My Mother-in-law put together a quilt with blocks her mother mad in the 60's. She used a cotton/polyester fabric for the pieces between these old blocks and then she used a percale sheet for the back. She then safety pinned the quilt together and started to quilt it using a lap ring. She did about 5% of the quilt before she died. I wanted to finish it for my sister in law and I have found that this combination is horrible to quilt.
I can't get the needle through the fabric without using a pair of needle nose pliers. She doesn't want to lose the stitches her mother did or I would unpick it and start over with new fabric. She also doesn't want have it machine quilted.
I am not a beginner but I am still a novice when it comes to quilting. I have done a wall hanging and helped with 3 queen size quilts and I have quilted one king size quilt by myself.
What can I do? Would a professional quilter be able to quilt such a difficult situation.
Help me if you can.... Shauna
Answer:
Thanks for asking.
That is a difficult situation. I can understand why you are having so much trouble!
A professional may be able to help, but they may also charge a lot to do it.
Maybe you could create a wall hanging with the part of the quilt with
your mother-in-law's stitches. Then take the rest of the quilt, redo
the
sashing between the blocks and layer it with new cotton fabric and
batting. That way, you would have the original stitches and the
original blocks in two separate pieces. And you will still have great
memories.
Hope that helps!
Penny Halgren
