stitch678

Try blocking it before adding further ( borders). Just wet it down, force it into shape, and let it dry flat. This will not fix the problem entirely, but will make it much better. A marine is bound to notice a non straight line!

Libits

Oh boy... Hadn't thought of that. My daughter is the neat-nik so she'd be the one to fold and put it away (the problem is only visible when folding it) and, luckily, she thinks irregularities in anything are charming. Must be why she loves me so much, lol.

I did tape it down on the floor and steam ironed the troublesome parts. It's drying now. It looks to be a bit better.

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Tartan

Well done and great top!

Libits

Can anyone shed any light on what I did wrong to begin with to cause this problem? As I said earlier, the red is satin and frays horribly so I did a zig zag after the initial seam was made. (I hope my inner-self slaps me in the head if I ever buy satin for quilting again.)

Onebyone

I had a quilt top that was crooked much more then yours. After quilting, washing, and drying it was never noticed. Not even at guild show and tell and believe me my close quilting friends would have said something about what did you do to make that happen? LOL

Jingle

I am glad you learned not to use satin again.

I would quilt it up and be done with it.

Very beautiful flaws and all.

Tartan

When you do consecutive rows of sewing all in the same direction, the fabric creep a bit on each row. This is why when quilting a quilt sandwich with straight lines, it is recommended to change directions every other row or your square quilt can become a parallelogram.

Tothill

I do not worry about perfection in my quilts. If I did I would never finish one.

As far as yours goes, I would not worry if it does not fold square. Quilts are meant to be used and loved, not kept folded up on a shelf. At least the ones I make are meant to be used.

betthequilter

Using 100% cotton in your quilts means the fabric will be malleable. Personally, I don't use anything else.

Please don't stress about your quilt. Use it as a learning opportunity.

Libits

Thank you, Jingle. As with most home pictures, it doesn't do it justice. The small square in the middle is a silver foil-looking fabric.

And No! Never again will I use satin! I just got back from a fabric store and, sure enough, there was bolt after bolt of satin right in the middle of the cottons. I was smarter today.