What would you do?
#1
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What would you do?
I made a boo boo. I cut some backing for my DH's quilt a few years ago and am finally trying to finish it for him for Christmas. Here comes the boo boo: I wanted to use the backing for binding but need at least 1 inch all the way around. I have less than that at the top right corner. What would you do?
Basically, I wanted to "self-bind" the binding and instead of using binding strips and just use that back instead. At least, I think its called self-binding. That is what I found on Youtube.
Thanks!
Basically, I wanted to "self-bind" the binding and instead of using binding strips and just use that back instead. At least, I think its called self-binding. That is what I found on Youtube.
Thanks!
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I feel the pain you are having. Do you have any scraps left over? Can you piece it? I've found that nobody notices little things like this if it is done neatly. You are the only one that will know that it's not perfect. And, your quilt will be loved and appreciated on chilly days and nights ahead.
#4
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I would do as SillySusan suggests. I was self-binding a quilt that had one area where the back was about 1 inch too small. I had a strip long & wide enough that I sewed it in the gap & completed the binding. It’s not noticeable in the finished quilt.
#6
I feel the pain you are having. Do you have any scraps left over? Can you piece it? I've found that nobody notices little things like this if it is done neatly. You are the only one that will know that it's not perfect. And, your quilt will be loved and appreciated on chilly days and nights ahead.
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This would be my suggestion.
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