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Jill, Looking at the granddaughter quilt, it looks like just the 12 applique blocks use the gingham field green. If that...
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Hello Barbara regarding the granddaughter quilt with the green check is the fabric requirements an error in yardage of 1.5...
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I bought the Spring Laurel Ridge kit. Love the fabric! I would like to get more of the floral border fabric so I can increase...
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A review of the info I provided in month 2 on how to paper piece the fan blocks and options for the handles and backgrounds....
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The only video Jen did for this quilt is her show, #3401. It is FREE to all through the end of this year.
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On page 5 of Month 11, where the applique borders are added, Jen says she filmed a little segment with Alex and ricky on...
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All excellent advice here. My response would have been “it’s in the seam allowances”.
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[QUOTE=DebbiG;n895211]Hello friends, When I have finished quilting a quilt in the past, I have 'squared up' the corners, trimmed edges and attached bindings. Once last year a wall hanging (not as big as GPDU) did not hang flat - it bulged out on one side. I learned THEN that I need to more carefully measure the width (top and bottom and middle) and length (side, side and middle). All the measurements should be with as little variation (per direction) as possible.
Now I am ready to 'square up' this quilt, with diamond borders carefully pieced to allow for the 1/4" seam with the binding...and I discover that one side is longer by 3/8" and the bottom is wider than top by 1/2".
Yikes!
What suggestions do you have? The goal is to hang this quilt, so I'm concerned there will be a bulging side or it will just look wonky on the wall.
Alternatively, I can just place it on a bed...as a display piece.
In addition - if there are any references folks have to proper 'squaring' technique, I would be pleased to hear of them.
Thanks so much! I appreciate the skills and talents of all of you![/QUOTE]
Hi Deb,
The idea of placing on the bed, is definitely the easiest.
Check your measurements of units. Is the bottom border the correct size as pattern wants. If yes, then the problem was
probably in the pieced top, before the border. If no, the border is just bigger, the check the seams. Are they all 1/4 inch?
Look at both sides. Since it is bigger overall, that means some seams are probably too narrow. Maybe the ones that you
could not see as you were sewing. On the bottom near the feed dogs.
The technique you described for add the borders to make the pieced top square works. You take the average of the measurements
when you CUT your borders. Pieced border are different. A lot of quilters block their quilts and literally pull them into square using T pins when the quilt is wet. Then let it dry and it keeps that size. Are you going to quilt the quilt yourself? If you plan to send it
to a longarmer to do, you could send them a picture or discuss it with them. Many a longarmer has had to deal with borders
that are way out of alignment.
Maybe you could rip out the stitching and make the diamonds 1/8 smaller on the width of the diamond for the last 4 diamonds.
Just draw the rectangle the same height but 1/8 narrower in width. If you know how to foundation paper piece it would not
be hard to draw the diamond on graph paper.
Pictures alway help with trouble shooting. Can you post a picture. Maybe some other ideas would come to mind.
HelenW
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Squaring up after quilting
Hello friends, When I have finished quilting a quilt in the past, I have 'squared up' the corners, trimmed edges and attached bindings. Once last year a wall hanging (not as big as GPDU) did not hang flat - it bulged out on one side. I learned THEN that I need to more carefully measure the width (top and bottom and middle) and length (side, side and middle). All the measurements should be with as little variation (per direction) as possible.
Now I am ready to 'square up' this quilt, with diamond borders carefully pieced to allow for the 1/4" seam with the binding...and I discover that one side is longer by 3/8" and the bottom is wider than top by 1/2".
Yikes!
What suggestions do you have? The goal is to hang this quilt, so I'm concerned there will be a bulging side or it will just look wonky on the wall.
Alternatively, I can just place it on a bed...as a display piece.
In addition - if there are any references folks have to proper 'squaring' technique, I would be pleased to hear of them.
Thanks so much! I appreciate the skills and talents of all of you!Tags: None
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Thank you for your questions. I used the green gingham as the binding, so the fabric requirement is larger.... -
Jill, Looking at the granddaughter quilt, it looks like just the 12 applique blocks use the gingham field green. If that...
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I don’t have the pattern yet so I can’t check. You are right, there doesn’t seem to be that much green check there....
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Hello Barbara regarding the granddaughter quilt with the green check is the fabric requirements an error in yardage of 1.5...
-
There is no plan to sell yardage from the Quilt Show store. I am certain many shops will offer it. Keep checking online...
-
I bought the Spring Laurel Ridge kit. Love the fabric! I would like to get more of the floral border fabric so I can increase...
-
A review of the info I provided in month 2 on how to paper piece the fan blocks and options for the handles and backgrounds....
-
https://thequiltshow.com/learn/categ...c-requirements
Find Fabric Requirements for BOTH fabric versions of... -
The only video Jen did for this quilt is her show, #3401. It is FREE to all through the end of this year.
-
On page 5 of Month 11, where the applique borders are added, Jen says she filmed a little segment with Alex and ricky on...
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testing something
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Peg, So glad you posted your Pick A Petal in Member Quilts. It did turn out fabulous. You did both.
Kept to the feel... -
HelenW thanks for tip on posting on the See Quilts tab. Love your appliqué!! gorgeous! I kept close to Jen's PAP aesthetic,...
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