SandyinZ4

This is a good tip and something I will remember. I have eased in lots of sleeves in my younger sewing days. If GD loves the quilt I am sure we will too. Picture..pretty please. :-)

adnil458

> sorry I couldn't help but giggle. Glad you figured out a workaround and got that awesome quilt finished. We want to see a picture now

Maggieloe

Thank you, thank you. I have a couple of old - from the thirties - hand pieced quilt tops. They were given to me by a now diseased relative to finish. Trouble - the borders have too much fabric (and can't really be removed and replaced because of some of the handwork). So this is a possible solution - I'm going to try it. In the end I may have to take a tuck or two, but this may reduce that need substantially.

JustAbitCrazy

I think you are a genius! Well done. Have another drink, because you deserve it. Thanks for the tip. I'm sure to need it one of these days.

MargeD

You came up with a great solution, but I can understand your frustration. I was once making a quilt for my husband and decided a pieced border would be great, however, because the block had many, many bias pieces, one side came out longer than the other. I spent 2 days ripping out the border, then put it away for a while and wound up using a solid black for the border, it worked. It only took about 4 years before I finished it, but I did finish it although I doubt that I will let DH pick the block if I decide to make him another quilt. I should add that it was a king size quilt, approximately 110 x 110.

Aria

One of the first quilts I made was for my sister. I quilted it by holding the edges, instead of using quilting gloves. This was before I knew about the gloves. I would lick my fingers to get a good grip... considered using a sponge like we used to do when we had a lot of stamps to lick. Remember those days? Anyway, I ended up with a huge pleat on the back in one of the corners. I made a big... ok, now I'm having a senior moment... you know, that piece of fabric that you write on to say who the quilt is for and who made it, etc..... Covered up that pleat very nicely! I have also gathered a couple edges, but luckily haven't had to do that in a long time. Maybe I'm getting better at this!

GingerK

For those of you who wanted to see the quilt, do a search in Pictures for "Audrey's Quilt". DH is supposed to be putting up some hangers for me so hopefully I can photo the completed quilt later this weekend.

maryb119

Great solution and thanks for sharing it with us. You never know when we will need it...

crafty pat

A toast to you for coming up with that great solution to a problem a lot of us have at times. I also have found tips from my garment sewing handy in my quilting. Mine was when doing curves. Thank you for giving us your great tip.

JanieH

Love this solution and also Aria's (#36). Will definitely be remembering them.

Now, pictures please!