LivelyLady

That's the way I would do it...ladder stitch.

EasyPeezy

It might be more helpful if you could post a picture of the problem area.

AliKat

One of our local quilting teachers used to have a free demo every month at a particular LQS. Whe showed us her 'boo-boo's' one time.

She had made a red and white picnic quilt but had area where there were obvious flaws. Yep, she put black ants - appliqued with embroidered legs and such. A lot of people wanted her pattern.

ali

meanmom

Sew you quilt label over it there is no rule that the label has to be in the corner. I have done the same thing more than once. Also as someone else suggested you can carefully add a piece and sew it over it. Depending on what the fabric looks like I match the pattern so it is less noticible.

madamekelly

I am just working blind at this, but would a ladder stitch work?

jitkaau

Is there an actual gap or just missing stitches? I suggest it could be easily fixed with blind stitching if it was so unnoticeable that neither the quilter or yourself did not see it. I have sometimes appliqued a butterfly or dragonfly over a bad section.

ckcowl

i have made such repairs with either a fusable i (poked into the seam area) or liquid stitch-
the liquid stitch makes the area a bit stiff- the fusable- not so much. so it depended on the project which i chose to do. some people use regular elmers glue and press it- i have not tried working with elmers.

quiltbuddy

Can you do a tunnel stitch which is a tiny tunnel stitch on one side then on the other in the fold/crease?

yonnikka

Are you familiar with the "Ladder Stitch"? It is used for hand applique when you want your stitches to disappear altogether. Baste a piece of fabric where it is needed, then using very small stitches, with thread a matching color, take a stitch in-and-out of the applique fabric, then a stitch in-and-out of the quilt fabric, all the way around. The stitches become invisible. When you are finished, lay it aside awhile, until your emotions change from negative to proud of your accomplishment. Remember, others won't notice. Just keep it your little secret, and don't broadcast your mistakes to others (except to us on QB).

Weenween

[quote=snipper74]I was just hand sewing the underside of the binding on my first quilt when I noticed that there is a 1 1/2 inch gap between my sashing and the border. The quilt is already professionally quilted which means that I can't get 'inside' to sew the seam. I tried overcasting the seam and it looked so awful that I ripped it out. Any ideas about how I can correct this error. In the future, I'll examine my work much more carefully before quilting or having it quilted. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.[You might try putting your label or making a label to put over it.]