Help! I have a beautiful panel that isn't straight up and down. It bows at the top and bottom. Is there a way to correct that or do I have to force it to be straight by cutting off some of the beautiful borders?
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Help! I have a beautiful panel that isn't straight up and down. It bows at the top and bottom. Is there a way to correct that or do I have to force it to be straight by cutting off some of the beautiful borders?
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Have you tried tugging it on the bias to get it back to straight again? That may be your problem. tug on opposite corners diagonally.
put off till tomorrow what you can do today, and if you procrastinate long enough, you may never have to do it.
I went in there an tugged on it every which way I could and it's still the same. I think it was printed crooked. :-( Thanks for trying.
There comes a time in life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh, forget the bad, and focus on the good. So, love the people who treat you right. Think good thoughts for the ones who don't. Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is part of LIFE...Getting back up is LIVING... (Borrowed from Airwick156 :-)
Turn it over and look at how it's printed. Does the print follow the threads like it should?
If it's printed crooked - I would wash and dry it - see how it wants to go - and then if it is crooked, trim it as well as I could and deal with it that way.
If it is printed crooked - you have two choices:
Work with it the way it is - everything will be off-grain
Trim it so that the edges are on-grain - you will probably lose part of the panel - some people reframe it with washings and make it look like it was intentional.
Turned it over and the grain doesn't go with the printing. I'll try washing it. :-) It's a Wilmington print. I have a Robert Kaufman panel and it's fine.
Last edited by marcycn; 05-05-2015 at 02:22 PM.
There comes a time in life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh, forget the bad, and focus on the good. So, love the people who treat you right. Think good thoughts for the ones who don't. Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is part of LIFE...Getting back up is LIVING... (Borrowed from Airwick156 :-)
can you block it
Brother XL-3500i, SQ-9050, Dreamweaver XE6200D
If it is printed crooked - blocking might straighten the grain - but it will still be printed crooked.Originally Posted by Dolphyngyrl
Every panel I've ever been given or bought has been crooked.
Never buy them any more cuz of that.
That's my experience as well. I know that when I use a panel I will have to fudge it in some way.
I'd stretch it however it needs to go and quilt. It should be alright.
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