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I pieced together a quilt, and noticed a seam is coming apart in the middle of it! I glued it, thinking it was only an inch and now find it's continuing to come apart, about 10" worth.
It will be really hard to take it apart to re-sew it at this point as I've quilted over about 1/2 of the quilt. I'm wondering, is there a glue that will stay soft and flexible I could use? The part I glued is hard and stiff, and not appropriate for a lap quilt. Do you have any other ideas? I've thought of sewing over it with invisible thread. I can't really quilt in that spot without ruining the design. I've thought of a patch of a caterpillar or spiderweb or something. It's important it looks nice because I am making it for someone else. This shows the seam that's coming apart. [ATTACH=CONFIG]210008[/ATTACH] This is the inch I glued already. [ATTACH=CONFIG]210009[/ATTACH] |
Can you do some hand stitching to catch the seam?
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can you a another applique piece??
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What about Stitch-Witchery an iron on adhesive that you can tuck under then iron. Or can you do hand work and slip stitch it
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There are fabric glues that are supposed to stay soft but I would recommend slip stitching it by hand using small stitches making sure you don't pull it to tightly so as not to make it pucker. Beware of other glues because although it may be hard now, when you/or someone else washes the quilt, it may wash out... (I like the stitch witchery idea too)
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Hand stitching using the clear mono thread would be better then gluing for long term.
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Originally Posted by BellaBoo
Hand stitching using the clear mono thread would be better then gluing for long term.
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I like the idea of an applique the best. If the seam is coming apart already, it might be due to the seam being to narrow and the glue can only do so much....
Your quilt is very pretty :D:D:D |
A bug applique would hold the best and look the best. Any other way would really look like a patched job, IMO.
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I can't tell by your picture (can't see whole quilt) but perhaps continue quilting it and fix it after it is off the frame. Would a birdhouse on a pole fit the design? You could carefully hand applique it on after the quilting is finished. For now, I would carefully pin a piece of fabric over the split to discourage further splitting.
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