Comments on: Tutorial: Quilter’s Knot http://turningturning.com/tutorial-quilters-knot/ An art therapist on creativity, healing, and the power of making. Sat, 19 May 2012 10:02:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sharina Bonham http://turningturning.com/tutorial-quilters-knot/comment-page-1/#comment-49599 Sharina Bonham Sat, 19 May 2012 10:02:11 +0000 http://turningturning.com/?p=521#comment-49599 Thank you so much for sharing this....up until I read this I too was using the 'bird's nest knot' and it is as you said unsightly but now I can have pretty little knots. Thanks again Sharina Thank you so much for sharing this….up until I read this I too was using the ‘bird’s nest knot’ and it is as you said unsightly but now I can have pretty little knots. Thanks again Sharina

]]> By: Ilene http://turningturning.com/tutorial-quilters-knot/comment-page-1/#comment-48972 Ilene Tue, 15 May 2012 00:19:06 +0000 http://turningturning.com/?p=521#comment-48972 This is fantastic! I've been looking for this information in photos. Works perfectly! Now if I could just do this right so the tie off knot ends up between the layers....I get it to knot but I can't get it to go through the first layer...maybe I'm wrapping the thread around the needle too many times, as the ladies above are suggesting... This is fantastic! I’ve been looking for this information in photos. Works perfectly! Now if I could just do this right so the tie off knot ends up between the layers….I get it to knot but I can’t get it to go through the first layer…maybe I’m wrapping the thread around the needle too many times, as the ladies above are suggesting…

]]> By: Beeps http://turningturning.com/tutorial-quilters-knot/comment-page-1/#comment-2497 Beeps Thu, 16 Dec 2010 02:00:35 +0000 http://turningturning.com/?p=521#comment-2497 Hey Mal! I searched "hand stitching quilt" and got a hit for your blog. I don't know how I even got to this point in my quilting process without your wisdom and guidance :) One question: do you have a post on tying off the thread? I've read about the mamma jamma knot and the ladder stitching, but what do I do when I run out of thread??? I look forward to hearing back from you! Hey Mal! I searched “hand stitching quilt” and got a hit for your blog. I don’t know how I even got to this point in my quilting process without your wisdom and guidance :)

One question: do you have a post on tying off the thread? I’ve read about the mamma jamma knot and the ladder stitching, but what do I do when I run out of thread??? I look forward to hearing back from you!

]]> By: Julian Cooper http://turningturning.com/tutorial-quilters-knot/comment-page-1/#comment-2139 Julian Cooper Sun, 20 Jun 2010 18:58:16 +0000 http://turningturning.com/?p=521#comment-2139 my sister is going to have another baby this year and i am selecting cute baby clothes for her.~," my sister is going to have another baby this year and i am selecting cute baby clothes for her.~,”

]]> By: amelia’s baby clothes quilt {sewing projects} « life http://turningturning.com/tutorial-quilters-knot/comment-page-1/#comment-2130 amelia’s baby clothes quilt {sewing projects} « life Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:11:59 +0000 http://turningturning.com/?p=521#comment-2130 [...] again) and I came up with this gem of a tutorial on ladder stitching quilt binding. Perfect! Her tutorial on making a quilter’s knot also pretty much changed my life – I had no idea knots could be so [...] padding: 20 px;
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]]> By: jennifer http://turningturning.com/tutorial-quilters-knot/comment-page-1/#comment-1619 jennifer Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:45:40 +0000 http://turningturning.com/?p=521#comment-1619 i wrap mine 4 times. i think it's some OCD thing i do when counting the turns. my grandmother taught me this knot a looooong time ago. she called it ,"a tailor's knot, " and wrapped it 3. she was my go to gal for sewing tips. i actually had a question on monday about lining a jacket and thought about calling her for a sec only to remember she's not with us anymore. anyway, that 's the great thing about the web, isn't it? i wrap mine 4 times. i think it’s some OCD thing i do when counting the turns. my grandmother taught me this knot a looooong time ago. she called it ,”a tailor’s knot, ” and wrapped it 3. she was my go to gal for sewing tips. i actually had a question on monday about lining a jacket and thought about calling her for a sec only to remember she’s not with us anymore. anyway, that ‘s the great thing about the web, isn’t it?

]]> By: Carolyn http://turningturning.com/tutorial-quilters-knot/comment-page-1/#comment-1172 Carolyn Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:41:29 +0000 http://turningturning.com/?p=521#comment-1172 I wrap mine 3 times. then take the needle and pull the thread through the batting until the knot is snug on top and the needle comes up where you want to start quilting. Then I pop the knot through. If there is a tiny hole ( usually is) then i take my fingernail and scratch gently at it and the hole disappears. hope this helps! I wrap mine 3 times. then take the needle and pull the thread through the batting until the knot is snug on top and the needle comes up where you want to start quilting. Then I pop the knot through. If there is a tiny hole ( usually is) then i take my fingernail and scratch gently at it and the hole disappears. hope this helps!

]]> By: Mal http://turningturning.com/tutorial-quilters-knot/comment-page-1/#comment-414 Mal Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:26:33 +0000 http://turningturning.com/?p=521#comment-414 Dolores, I'm not sure that my mom "pops" hers into the quilt. I think this is just the knot she uses when she knows she will be able to hide the knot. I suppose that wrapping it 2-3 times may leave a small hole if you are popping it through, but in my experience I've been able to ease the fabric back around a hole once it's popped through. Of course, any knot small enough to <i>pop through</i> may also be small enough to <i>pop out</i>! So it's a tradeoff. Dolores, I’m not sure that my mom “pops” hers into the quilt. I think this is just the knot she uses when she knows she will be able to hide the knot. I suppose that wrapping it 2-3 times may leave a small hole if you are popping it through, but in my experience I’ve been able to ease the fabric back around a hole once it’s popped through. Of course, any knot small enough to pop through may also be small enough to pop out! So it’s a tradeoff.

]]> By: Dolores Sedore http://turningturning.com/tutorial-quilters-knot/comment-page-1/#comment-413 Dolores Sedore Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:43:11 +0000 http://turningturning.com/?p=521#comment-413 Seriously, 4-8 times? How on earth does it get "popped" into the quilt and doesn't it leave a big hole? We wrap ours around 2-3 times and sometimes three times leaves a hole. We do use quilting thread which is thicker. Does your mom? Seriously, 4-8 times? How on earth does it get “popped” into the quilt and doesn’t it leave a big hole? We wrap ours around 2-3 times and sometimes three times leaves a hole. We do use quilting thread which is thicker. Does your mom?

]]> By: Leslie http://turningturning.com/tutorial-quilters-knot/comment-page-1/#comment-374 Leslie Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:00:14 +0000 http://turningturning.com/?p=521#comment-374 How wonderful to have a sewing-quilting mom who's right there and can show you tips like this. Most of us have to learn from a book or maybe even (bleech) a video on the web! How wonderful to have a sewing-quilting mom who’s right there and can show you tips like this. Most of us have to learn from a book or maybe even (bleech) a video on the web!

]]> By: aneela http://turningturning.com/tutorial-quilters-knot/comment-page-1/#comment-369 aneela Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:45:15 +0000 http://turningturning.com/?p=521#comment-369 I've tried this before but with wrapping the thread around the needle only twice. I found that a little unpredictable so will be trying your mum's method as soon as reasonably possible! I’ve tried this before but with wrapping the thread around the needle only twice. I found that a little unpredictable so will be trying your mum’s method as soon as reasonably possible!

]]> By: Sue http://turningturning.com/tutorial-quilters-knot/comment-page-1/#comment-368 Sue Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:00:58 +0000 http://turningturning.com/?p=521#comment-368 Wow that is one shit-hot knot... I went off immediately to try it and it works! Who'd have thought we'd be learning knots on the www. Thanks Mal's Mom! Wow that is one shit-hot knot… I went off immediately to try it and it works! Who’d have thought we’d be learning knots on the www. Thanks Mal’s Mom!

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