Wavy Borders
08-25-2011, 08:15 AM
#32
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Originally Posted by vickynboise
Help! I am regressing in my quilting skills!!
I've been quilting for decades and I am suddenly having reoccurring problems with adding borders.
When the quilt top is ready for its borders to be sewn on, the top is flat. But when I sew the first 3" border on, it doesn't lay flat anymore! It's driving me nuts!
I know about the measuring down the center of the quilt to determine the length of the borders. This has always worked for me. But now it's failing. Does anyone have any tricks??
Thanks in advance for your insights.
I've been quilting for decades and I am suddenly having reoccurring problems with adding borders.
When the quilt top is ready for its borders to be sewn on, the top is flat. But when I sew the first 3" border on, it doesn't lay flat anymore! It's driving me nuts!
I know about the measuring down the center of the quilt to determine the length of the borders. This has always worked for me. But now it's failing. Does anyone have any tricks??
Thanks in advance for your insights.
This is what I do, not just measuring in the center. I don't usually have a problem with wavy borders that way.
08-25-2011, 08:24 AM
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I measure the three places-average, I cut length of grain iron in half to mark center, pin the middle-then the two ends, then pin the middle of the half and ease it with pinning, use a walking foot.
I usually dont have any problems and my quilts are square but now that I say that the next border I do will be a mess!
I usually dont have any problems and my quilts are square but now that I say that the next border I do will be a mess!
08-25-2011, 09:37 AM
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Thanks. I've been ironing, yes. But didn't "think" I was stretching.
I'm also wondering if measuring from the backside, rather than the front, is giving me the wrong measurement.
Thanks for your thoughts.
I'm also wondering if measuring from the backside, rather than the front, is giving me the wrong measurement.
Thanks for your thoughts.
08-25-2011, 10:22 AM
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Stopped at the Bernina Sewing Center yesterday to discuss obtaining the new walking foot. Learned several things about a walking foot. They have more uses that quilting in the ditch and sewing binding. The best use, and I found this interesting, because I,too, have this problem, wavy borders, one seam always sews longer than the other, puckering seams and the list goes on. That's why is it also referred as an evenfeed foot. I'm not sewing on a project right now, but I going to try it next time. Due to budget, I put off purchasing the walking foot until next week. So, do as suggested, take 3 measurements and averaging, and sewing your border with the walking foot. Good luck.
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