judy61

Hello! I would like some advice. I accidentally snipped my quilt top....almost an inch, from the outside edge of the border. Is there a good way to fix it, without the repair showing too much, before I go further with the sandwich?

Thanks so much!

Crqltr

I just did the same thing..in the middle. The only thing I could do was satin stitch over it. I matched the color really well, my friend could not find it so I guess it was ok.

johanka

show us your quilt top please. my sister did that and depending what your pattern is you can maybe do some embroidery on the spot. My sister had flowers all over and she machine embroidered some bumble bee over the cuts and added a couple more.

PaperPrincess

If it's right at the edge, is there a way to take the piece out and replace it? Otherwise, put a small piece of iron on stabilizer on the back of the fabric.

mom-6

You might try using a bit of fusible interfacing behind the snipped spot. That would probably be the least likely to show the repair...unless you do some sort of applique over that spot and then randomly in other places over the quilt.

Maggiemay

I would use some iron-on interfacing on the back side of the snip then use a small zig zag or hand stitch or whatever small stitch looks best on the snip part.

kathy

i agree

carolaug

Sounds like a great place for a label or applique

Rose L

There isnt' much you can do except to mend it. When you quilt it, try to quilt through the repair and near the outside edges of it. That way when you wash the quilt it will pucker up in that area and it will probably be almost completely hidden.

QuiltnNan

i've done that too. the iron on as the others suggested. but then, i took my fray check and ran a tiny bead on the front to keep the top cut from ravelling