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Old 06-24-2011, 04:05 PM
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jpthequilter
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Originally Posted by QultingaddictUK
I was finishing a throw for my Sister's sofa and was using a bed-sheet for the backing. It was too large so I clipped and ripped it down to a sensible size, layered spray basted. About half way down I noticed that I was running out of backing material on the right hand side, the one I line up with the edge of my table to get a straight edge, what had I done :oops: I used the seamed edge of the sheet NOT the one that I had ripped for a straight edge, so as the sheet was sewn crooked so was the seamed edge I was using :oops: :oops: :oops: did I feel stupid and annoyed, and as I had ironed the backing when sprayed I definitely wasn't going to re-layer it so now the backing has a seamed piece in it, thank goodness it is only a everyday sofa throw and the back won't be seen but a lesson learned, the hard way :thumbdown:
It is wierd, but I got sheets that are cut so crooked that they don't fit on the bed right! They eventually went into the same kind of projects...
Geeze....ya can't take anything for granted these days!
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