Originally Posted by sherriequilts
Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
Originally Posted by jaciqltznok
Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
One of the worst ones I've ever heard is to sew the border on with the border next to the feed dogs. That's almost a guarantee for wavy borders.
you mean keep the border fabric ON TOP of the quilt when sewing it on?
Yup. Unless you're using a walking foot or even feed foot the feed dogs will slightly ease in the bottom fabric. "Bag the bottom" and "bias on the bottom" are old sewing sayings for a reason.
ok I'll bite what does bag the bottom mean?
It means if you have one piece longer than the other "baggy" to put it on the bottom so the feed dogs will ease it in.