Originally Posted by
feline fanatic
But I bet you have an out of square quilt. After doing your border this way, measure the right side, then measure the left side. Are the two the same? I bet they aren't.
And ALSO measure through the middle. I've often come across quilts that are about the same size on each side, but that measurement is several inches larger than the center of the quilt. That is when there are wavy borders.
I've also encountered quilts where the MIDDLE measurement is larger than the border measurements. THEN I have a lot of fullness in the CENTER that I need to ease in.
Ahhhh, if fabric were just more stable - less stretching, shifting or shrinking - it would make my job so much easier!!
