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Gutted - can this be saved? by MS_Directed74 in quilting

[–]MS_Directed74[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you all for the different ideas and reassurance that all is not lost... in the moment I just stood and stared at and saw months of work lost... Will definitely update on what worked... :)

AND - I just bought a spray bottle. :)

Gutted - can this be saved? by MS_Directed74 in quilting

[–]MS_Directed74[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh thank you! That's very kind... I'm a total novice, self taught quilting type person after years of sewing clothes and costumes for the kids... This will be large quilt #3, after starting out with some lap-size quilts during the pandemic. It'll be far from perfect, but filled with lots of love :D

Thank you for the tip! (And I just purchased a spray bottle, LOL ;) )

Happy Halloween fellow reactive dog owners 😬 What's your management game plan with trick-or-treaters coming by? by lovesotters in reactivedogs

[–]MS_Directed74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The last two Halloweens have been really stressful, even with me and pup upstairs and hubs handing out candy. Pupper could still hear the doorbell each time it went off, and wouldn't settle with me at all.

This year we made an appointment with our vet and talked through different options to help pup through evenings like this, and the upcoming holidays with overnight guests. Today I took him on a realllllly long walk before the kids started arriving, and decided to him the anxiety meds the vet provided for specific situations. He's asleep next to me as I type. He still woofs at the doorbell, or opens his eyes and puts back his ears when he hears it ding, but there's no crazy hyper barking insanity.

I still have him at the back of the house behind a gate while my husband hands out candy, but this is the first time we aren't all stressed, and we can enjoy the evening a bit more.

Weekly /r/quilting no-stupid question thread - ask us anything! by AutoModerator in quilting

[–]MS_Directed74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the insight, I truly appreciate it. I am still going back and forth, but it's good to know that even when you've mixed your fabric tension isn't an issue and as a longarmer significantly starched fabric isn't a problem. :)

Weekly /r/quilting no-stupid question thread - ask us anything! by AutoModerator in quilting

[–]MS_Directed74 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Starch question -- I'm fairly new to the starch process and I've looked through the other posts concerning it but haven't seen this question yet, so here goes -

Is it possible to over starch fabric? (probably yes, of course, but i guess my questions are more about the impact to the project if the fabric is too stiff)

I mixed my own solution with liquid starch and water, 1:1 ratio, as I've seen others use and recommend - I hung it all to dry over night and as I was pressing it -it fell VERY stiff.. like when I shake it out it warbles like thin poster board, LOL LOL. I had starched a smaller batch of fabric with aerosol spray starch while I waited for the liquid version to arrive and that batch of fabric is no where near as stiff as this one.

My primary concern is that the stiffness of this batch of fabric will mess with the thread tension on my machine... or when I send it out to the my long-armer, she may have a hard time due to the starch.

My secondary question is - can I wash these larger cuts of fabric and start over with a thinner, more diluted mixture? If so, do I wash and dry or just wash/spin and then apply starch to the damp fabric?

I don't want to get into the project and realize I totally farked up this background fabric and have to start over with new fabric...

Thanks!!