running1

Oh my goodness what a pretty quilt!! I'm far too "global" to help... to me the minor "mismatched seams" are not cause for concern... the quilt is just beautiful! When one is looking at the quilt, the seams disappear!! It's really a pretty quilt...

peaceandjoy

This thread is particularly interesting to me as a friend and I just signed up for a class that uses a Quiltsmart fusible Interfacing. It's called Common Sense; basicallly, it will (hopefully!) lool like the old Granny Square crocheted throws. We were chatting about this fusible and I wondered how it will feel when finished - it seems like that will add a lot of bulk. There was also discussion of how it's any better than doiing it the old-fashioned way - sew small piece to small piece. And, what if something shifted before the final stitching is done - there'd be no way to fix it as it's adhered to the fusible grid.

I'm wondering if the pattern called for using the fusible, or did you want to try the method? If it was called for, perhaps contact the designer to see if she has any suggestions on why it happened and how to avoid it in the future.

All of that siad, I think your quilt is beautiful; the radiating stars are stunning. The small amount some of the seams are off won't show at all once it is layered and quilted.

carol45

It's my own pattern that I created in EQ7 after seeing a similar quilt somewhere that I don't remember. I think this technique would work fine on smaller groups of fabric squares (in fact I tried it on a test baby quilt before I tackled this. I think the problem is that the whole quilt became unwieldy, and so I messed up a bit with the seams. If I had it to do over again, I would do one block at a time--there are 16 total large blocks that this quilt is composed of--4 x 4. I think that would have worked better.

JT

I have some of that fusible, but haven't used it yet. Love your quilt. What size are the squares in your quilt?? Thanks!

sew1

That is truly beautiful. My hubby took one look and said leave it the way it is. IF You don't point it out , most people won't be able to see it.

carol45

My squares were cut to 1 1/2 inches, finished at 2 inches.

patsynel

The quilt is beautiful and I would not have known there were mis-matched seams if not for the close up photo.

margecam52

Let your quilting help with those seams that don't align. I also tried this technique...I trashed mine. I do quilting for others, and see these kinds of seams fairly often (I don't turn down any quilt, no matter how wonky).

How do you plan to quilt this? It's a beautiful quilt... I wouldn't do SIDitch on it, I'd use a squiggly line and snake it over the seams...maybe 1/2" wide...that will mimic a SIDitch, without imphasizing those little jogs. Once done and on the bed...you will stop seeing the jogs, and just enjoy the beauty of the quilt.

carol45

Oops. I meant 2 1/2 inches, finished at 2 inches. The top (without borders yet) is about 72 inches square.

jclinganrey

Hhhhhmmmm - - - - first of all, it's beautiful. Just beautiful. Second, I'm convinced we are our own worst critics. Yes, some of the points don't match exactly, but last time I checked, there is only one Master Quilter. Lastly, if your beautiful quilt were hanging in your front porch and you rode by on a horse . . . well, you know the rest.

Wonderful job!

Jane