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    Old 01-31-2013, 10:00 AM
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    I am making this wall hanging for my sister (my second attempt) and I keep running into the same problem. Because I quilted the center panel quite extensively around the flowers, etc. the wallhanging has pulled to the middle. So I have this funny shape to the panel. I didn't notice it until way later and I am so disappointed as this was quite a pricy investment and i already ruined one. Is there anything I can do to stretch the middle out? any other suggestions or is my only solution to pull out my seam ripper?
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    Old 01-31-2013, 10:10 AM
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    I don't know the answer, but I will be watching this thread.
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    Old 01-31-2013, 10:12 AM
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    My suggestion would be to quilt the borders as extensively as you quilted the center section. You might also try blocking the quilt, although I think additional quilting would be more effective.
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    Old 01-31-2013, 10:13 AM
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    i don't think you can stretch the center. personally, i don't think it looks that bad. but if you are unhappy, then yours is the important opinion. i would probably remove the binding, add a lot more quilting to the rest of the quilt, then rebind it. hth
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    Old 01-31-2013, 10:16 AM
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    Actually, I agree with QuiltnNan. I believe I would leave it alone. It is a beautiful wall hanging. It almost looks like you did it on purpose, and you could pretend you did.

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    Old 01-31-2013, 10:44 AM
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    Originally Posted by Peckish
    My suggestion would be to quilt the borders as extensively as you quilted the center section. You might also try blocking the quilt, although I think additional quilting would be more effective.
    Agree with this! I was always under the impression (can't remember from where) that a quilt had to be evenly quilted all over. If the middle is tightly quilted and the rest not I would think that would lead to issues.
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    Old 01-31-2013, 01:03 PM
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    Ok, thanks so much ladies for your responses. My picture is too small for you to see that I have not binded it yet and the brown border is quilted with an elongated scroll. I will try to do some quilting in the blue borders and see what happens. Would you let me know how to block a quilt. I have never done that.
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    Old 01-31-2013, 02:33 PM
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    Originally Posted by gwanma
    I am making this wall hanging for my sister (my second attempt) and I keep running into the same problem. Because I quilted the center panel quite extensively around the flowers, etc. the wallhanging has pulled to the middle. So I have this funny shape to the panel. I didn't notice it until way later and I am so disappointed as this was quite a pricy investment and i already ruined one. Is there anything I can do to stretch the middle out? any other suggestions or is my only solution to pull out my seam ripper?
    Could you loosely attach a sleeve midway up on the back and put in a stabilizer of some sort---------not fabric stabilizer but maybe an old ruler or a very flat piece of metal?
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    Old 01-31-2013, 03:02 PM
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    I don't know how to block a quilt block or quilt either, but there was a bit of discussion on that somewhere here recently. I can't remember what was said though, something about water and stretching, I think. But, I just went and googled it and found three or more places that explained it. You might google a bit and see what you find.

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    Old 01-31-2013, 04:59 PM
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    Lots of good information in this thread. I'm learning too, however I think it looks good. Good luck Dina.
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