So,.... here is THE braid quilt that I started a couple weeks ago. I made a few of the braids while I was still working on the MHC quilt. I spent the weekend finishing up the braids and got to the trimming stage last night. As you can see in the following picture, MY BRAIDS ARE ALL CROOKED!!!!!!! I am SO mad!! This bothered me ALL day since I couldn't work on fixing it. These aren't the greatest quality pictures, but I am desperate,... sorry.
If you look above, the bottom of the picture, the braids are all straight. At the top of the picture, they all "sway" to the right.
When I fold it in half with the top matched,.....
The bottom does not......
I have looked at this from every angle, measured, measured, measured, folded, matched, unmatched,.... I have no solution on how to fix this. Does anyone have any ideas??? I LOVE this quilt pattern and the nest fabric and I am at a point where I am ready to click "buy" on a new Nest Jelly Roll and start this one all over,...........
If you have a carpeted area big enough to lay the quilt top out, I would suggest you lay it out, spray very lightly with spray starch and pin the quilt to the floor. You should have a large box or quilters square ruler and stretch each corner into a right angle. Let dry overnight.
ReplyDeleteIf you are concerned about dust or dye transferring from the carpet, you could lay a seet out first.
Hi Jessie, I pulled my mom into the room to suggest a solution. That's her comment above mine. We think what might have created the situation was all those cut pieces being laid on the bias. Makes them prone to stretching... Good luck! It'd be a shame to have to start all over again on such a pretty quilt top. :)
ReplyDeleteyou could unstitch your rows and flip every-other in the opposite direction, it would turn your braid into a zig-zag. maybe won't be perfectly square but would probably not morph to the right. the fabrics are beautiful and would probably look good in any pattern.
ReplyDeleteHey! Glad I'm not the only one with bloggers block! We must be on the same page. I think Laura had a great suggestion. Some sashing between rows could help too. Really though- don't toss it! Haven't you heard of Wonky quilting? It's all the rage these days!
ReplyDeletewow wow wow!!! I would have never seen the sway unless you pointed it out :-) I say just go with it. The imperfections make it special.
ReplyDeleteMess up? Are you kidding me? It's wonderful...adds to the charm of the piece!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE it. I wonder what you ever did with it???? I like the idea of zig zagging it. An even easier approach would be to just cut it into a square now that it is all together. Just straight cut the top and put a border on it. Gorgeous colors, love love it!! The other option is put a small border on it as is and keep it, it sure is charming and I didn't even notice it either, had to look twice to see what you were talking about!
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