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Old 01-10-2013, 06:14 AM
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quiltmom04
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Originally Posted by jcrow View Post
I never have wavy borders. I'm not the best quilter by far, but for some reason (knock on wood) my borders always lay flat. I don't know what I do 'right' to make them lay flat. I know I don't measure my quilt in the middle. Never have. I don't measure it anywhere. I just make sure I have enough border (always a few inches extra) to go from one end to the other and sew it. And I never have wavy borders. My LAer told my LQS owner that she is very impressed with my sewing. I was shocked because I don't do the things that everyone else does - like measure the middle of the quilt and make your borders that size. But it works for me and I'm not changing.
I used to measure the middle of the quilt like everyone suggests, and it NEVER turned out right. Now I do it like you do - I lay the quilt down flat, pin the border and sew, then trim it off. Generally don't have a problem.
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