JeannieB Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 Whats they easiest way to keep a piano key border from leaning to the right or left? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaC Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 Jeannie, you can always use your channel locks; if your quilt is loaded nice and square they will be too. I also have marked registration lines periodically to keep me straight and honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 If the piano key piecing is leaning, that means there is extra fabric in the border---the dreaded fullness caused by "making it fit". Making each piano key seam straight with each stitching field and pin-stabilizing them will help. I do as Lisa advises and use the channel locks to straighten the seams. The benefit of adjusting to square is that any fullness is isolated within every piano key. The fabric will balloon up a bit at the border edge and then becomes an issue that is corrected when the binding is applied. I mention to my customers when this becomes obvious. Let them know there was "extra fabric" in the border and then they can decide when they apply the binding how to suck up the fullness. Normally they will have a small, almost-invisible laying over of the fabric against the SID of the piano keys--looking like a little pleat. A much better solution than leaning seams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisquilter Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 After I advance the quilt, I use my ruler to "square up" several of the keys in the quilting field, then pin and adjust any fullness between the straight seams. \ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oma Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 I used Michael's Circle Lord boards and they came out straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankiequilter Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 I also use the Circle Lord with the 1/4" crosshatch board for piano keys and beadboard. It works great and the stitching lines are always straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 I do what Chris does.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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