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Old 03-16-2010, 05:29 AM
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Rachelcb80
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Originally Posted by danmar
Originally Posted by mimisharon
I think they turned out very nicely. What bothers you?
When I was making the blanket, in this next picture it was "square", measuring 40" x 45". (No binding or SID.) Now that I've done those 2 things, it "ruffles" around the edges and it now measures 39" x 44". The back of the blanket looks so pretty to me though. It really shows the SID.

What did I do wrong??? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
As far as I've ever known, quilting almost always causes some shrinkage. I think it's just a given a quilt will come down in size a little after it's quilted. I don't think you did anything wrong.
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