Rip it and redo?
#1
Rip it and redo?
I know the answer already but need the push....
I am making the Shadowbox pattern and one of my long rectangular pieces wasn't cut quite perfect. I thought I could 'fudge' on my 1/4 inch when sewing the sashing on but now that I look at it it's a little too close for comfort. Should I stop what I'm doing and start ripping the block and sashing out and totally re-do the block with another piece (of which I don't have and will have to go buy) or can I leave it as is? The darker rectangular block is batik and sashing is light cotton and nothing is pre-washed. Crap, I know the answer but I just need to hear it from you....
I am making the Shadowbox pattern and one of my long rectangular pieces wasn't cut quite perfect. I thought I could 'fudge' on my 1/4 inch when sewing the sashing on but now that I look at it it's a little too close for comfort. Should I stop what I'm doing and start ripping the block and sashing out and totally re-do the block with another piece (of which I don't have and will have to go buy) or can I leave it as is? The darker rectangular block is batik and sashing is light cotton and nothing is pre-washed. Crap, I know the answer but I just need to hear it from you....
#6
Hmmm ... I would say rip it UNLESS you can meet all three criteria .....
1) You are not going to handle it much anymore (ie immediately sandwich it!)
2) You are going to do a very dense quilting perpendicular to the seam
and 3) It's going to be a wall hanging (or other lightly handled quilt)
otherwise ... Lady start your ripper!
1) You are not going to handle it much anymore (ie immediately sandwich it!)
2) You are going to do a very dense quilting perpendicular to the seam
and 3) It's going to be a wall hanging (or other lightly handled quilt)
otherwise ... Lady start your ripper!
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For me, it would depend on how much quilting I was going to do in that area. The more quilting there is, the less stress is put on the seam. I have gotten some quilt tops from my sister with seams like that. I just always make sure to do lots of quilting over those seams (by choosing a freehand pattern such as loops or meander, which turn out great for me).
Another thing I have done when the seams are actually pulling apart is iron a lightweight fusible interfacing to the wrong side to secure the area. This does not show up at all in the finished quilt, and in my opinion requires being quilted over to fully secure the reinforcement, but has worked really well.
Another thing I have done when the seams are actually pulling apart is iron a lightweight fusible interfacing to the wrong side to secure the area. This does not show up at all in the finished quilt, and in my opinion requires being quilted over to fully secure the reinforcement, but has worked really well.
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