Thursday, March 19, 2015

UGH! Tension issues....

I had to get out the seam ripper tonight...

I am doing spiral quilting on my Improvisational Piecing project from a Jacquie Gering workshop last summer. I was past the hard part (the tighter circles) and sewing along nicely when I decided to take a look at the back of the quilt...



Uh oh!!!  This is not good... (My friend, Christine, said I should not have sewn over the pins...)

Out came the seam ripper...of course it would not come out in one or two pieces...


Such a waste of good thread!

I sat back down at the sewing machine and started quilting again...


I am making progress!  The thread is Superior Threads King Tut--variegated purple/blue/turquoise.  I think it looks good with the colours in my quilt.


This is my first time trying out spiral quilting.  I like the way it looks but it is going to take a while to finish this quilt.


I am hoping for smooth sailing from now on...no more tension issues!

4 comments:

  1. I hate tension problems and feel for you - hope you get it fixed.

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  2. I just learned the other day that the amount of thread in the spool or the bobbin can cause problems as they get emptier. Your quilt is gorgeous, and I hope the tension problem is solved.

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  3. I just learned the other day that the amount of thread in the spool or the bobbin can cause problems as they get emptier. Your quilt is gorgeous, and I hope the tension problem is solved.

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  4. That spiral quilting looks great! And the little bits of selvages in there are perfect.
    Karen

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