Learning about grain - the hard way
It's not like I don't know about grain, having made garments for several decades. But, well, this is quilting, and that's different.
I just made a 3 strip border for my current quilt top. The inner strip (to be sewn to the assembled blocks) measures 2" finished. The strip outside of that measures 0.5" finished. The outermost strip measures 8.5 finished.
Trying to be frugal, I cut the skinny middle strip on the cross grain. I cut the wide outer strip on the straight grain. I used the IDT on my Pfaff Passport to sew the two together. What would you expect to happen?
Well, I expected the IDT to just make it all right. Nope.
For those more experienced that I am, do you think this ugliness truly is the grain issue I just described? If not, I'm open to suggestions.
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