Bekah Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 I have worked on getting the wonky out of this border for 2 days and I give up. I am in a whining mood so thought I would share with you all. The one side is twice as bad and I don't even want to tackle it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiltsinmotion Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 hope all quilts /works out for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibbyG Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 It'll quilt out! LOL Sorry, I couldn't resist. This is when I love piano keys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delld Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 You can do wonders. Take a DEEP breathe and go for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susanne.Hughes Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Piano Keys or Beadboard ...................... you can do it!!! Looks like you have done a really nice job so far, so "Suck it up Girl" and finish it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fineseams Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Kim Brunner showed a pretty full border for a quilt on one of her dvds teaching how to deal with quilts with "issues". She did piano keys, and filled every other one with a stipple. That really sucked a lot of fullness out of the border, but this one looks so bad tucks may be the only answer. Whew. Good luck! And show us how you coped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connieb Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 It's pretty so far. you can do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 This one is a lot better than the one I did last week. All 4 borders were more than 3 inches wider than the center. No choice but tuck them all, I sew them on the DSM before loading. My customer was happy, I feathered the borders as requested & that made the quilt "happy". Let us know how you fixed the issue. Corey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 I also would do piano keys, and if necessary, would stipple ( or other design) in every other one to "suck up" the fullness. It really doesn't look too awful; you can quilt it out. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 I might be tempted to add a border of batting and puff it up a bit and that helps a lot. It makes it look like a frame around the quilt, with it puffed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K. Szymaszek Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 My last quilt had alot of fullness in the borders. I used my straps on each side to give a little pull on the top and bottom borders and for the sides I stuck some wadded up batting under the top roller at the spot of the border and this gave a little more smoothness to the border. This being said, I didn't turn my quilt, I just advanced it, I just did swirls in the borders. I hope this makes sense. If you do this don't forget to take wadded up fabric out from under top roller before you advance your guilt as I sometimes do. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Yep, piano keys for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enchanted Quilting Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Piano keys...lifesaver for borders like these! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 It is amazing how much you can suck in with paino keys. I don't blame you for hating quilts like this though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandmaLKB Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 I'm working on one similar right now. It was made by a quilting friend's granddaughter. The granddaughter did a pretty good job of keeping her top squared up, but then "Grandma" decided it needed borders ! Grandma WILL NOT measure first or pin, she just starts with a long strip, sews to the end and then cuts it off. All the while, she is stretching the side of the pieced top. When done, the borders are way too full. This one, the top border and one side were pretty good, but the other long side and bottom were horrible. I had to take tucks and then did a small meandering design to suck it all down. I even added some extra batting at the bottom to try to help. Thankfully, the border is a batik with a lot of design, so the tucks aren't TOO noticeable. As I mentioned Grandma is a QUILTING friend who also owns a Handi Quilter 16 machine ! She should know better. I can't imagine she doesn't have trouble with her own quilts. Although, she mostly does small crib size quilts now and sends anything larger to me. She is 83 and has always done this, so doubt we will change her now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlnewell Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 You could also do a zig-zag loop type that will quilt the border. Sorry, my drawing isn't very good. I have used this on full borders and it tacks them down without too much trouble and you can manipulate the fullness, leaving the piecer to finish easing all that extra fullness when attaching the binding The loop shapes will also mimic the oval designs in that light colored fabric. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrna Ficken Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Do a wavy or straight piano key border and it will be perfect. Remember the border in my Beginning Longarm DVD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doodlebug Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 i feel your pain! this is the one currently on the frame....i'm going to piano key it as nothing else will work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie H Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 What a sweet looking quilt. Love the fabrics and the quilting, too. I hope you show pictures when you are done! Do you mind sharing what type of batting? It looks a little puffy, which is probably a good thing for those borders! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekah Posted April 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Thank you for all your encouragement. You have given me the nudge I need to finish. I have the top border done with leaves and flowers but suspect I will undo that and piano key it so I can get the bottom and right side to lay down. Myrna I will put your DVD on while I take deep breaths for a refresher. The corners are mitered, and not even so I could tell as I went down the quilt I was going to have some problems they just ended up being worse than I had anticipated. Bonnie, I am using Hobbs Tuscany Poly. This is the first time I have used and it quilts wonderfully but I think it might be too puffy for all the ruler work I did. I hope to have it off the frame today and will take some pictures. She also pieced the backing and that was a nightmare also, had my very first pleat in the backing ever which I hand sewed down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethDurand Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 I love the piano keys with some stippling to tame it. Also, remember starch and steam. I've got a Rowenta iron that can take the wrinkles out of a Shar-Pei at 50 paces if you need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judy Bland Posted April 18, 2012 Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 Geez Beth, must remember not to bring a Shar-Pei near your house rofl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Della Posted April 18, 2012 Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 I too just finished a quilt that had borders like ocean waves. Beautiful quilt otherwise. I used my fluffiest batting which was Dream Puff and then did a pretty good size meander. By guiding with my right hand and keeping things under control with my left, it came out pretty good. Only had one spot that had a little bubble...bottom line, customer was happy....which made me happy as well! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanros Posted April 18, 2012 Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 When I run in to something like that I do piano keys, they seem to do the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anniemueller Posted April 18, 2012 Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 Originally posted by BethDurand I love the piano keys with some stippling to tame it. Also, remember starch and steam. I've got a Rowenta iron that can take the wrinkles out of a Shar-Pei at 50 paces if you need it. ROFL:P:P:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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