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Old 05-21-2012, 03:55 PM
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GrannieAnnie
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Originally Posted by heronfan View Post
I foolishly cut the backing and batting a mere 2.5 inches larger all around than my quilt top. I haven't found a long arm quilter who would even entertain quilting it. The quilt measures 32x32. The backing is a special fabric chosen by the recipient and I can't find a replacement. What do I do now short of explaining my error? I'm more than willing to admit the mistake but is 2.5 inches really too little around the quilt top to make it work?

Could you possibly take strips of a fabric from the front to add to each edge of the back to make bigger backing? Batting you can always get more of.
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