Problem with borders- not straight
09-26-2017, 06:18 PM
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SusieQOH, I think you are right in thinking that the mitered corners were your problem. I've had the same issue, but luckily I noticed early enough to redo the miters. I'm really careful to make sure they are squared before I trim now. I hope you find a solution. It is a lovely quilt.
09-27-2017, 06:31 AM
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You might be able to ease it in with the binding. Measure through the middle of the quilt both width and length, then cut 4 pieces of binding - 2 the width measurement and 2 the length measurement - plus enough to finish the corners. The corners can be finished with a miter or trimmed even on one side and tucked under and slip stitched together on the other. As an example, easing in 1" on a 60" quilt sounds like a lot, but it equates to 1/4" per 15" or 1/8" per 7 1/2". Some people will be horrified at this idea, but I've seen it work successfully.
09-27-2017, 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted by rryder
You may be able to block it. I have successfully blocked quilts with bowed borders. I have a design wall, but you could do this on a carpeted floor or head to a home supply store to purchase 1 or 2 sheet of insulation foam (it comes in 4' x 8' sheets.
i put a white sheet on my design wall and then use a water soluble marker to mark a square/ rectangle that is larger than the quilt. Use your biggest square ruler to make sure all 4 corners are true 90degree angles.
then lay your quilt outn your prepared surface, pinning it as you go and using the square you marked as a rough guideline. Next spray water on the quilt until it is damp all the way through-- you don't need to get it sopping wet.
once it is damp begin to gently stretch it toward the edges that you marked and pin it to the surface as you go. You may need to go around the perimeter of the quilt several times before you get it good and square. Let it dry overnight.
hope that helps.
Rob
i put a white sheet on my design wall and then use a water soluble marker to mark a square/ rectangle that is larger than the quilt. Use your biggest square ruler to make sure all 4 corners are true 90degree angles.
then lay your quilt outn your prepared surface, pinning it as you go and using the square you marked as a rough guideline. Next spray water on the quilt until it is damp all the way through-- you don't need to get it sopping wet.
once it is damp begin to gently stretch it toward the edges that you marked and pin it to the surface as you go. You may need to go around the perimeter of the quilt several times before you get it good and square. Let it dry overnight.
hope that helps.
Rob
09-27-2017, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by pmcfarlin
Thanks for telling how to block a quilt. I have seen directions in quilting magazines that say block your quilt, but assume you know what they're talking about.
You can also block an unfinished quilt block. Great for when you have a situation where one of your blocks measured 12 1/2 and another measures 12 1/4. I have done it many times. I have a cork bulletin board in my sewing room with a true 12 1/2" square marked on it in permanent marker for blocking blocks.
09-28-2017, 04:22 AM
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Originally Posted by ghquilter53
If blocking doesn't work, although I believe it would, you could make the outer border scalloped.
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