tenacious tape question

[stevebo]

Here's an off the wall question for you----I want to modify/reinforce an existing underquilit---with out taking it apart. Can I use tenacious tape? What I had in mind was sticking the tape to the area I want to reinforce, and sewing one edge of the tape to the edge of the quilt. Is it possible to sew through the tape? (and are there different types of tenacious tape? If so, which type would be good for this application?) Thanks!

[WV]

I've got tenacious tape patches on some down garments in places where I wondered if it would be tenacious enough to resist further wear and abuse. Well, so far (more than a year in some cases - and this is for items worn daily this time of year - it works. Don't sew it if it's not needed. The other argument - not gumming up your sewing machine - also supports this approach. I have sewn sticky things in the past, but always cleaned up with solvent immediately afterward. Thread can't pass through a gummed up needle eye as easily as a rich man can get into heaven.

[PappyAmos]

I've got tenacious tape patches on some down garments in places where I wondered if it would be tenacious enough to resist further wear and abuse. Well, so far (more than a year in some cases - and this is for items worn daily this time of year - it works. Don't sew it if it's not needed. The other argument - not gumming up your sewing machine - also supports this approach. I have sewn sticky things in the past, but always cleaned up with solvent immediately afterward. Thread can't pass through a gummed up needle eye as easily as a rich man can get into heaven.

Right on both points.