Originally Posted by
LynnVT
Good that it happened when you washed it, and not afterward when you gave it to the mom. She'd probably be embarrased to tell you, and you'd feel bad if you found out about it. I agree, best to use smaller stitch for diagonals especially. Could be just that particular fabric was loosly woven, and seam allowance was a bit small. Sure is a cheery quilt, though.
You are right, it was good that the original poster was able to catch this in time. I'm glad this problem was posted, for the benefit of us all. I work with Project Linus, and we received three baby blankets that had just the same problem -- seams ripped out and no seam allowance to allow for repair. I feel so bad for the quilter who made these but have no way to let her know. They were very cute blankets but unusable. Some PL members took them and are trying to remedy them...