tuckyquilter

I'm with you... I tried the same thing once, a long time ago. Funny, but I got the same results that you did. LOL

running1

I used to have a little poster that had a picture of a sheepish-looking dog...the inscription at the top in large letters said, “I seldom make the same mistake twice!” And in small letters at the bottom it said, “Generally, it’s three times or more!”

sigh.....

Pudge

Oh my gosh, great ideas, thank you. The applique approach might be the easier fix. I want to think on this a bit before I plunge in. I'll post before and after photos. Thank you.

Pudge

Here's my blunder. The borders are 12 inches wide. And I knew they were too wide once I added the cornerstones and finished binding the quilt. Which has been hidden in a box for 3 years now.

I am going to applique a skinny strip down the middle of each border which should have the affect of cutting the wide expanse.

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Iceblossom

Pudge, I'm not having the problem with the border you are, I'm usually feeling my borders are a tad too small. But I think that is a genius solution to fixing a top you aren't happy with. There's many ways of making the strips, I'm a fan of bias tubes but on something like this I'd probably stitch down the long seam by machine, flip it over and tuck down/hand stitch the other side.

Grace creates

If I am extra tired and have a dead line for something made, I am more prone to an error. Christmas stocking didn't reverse the back side. Quilted both sides beautifully and then when I went to put it together. UGG Up the next night making a new back and had to pay overnight mail to get it their by Christmas.