Any way to save this mis-cut border?
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Either save it for another quilt or re-do-it. That way you won't have to look at it evry time and say--I shuda.
Hey everybody. I am so stupid.....repeat to infinity. I have a green and red stripe for binding that was supposed to be cut across the width of the fabric so that there would be horizontal stripes on the binding. Naturally, I very carefully and accurately cut it lengthwise...!
Lengthwise stripe binding definitely doesn't add to the quilt. Do you think I could cut the lengthwise strips down into squares an sew them back together on the horizontal and make that work? Too much trouble? Thanks!
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Okay, I really don't think I'm dumb or stupid. In fact, I'm sure I think way too highly of myself! Thanks to all of you who've been so sweet to correct me and to offer suggestions. This is really a wonderful place. I hope to one day be as thoughtful and encouraging as many of you. Let's all have a wonderful quilty weekend!
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I think you are asking for more trouble than it's worth. Can you find another piece of striped fabric that you can cut in WOF?
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Well, if you just want the colored strips around the edge of the quilt, I would add it length ways on the top as an additional border and then add a solid color binding. I did this on a quilt where I screwed up and made the same mistake you did and it looked pretty sharp when it was finished. Good luck and forgive yourself.
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