precious moments these patterns were perfect. Now I stitch them when I want a fairly fast and easy project to stitch so I've gotten a small collection of them over the years. When I was younger my mother made the suggestion of make enough to make a quilt with and I thought yea. I hadn't put much thought into it until last night stitching. I am thinking about making small frames of fabric for some of the smaller ones and maybe even a very small one for the larger designs but haven't decided on that it may just end up being some plain muslin to make them all the same size even though they are close. I am thinking of attaching them together with sashings. I have a couple of questions on how to accomplish this quilt though. 1)They are all stitched on aida (cloth with holes in it for those who don't cross stitch). I assume I will need to put something behind them like muslin to keep the batting from popping through. Will this be too bulky especially since the aida is thick to begin with? Will I have cosmetic problems due to the differences in bulk? 2)Like I said, I'm thinking about connecting the pieces with sashings so some quilting can be done there, but I'm wondering what to do with the blocks/pictures. I don't want quilting in the middle of my cross stitches. Any ideas how this could be handled? I'm sure it will have to be machine quilted because the bulk of the aida would make hand quilting a bit hard. Again TIA for your help and ideas!! -- Charlotte http://community.webshots.com/user/charh108 |
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On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 01:07:36 GMT, "Polly Esther"
wrote: And here's a warning from grumpy old Aunt Polly. I was "hunting" and came across a piece of cross stitch I did many years ago. I had been afraid it had gotten tossed when we moved. It was more than a little grubby so I washed it by hand and stretched it flat to dry. The dyes in the floss bled. A lot. I tried lots of things to correct it but there's still some bleeding there. This is not something that's going to cause me to go fall on my sword or anything. Just wanted to warn you. You might want to find out what kind of washability you have with your cross stitch before putting it into a quilt . . . if washing ever is part of the plan. Although this is not going to help your old cross stitch, maybe it will help in the future. If a cross stitch project bleeds badly, don't give up. Put it back in cool water before it dries, add a couple of drops of mild soap, and allow to soak overnight. Rinse. Check for bleeding, and repeat as long as it bleeds. One person I know had success after leaving her cross stitch to soak for two days, changing the water every 8 hours or so. Debra in VA |
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Thanks for the idea Gen. I'll check into that.
-- Charlotte http://community.webshots.com/user/charh108 |
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