Waves when hanging
#11
I made a wallhanging just like I make my quilts and had no problem with it.
Measuring through the center of the quilt is the method to avoid waves. I never measure the edges of the quilt, causes too much grief.
Measuring through the center of the quilt is the method to avoid waves. I never measure the edges of the quilt, causes too much grief.
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I was shown to measure from the middle also. Side to side and corner to corner. I also don't do competition/show quilts
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I was having a problem with imagining how to do it until my DIL showed me and I use it all the time on potholders and small items now. Love it! Would rather use that than the double fold but guess it isn't double so doesn't wear well on quilts. JMHO.
#15
I sew all of my borders into strips, then attach to my quilts. That way, I don't have to measure but one time in both directions. If you sew each border on separately, then you have to measure both directions after each border is added, leaving more chance for stretching, etc. My preference is mitered borders, so sewing all the borders together first before sewing onto the quilt works great. I just finished a quilt that had seven borders.
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In addition to measuring the middle of the quilt to get the length of the borders, Marti Michell suggests that you may want to FMQ the quilt before adding borders. In addition you should cut your borders on the straight grain (parallel to the selvage) rather than cross grain (WOF) especially when the piece is going to hang. Before I add the borders, I make sure my sides are exactly the same length.
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Yes, I just watched several utubes...most show measure middle and sides but one showed only middle...I guess I'll be trying both in my next few projects to see what works best
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I lay the binding on the quilt, lay the binding on it and tug just a little to be sure it is taut. Then I put my finger on that spot and sew those four or five inches. If you have WOF bindings, don't stretch too much. If you have length of fabric binding, you can stretch quite a bit. I haven't seen a wavy binding around here for years!
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