Panels
#13
I just did this with a flannel panel that was approx. 23" x 42" and it came out great. I squared it by pinning it to my ironing board (24" x 48"), sprayed it with water until wet, patted it into shape, let dry and repeated with a spray of Easy Press. When dry it was perfectly square. I then set my 12 1/2" ruler in the corner and extended the sides by placing my rulers end to end to the length of the panel. Now I can frame the panel with the blocks I made and the whole quilt will be square. Hope this helps.
#14
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Join Date: May 2010
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I wash/dry the panel, then spray with a mixture of 4 parts water to 1 part vinegar. Gets the wrinkles out. If it's tiny panels, like the morrison kitty panels, they were just an 1/8" longer than wide so I use the Hole in the Barn Door quilt block pattern then it was not noticeable that the block was longer. If it's a long panel that you want to use in the center of the quilt like a medallion, then I add a wide border to it then trim it to a workable dimension like divisible by 2 or 3. Makes it easier to use block patterns after that. I just did one that that's what I did. It winds up framing the panel.
#15
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Prescott Valley, AZ
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My 4' T-square from the hardware store was one of the best investments ever made for my sewing room. About $20 dollars at Lowes or Home Depot. I also use it to mark my batting to cut from the roll.
#16
If you pull it, and stretch it and press it to make it square. . . . what happens after it's done? The first time you wash it? Does it get all wonky again and make your quilt look really bad??
#17
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Join Date: Apr 2011
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Of course, you can't expect 4" apart to hold it together .....
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