There is always place for “better”
Do you remember this Aurifil wholecloth quilt?
It is one of my favorite quilt. I finished it in a hurry and I did not like how it turned out at all. It’s not perfectly flat, it has wavy edges!
The quilt is just gorgeous and there was no other choice than to try finishing it in a better way. I removed the binding of the 75” quilt and I washed, squared and bound it again.
And here is the new quilt!
Much better! See the next “before and after” pictures for comparison.
Do you want to know what I did differently?
there is a fabric that is a little stiffer than the fabric for the front
of the quilt (a cotton chiffon). A few weeks ago I stitched two small
quilts with fusible raw edge appliques. One of them has this fabric on
the back and the other has a Kona cotton. After washing there was a big
difference between the two quilts. The quilting looks different and the
feel of the quilts is different.
So what I did (and I plan to do with all the fusible applique quilts, as the fusible web stiffen the fabric) was to wash the quilt and rinse it with a little fabric softener.
After that, it was much easier to smooth the quilt and make it flat.
After washing I laid the quilt on the floor to smooth it. And I used a iron (no steam) and gently smoothed the quilt, especially on the center design. I pressed only on the back of the quilt.
If Quilt Police says this is wrong, I don’t care! This helps immensely and the texture on the front is not affected.
I pressed on the white background too. See below the difference!
Remember: press GENTLY!
See some details.
So proud of my almost perfect binding.
I am so glad I took the time to make things better!
Geta
I am linking to Finish it up Friday.
Beautiful!!!
Wow! Just beautiful!
good for you for being brave enough to fix it. looks great!
This quilt is so beautifully quilted, thrilled you were able to fix what youd felt let it down.
: )
Looks wonderful and so worth it!
You are amazing! What else can I say!!
What a stunning quilt and certainly worth the extra time and effort! I just redid binding three times, started for the same reason and then . . . well, I sewed it on the wrong side (oops) third time was the charm 😉
Thank you for the ironing tip! I will definitely add that to my little bag of tricks 🙂 I find a perfectly square quilt can go wonky when heavily quilted… I never thought of ironing it to help smooth it while it is still wet! Great idea!
Your quilting is magnificent BTW!
So beautiful! Your free motion quilting is amazing and your designs are wonderful. Inspirational!
So much work, but it's perfect now! Thank you for share with us your experience. What a great quilt!
This is a gorgeous quilt. And now that you are happy with it I'm sure that you must be pleased it turned out so beautifuly. Sometimes we have to go the extra mile to please ourselves. 😉
Geta te quedó preciosa la colcha con este acolchado tan bien hecho y bonito. Un beso
A stunning quilt, Geta! Thank you for the tips and explanations for flattening your quilt.
Absolutely stunning!
You should be very proud! It's amazing!!
Absolutely fantastic!
Vorba aia "ce mananci maica de ai ataaaaata rabdare" ;))) minunat e tot ce faci!!!!
Stunning quilt before the fix. Your work is impressive.
You sure have lots of fun with your sewing creations. It's obvious that it brings you much pleasure.
This quilt is simply stunning!