Oops, some of my batting is showing...

Reply Subscribe

Page 2 of 2

Thread Tools

12-11-2019, 04:42 AM

#11

Karamarie

Super Member

Join Date: Jan 2014

Location: Gaylord, MN

Posts: 3,943

It isn't just first quilts that have "oops", so don't beat yourself up over it. It's just another learning experience.

12-11-2019, 07:35 AM

#12

firequilt

Member

Join Date: Jul 2010

Location: Cortland, NY

Posts: 90

If this is a wall hanging , put your hang sleeve on that side ( if quilt is not directional) ask me how I know

12-11-2019, 09:36 AM

#13

Ellen 1

Super Member

Join Date: May 2008

Location: Colorado

Posts: 1,184

Quote:

Originally Posted by juliasb

First quilts alway have opps! This one sounds fixable. It just depends on how perfect you are trying to be. I personally would take the side of the binding off to a point well above the problem area where I know I am attached correctly and place the binding back in its proper place. No need to take it all off to correct a small area.

Be careful not to stretch the binding while re-stitching it. (Just lay it down and let the machine do the work). If you stretch it you will have “too much” binding and have to undo more to ease it in or you will have puckers.

12-11-2019, 10:12 AM

#14

bearisgray

Power Poster

Join Date: May 2008

Location: MN

Posts: 24,407

One can handstitch the binding back in place. It might show a little bit, but one has more control then attempting to machine stitch it back in place.

If there is machine stitching showing, one can go over the "blank spot" by machine to try to "make it match" the rest of the machine stitching.

One thing to be said about "oops" situations - one's creativity gets tapped.

The other things said about "oops" situations - usually are in the "Oh, golly, gee, shucks" category.