Originally Posted by
Tartan
I sew the pieces with the most seams on top where I can watch that the seam allowances go the correct way.....however that is after the pieced part is well pinned to the border. If you just sew your pieced top to a long border strip, it will stretch and you will not fit your border. You can also ease the pieced top towards the needle as you sew with a straight pin to coax it to feed well.
I entered a queen size quilt i had made for my daughter in last year's State Fair. I got a third place ribbon for it however one of the judges comments had to do with the border having stretched as i put it on. It was not intended for show when i made it, i didn't think i was good enough to warrant that. Apparently, ,my face when i saw the ribbon was a sight to behold.