Cooper's finished quilt
07-23-2017, 06:10 PM
#45
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wavy quilts
Originally Posted by wesing
This has been finished for a few days, but today was the first time I thought to unload the camera. We have used this pattern several times, because it is simple and a good learning experience.
This is another of our Christmas 2009 gifts that have been patiently waiting to be quilted.
I do have a question. Some of our others have had slightly wavy borders, but this one thinks it's in a parade! I know I can do something to minimize/prevent this - is there a tutorial somewhere to show me how?
Thanks,
Darren
This is another of our Christmas 2009 gifts that have been patiently waiting to be quilted.
I do have a question. Some of our others have had slightly wavy borders, but this one thinks it's in a parade! I know I can do something to minimize/prevent this - is there a tutorial somewhere to show me how?
Thanks,
Darren
This is another "Potato Chip" quilt
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Close-up of one block
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We thought the back would look like a bat
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Lucy inspects my pinning job
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Close-up of one block
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We thought the back would look like a bat
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Lucy inspects my pinning job
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07-24-2017, 03:26 AM
#46
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Location: Central Wisconsin
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You've been getting good instructions here on how to cut the borders and put them on. They get a little stretched or a little scrunched to fit the measurements you made of the middles.
But the binding can be a wave saver, if you can stretch it a bit as you put it on. After the first few stitches have adhered the binding, lay the binding on, give the binding a tug and hold it down with a finger, then put this through the needle. If the binding is WOF, it can be tugged gently; if it is length of fabric, you can pull pretty hard. It doesn't stretch much.
But the binding can be a wave saver, if you can stretch it a bit as you put it on. After the first few stitches have adhered the binding, lay the binding on, give the binding a tug and hold it down with a finger, then put this through the needle. If the binding is WOF, it can be tugged gently; if it is length of fabric, you can pull pretty hard. It doesn't stretch much.
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