Quilt edges cupping - need blocking advice

[Hannelore N.]

Janet, that's not a quilt. That's a work of art!!

[Hannelore N.]

Janet, your quilt is gorgeous!! When is comes to make a quilt hanging flat it can be a challange in itself!! You do not have to ask me how I know My latest quilt acted up on me as expected as all outer edges was on the bias. After quilting it, it looked just awful! Then I remembered something I read online somewhere: I took the quilt back to the sewing machine, I put stitches at all edges, long stitches that could be manipulated, but hidden when the binding was sewn on. After rinsing it I blocked the quilt pinning it down to a carpet. Using the ruler to get all lines straight I manitulated the stitches by twine some of them around a thick neelde to get "the waves" out. then pined the edges down, everything laying flat. When binding was sewn on it is as flat as it can get

[Hannelore N.]

Whatever you did must have worked - congratulations on Best of Show!

Would you work with wool again, Janet?

Janet

[Janet S.]

Thanks so much! I have reservations about working with wool, but I really think part of the problem with that quilt may have been in the quilting/construction. That said, I think I could have fixed it better if I had used 80/20 batting. But as always, each one is a learning experience!

[Jill B.]

Janet your quilt is just gorgeous and I wish you luck with the judges.

[Margo C.]

WAY TO GO JANET!!!

Janet Stone took a Best of Show ribbon at the Machine Quilter's Showcase quilt show in Overland Park, Kansas last night for MUTTON BUT LETTERS.

Janet, please post a photo for us!! Congratulations! The competition at the show is really stiff!

[Margo C.]

Awesome Job, Janet! Congratulations!

[Margo C.]

Be sure to check out Janet's forum topic with photos here: http://forum/quilt-shows-vacations-a...makin-me-blush

[Nancy R.]

I just got back from MQS in Overland Park. Janet's quilt is just incredible!! I feel lucky to have seen it in person.