Please Help!!!
I have brought this quilt out again. I looked at my quilting and it wasn't as bad as what I thought but still I was not happy with it. So I have unpicked half of it. It is a bit disheartening but I feel it has to be done.
I have a few questions for you quilters out there. I want to make it bigger and was thinking about putting a border around the quilt that has a scalloped edge. I am not sure how you do this or does anyone have any other suggestions e.g a striped border, plain or what?
Another question is about the embroidery. I have a fear that once I wash the quilt the colours from the embroidery will bleed and the quilt will be ruined. Maybe I should take it out and put it in a cushion but I really like it in the quilt. I also didn't -wash fabrics so I pray that they won't run either.
So please help me!!! On another note you must check out this blog. It is oh so pretty and I just adore the colours red and blue. This is where I got the embroidery from.
Tomorrow I'm off to Dunedin Hospital with my daughter to get her tonsils and adenoids out. She is only 3 but fears the hospital so much already. She really doesn't want to go and she doesn't even realise she is having an operation yet. I know there will be lots of tears, probably on both sides!
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RE the quilt,.. i think the only think you can do is to give it a wash, otherwise you will never know! the other option is to pull it all apart ... yo u could try put one of those colour catcher sheets in the wash?
About the tonsils - I know a 3 year old that has just had his out and he was eating McDonalds chips the next morning. His Mum said that it was incredible how well he was after the op - just needed more sleep. Kids are so much more resilient than us adults. I totally understand your freak-out though. My 5 year is going to see a specialist in a couple of weeks and will probably need his out so please let me know how your experience was. Maybe a special nurse or doctor soft toy would help?
Did you wash your embroidery piece before using it in the quilt? It could bleed but it may be too late to do anything about it.
Don't be down on yourself! It is all a learning experience x
If you wash it use COLD salty water and dry it flat. I think there is a product you can use to stop running and staining but I don't know the name of it.
Adding a border shouldn't be a problem. You will just have to unpick the quilting near the edges to make it easier to sew on. It could then be cut into a scallop patter if you wish. I like a narrow inner border next to a wider outer border on quilts. It frames them nicely.
Looking forward to meeting you,
Tanya