Help - width too short
 

[ATTACH=CONFIG]618898[/ATTACH]I sewed jelly roll pieces to make this quilt top, but I cut the width too short and it’s uneven.If I keep trying to make it even by cutting off more it will be ruined. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks

Not a specific suggestion - but sometimes just walking away from a project for a day or two helps clear one's thinking.

Also - welcome to the Board!

Can you add borders to it to make it the size you want? There are so many colors in the top there are many options for coordinating borders. maybe you even have enough of one of the prints used in the top. It's very adorable, by the way. I think I would do some blanket stitches around the flowers to make them pop more. The light blues ones really blend into the surroundings.

How uneven is it? Sew side borders on and even them up. What if you made it more uneven, into gentle curves and then cut a side border to appliqué it to. <input id="_webhelper_source" type="hidden" value="{&quot;SOURCE&quot;:&quot;MM-9999&quot;,&quot;BRAND&quot;:&quot;MyCouponsmart&q uot;}">

You could fold it in half, top to bottom, and even it up. Make sure you have your ruler lined up with the fold so you don’t get a V cut. Just as if you are evening up your folded fabrics

You're going to have to square it up. Watch a video on squaring up a quilt, block or top. The concept is basically the same. It's been a while since I watched one, but they are similar. Watch more than one until you get the concept.
Square up your top and, if it's not big enough, add borders.
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What if you trim the outside into a kind of scalloped border, making sure the inside V of the scallop aligns with any of the uneven areas.

What she said.

Not sure if you’re talking about the width being too narrow or the length being too short, but either way I agree that a border is the best way to go to get your desired outcome, cute top!

Thanks for all your suggestions. I think I will add some borders and see how that goes. And blanket stitch around all the ladybirds and flowers. Thanks again, I am so glad that I joined quiltingboard:D

Welcome to this board. Lots of helpful, knowledgeable people on here always willing to help.

Borders are the way to go. Very pretty.

My suggestion is to frame it with a color or print that either matches or coordinates with the colors of the Jelly Roll. Because of the many beautiful prints, I might lean toward a solid: pink, purple, or turquoise.

First of all welcome to the board from SE Michigan! Walking away as suggested is a good Idea. I would measure from the center outward, mark and measure so you can evenly add a boarder on the sides that are not wide enough. Your applique is so pretty. Adding another applique may enhance the finish. Best of luck you will get it.

I think adding just some side borders in a fabric that goes with the ones you have used. I think I would use a coordinating print rather than a solid, unless you want to add the border to the top and bottom also. That would make it longer. You could add 2 or 3 strips of print to each side depending on how much wider you want it to be. I would make the strips the same width as the ones you used for the center.

I don't think it will be ruined. I was wondering if you could add small gentle curves to the border (no one would know it isn't supposed to have curves on the border) and add more fabric of a coordinating fabric to the sides. It is very pretty.