Really dumb mistake - how to fix?
Hi, all!
Ok, I'm sure no one else has ever done this! I am making a 56x52 inch quilt for the annual Washington State Linus Project meeting. I've been working my buns off for about 7 weeks, designing, cutting, throwing away, cutting some more, sewing, unsewing...you get the picture. So, I decided to prewash the backing as I am using flannel and didn't know how much it would shrink. Then I decided I'd better wash the quilt top, too, so it didn't shrink too much after the quilt is finished.
Ooh, bad mistake! I sewed the raw edges to keep them from raveling, not remembering that the whole back of the quilt was raw edges. So, it came out with immense thread wads on the back, and some of the fabric shrank more than the others, so the quilt top, even after ironing, is very wavy - think hills and valleys. What to do to salvage this? The quilt is due on Tuesday. Thanks for any suggestions!
Margaret