How stupid am I?
06-24-2011, 10:01 AM
#33
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Don't feel bad I did the same thing.. after I had the quilt pinned almost all the way I noticed that the backing was the wrong way and not enough material..I felt like a big dummy..But had to unpin it and do it the right way..Think twice do the job once.. Oh well.. lesson learned..
06-24-2011, 10:43 AM
#35
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Been there!!
It's happened a few times even.
Especially if I'm trying to make a smallish piece of fabric "work".
Usually, I end up being 1/2 or 1" short along the final bit of one edge.
So, I have become the self appointed "Queen" of fudging it. I just add a strip onto the backing, trim and press the seam well, and quilt over it. Most of my backings are patterned fabric and unless you look for it, you don't see it.
It's happened a few times even.
Especially if I'm trying to make a smallish piece of fabric "work".
Usually, I end up being 1/2 or 1" short along the final bit of one edge.
So, I have become the self appointed "Queen" of fudging it. I just add a strip onto the backing, trim and press the seam well, and quilt over it. Most of my backings are patterned fabric and unless you look for it, you don't see it.
06-24-2011, 11:45 AM
#37
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Ohio
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Hmmmm; as we are not perfect; we are allowed a mistake occasionally. I am glad you could rescue the project. I was trimming the quilt sandwich in preperation for binding when I accidently cut into the backing. Luckily it wasn't a big cut and I was able to mend it...stuff like this happens :)
06-24-2011, 04:05 PM
#40
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Location: Port Lavaca, TX
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Originally Posted by QultingaddictUK
I was finishing a throw for my Sister's sofa and was using a bed-sheet for the backing. It was too large so I clipped and ripped it down to a sensible size, layered spray basted. About half way down I noticed that I was running out of backing material on the right hand side, the one I line up with the edge of my table to get a straight edge, what had I done :oops: I used the seamed edge of the sheet NOT the one that I had ripped for a straight edge, so as the sheet was sewn crooked so was the seamed edge I was using :oops: :oops: :oops: did I feel stupid and annoyed, and as I had ironed the backing when sprayed I definitely wasn't going to re-layer it so now the backing has a seamed piece in it, thank goodness it is only a everyday sofa throw and the back won't be seen but a lesson learned, the hard way :thumbdown:
Geeze....ya can't take anything for granted these days!
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