messy messy messy corners
#1
messy messy messy corners
i've never had this problem before, but man...
the last 2 quilts i have quilted have had the WORST corner jam ups ever.
so frustrating, especially considering it's hardly rocket science to plan your corner and execute it carefully.
GRRR!
aileen
the last 2 quilts i have quilted have had the WORST corner jam ups ever.
so frustrating, especially considering it's hardly rocket science to plan your corner and execute it carefully.
GRRR!
aileen
#2
think it's time my old pal pepper and i got reacquainted...
http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Quil.../dp/1571200770
hee!
aileen
http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Quil.../dp/1571200770
hee!
aileen
#3
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I find it easier to sew the binding on TOP of the quilt ---- the corners are easy to turn. If I'm not paying attention ( twice I've done it ) I will have the binding on the bottom of the quilt when sewing it on and everything is backwards to me.
#6
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When I had to do miter borders on a queen size quilt, I always had to go back and fix at least one corner. I measured twice but didn't cut, I basted the corner until it was correct. I was so angry that all I wanted to do was let out a very loud scream but I didn't want to scare my dog !! Wish you had posted a picture. Usually when I hit the wall with a quilt, I walk away and do something else even if that something else is HOUSE WORK !!! I find I clean faster when working off my anger !!
#8
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Illinois
Posts: 9,018
What about the corners is the problem? Maybe I missed something in the thread......if it's a miter.....I like EB's way..if it's binding..mitering that corner.....again Eleanor Burns comes to mind.....in any case...take your time, and maybe instead of measure twice.....do it three times! Sometimes, I have too!
#9
i am having a hard time making the quilting patterns move through the corners in a pleasing way. it's carelessness more than anything - a lack of planning and forethought. i've started the last two in the centres of the borders and quilted into the corners, finding myself in poor condition to draft turns and patterns that aren't disruptive.
i just need to slow down and think it through before i start stitching. it's not the construction i am having trouble with - it's the quilting design.
aileen
i just need to slow down and think it through before i start stitching. it's not the construction i am having trouble with - it's the quilting design.
aileen
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