squaring up a lrge quilt
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I measure across the diagonals, if they are the same then the quilt is square. If not I keep pulling it gently along the sides a little at a time until they are and (if necessary I pin it in place) then leave it to dry with fans on for a day with wool and polyester battings, two-three days for cotton depending on how humid it is.
If it isn't a show quilt, but it looks square anyway, then I don't bother.
HTH
If it isn't a show quilt, but it looks square anyway, then I don't bother.
HTH
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Well .... if there's no quilt police.... I square each block then once the blocks are joined... I measure each side & in the middle & take an average & make my border or binding that measurement. I do my own quilting so not sure how a professional machine quilter would look at my way of "squaring"...
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i've trimmed a tiny bit off corners of large quilts before binding. if that's what you mean. i use my largest runer and place it in the corners and trim if necessary. and i have laid out smaller quilts when wet and measured across and diagonally.
good luck
good luck
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Umm - if everything is cut, sewn, and pressed correctly, why is it necessary to do a major "squaring up" of anything at the end?
Before adding borders, I do measure the body of the quilt (both directions) and then use the average measurement for the borders. I will ease the edge pieces (the row before the border) as necessary. I mark the border strip at appropriate intervals to help with the matching.
That said, after putting the top on top of the backing, I do check it to make sure that I placed it correctly. I use a 16 1/2 inch square on the corners and then run yardsticks along the edges to make sure that it is laying straight.
Before adding borders, I do measure the body of the quilt (both directions) and then use the average measurement for the borders. I will ease the edge pieces (the row before the border) as necessary. I mark the border strip at appropriate intervals to help with the matching.
That said, after putting the top on top of the backing, I do check it to make sure that I placed it correctly. I use a 16 1/2 inch square on the corners and then run yardsticks along the edges to make sure that it is laying straight.
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