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Biggerization...making a quilt bigger
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I needed to make a twin sized quilt slightly larger. The quilt had shrunk AND we put a memory foam topper on top of the mattress....result, quilt was too small.
This was the first real quilt I made, the result of a Learn to Quilt class. I dearly love it and just hated that it didn't cover up the mattress on the bed anymore. So I decided to enlarge it. I read what I could about doing that...the most information was available on this board. I wanted to do it the easiest way I could. I didn't care if this last border was quilted or if there was a binding. So I cut six inch pieces, made them the right length, hemmed them, and then sewed them on to the quilt I had, leaving half of the binding showing. It made it look like there was a small cord type thing between the new border and the one next to it. I am very happy with my results. In fact, I have another quilt I am going to do this to next. Here is a before and after picture. Maybe someone else could use this information. Just don't tell the Quilt Police I did this!! Dina |
Looks great!! Thanks for the tip!!
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Originally Posted by Dina
(Post 6885946)
I needed to make a twin sized quilt slightly larger. The quilt had shrunk AND we put a memory foam topper on top of the mattress....result, quilt was too small.
This was the first real quilt I made, the result of a Learn to Quilt class. I dearly love it and just hated that it didn't cover up the mattress on the bed anymore. So I decided to enlarge it. I read what I could about doing that...the most information was available on this board. I wanted to do it the easiest way I could. I didn't care if this last border was quilted or if there was a binding. So I cut six inch pieces, made them the right length, hemmed them, and then sewed them on to the quilt I had, leaving half of the binding showing. It made it look like there was a small cord type thing between the new border and the one next to it. I am very happy with my results. In fact, I have another quilt I am going to do this to next. Here is a before and after picture. Maybe someone else could use this information. Just don't tell the Quilt Police I did this!! Dina |
nicely done
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How clever! Thanks for sharing. Pretty quilt!
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Joyful1 took my word - CLEVER !!!!! It's such a pretty quilt - i'm glad you found a way to make it work.
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Love your quilt! What pattern?
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Great fix--I, too, think the dark border makes it even prettier.
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Like it with the added boarder better. Seems to make it pop. Love it great job
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Great idea. What is the pattern. Very pretty. Looks so warm.
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