attaching a straight border onto a bias edge
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I have made a Grandmother's Fan quilt and I would like to add a straight border to it. Is there anything I can do to make sure it come out nice and flat with no waves? Also I would like to scallop the outside edge. Any help there?
#2
No help on the scallops but attaching a straight of grain border to a bias edge isn't too hard. I would have stay stitched the edge of the bias before attaching the border. It helps keep the edge from stretching. Than I would sew on the border with the bias edge on the bottom.
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I agree to stay stitch that edge you are going to join to the border. Use a smaller stich 2.5 or 2.0 . Starch the edges before stay stitching.
But it could be very problematic if you use cross cut fabric rather then lenghtwise grain for your border. Lenght wise does not stretch .. but cross cut ( across the width of fabric) will ... so combining a cross cut and a bias could give a really off kilter result.... in other words you could have the whole outer perimeter stretched bigger than the rest if the quilt.
But it could be very problematic if you use cross cut fabric rather then lenghtwise grain for your border. Lenght wise does not stretch .. but cross cut ( across the width of fabric) will ... so combining a cross cut and a bias could give a really off kilter result.... in other words you could have the whole outer perimeter stretched bigger than the rest if the quilt.
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#9
As previously mentioned, spray starch and stay stitching would help. Here's a tutorial Eddie did for scallops. Note: the pics start on page 3.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-25080-1.htm
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-25080-1.htm
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