What to Do When Backing and Batting are Too Short
07-29-2013, 09:06 AM
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It is beautiful and your solution worked out well for you. I have had to add more backing and batting more than a dozen times to fit the quilt. I quilt on a DSM. I two have sewn pins into quilts, one was a straight pin and two large safety pins. I was able to remove them. I don't do that anymore. I have also sewn a fingertip of my quilting gloves to the quilt. I finally learned to pay more attention.
07-29-2013, 07:53 PM
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For the backing, you aren't restricted to adding a piece to the bottom. An interesting effect is achieved by slashing the backing diagonally somewhere near the middle and inserting a strip of contrasting fabric. Creates a bit of excitement in the backing. And no one will know the batting was pieced.
07-29-2013, 08:57 PM
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My first Band Director in school would always tell us when we made mistakes in marching or in our music, and made excuses for our mistakes, "Only One person was perfect, and they crucified Him".
07-30-2013, 04:43 AM
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I've done it without taking the quilt off the frame.....hand sew enough to cover the shortage and then lay a piece of batting butted up to the original piece....when quilted only you will know....no need to take it off the quilter...
07-30-2013, 06:10 AM
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OK, I'm not good at technology and I can't figure out how to get the link to load but Shelley (QB member) has a great tutorial on YouTube on how to add on to the quilt back when you've already got it on the frame and almost all quilted. If you go on YouTube and search for "Extending a quilt back while on the longarm" you will find it. Very easy and great to know if this happens to you again.
07-30-2013, 10:41 AM
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So they thought that their quilts would be perfect if the didn't deliberately make a mistake. Perhaps they should have paid more attention to their own philosophy, "Only God can make things perfect" We don't have to strive for imperfection, we've already got that down pat. ;-)
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