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    Old 11-17-2013, 09:04 AM
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    Have you ever cut down a quilt to fit a piece of batting? I was getting ready to sandwich a wall hanging this morning and it was a liiitttllle too big for the piece of batting it had dug out of my batting pile. I get So tired of sewing batting together because I have all these random pieces left over from other projects. I just decided that it would look fine with smaller borders, cut an inch off around the whole thing, and viola! Am I the only one that has ever done this? I'll admit, I was thinking of all the quilting artists that would be appalled at what I had done.
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    Old 11-17-2013, 09:08 AM
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    I would do it if it just had plain straight borders. As long as it didn't leave me with chopped off points, I go for it.
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    Old 11-17-2013, 09:10 AM
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    I have done it a couple of times, makes life so much easier
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    Old 11-17-2013, 09:10 AM
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    I would totally do it as long as it didn't compromise my design! I've never heard of batting police, so I think you're fine!
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    Old 11-17-2013, 09:25 AM
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    Yes I have.
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    Old 11-17-2013, 10:01 AM
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    I've done whatever it took to get the quilt finished: glued, stapled, trimmed, fused.
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    Old 11-17-2013, 10:08 AM
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    have done it! No biggy to me. But usually nothing to compromise the blocks. I try to add at least 8 inches of batting more than the top. 4 inches extra to each side and each top and bottom of top.
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    Old 11-17-2013, 11:15 AM
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    I would if my quilt looked ok with it done that way. After all no one will know but you and us that you have told but we won't tell anyone.
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    Old 11-17-2013, 11:58 AM
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    Yep, me to.
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    Old 11-17-2013, 01:00 PM
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    Yeah, I've done that a few times.
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