Sewing seams with padded pieces
Feb. 19th, 2010 08:52 amThe doublet has eaten me – I’ve had no computer time or time for anything else! I’m at work, so I’ll keep this really brief. I continued the quilting last night. After finishing up the butt portion, I had to mark the quilting lines on the back torso. I drew with the chalk on the inside, but again, I really need to work from the outside to keep the lines straight. I figured I’d do what I did the other night, run it through the machine, but without the thread.
Maybe I need a bigger needle, but just running it through the machine without the thread doesn’t really leave holes for marking. Others might have better luck with this, but I probably just don’t keep big enough needles around.
Instead, I set it at the biggest stitch possible, and messed with my tension so that the thread on one side was essentially flat. That makes it a lot easier to pull out.
Some people asked about sewing the seams on a quilted/padded piece. I’ve been cutting the padding away from the seam allowance to do that. I’ve sketched up a quick diagram – let me know if it doesn’t make sense.
( diagram under the cut )
Maybe I need a bigger needle, but just running it through the machine without the thread doesn’t really leave holes for marking. Others might have better luck with this, but I probably just don’t keep big enough needles around.
Instead, I set it at the biggest stitch possible, and messed with my tension so that the thread on one side was essentially flat. That makes it a lot easier to pull out.
Some people asked about sewing the seams on a quilted/padded piece. I’ve been cutting the padding away from the seam allowance to do that. I’ve sketched up a quick diagram – let me know if it doesn’t make sense.
( diagram under the cut )