borders

[sewmuch]

Help!!! Just put together a string quilt and the 5 inch border is
gathering some, don't know why this happened, any suggestions?

[Quiltcreator]

Are some of the edges of your quilt center on the bias? If so, they can be stretched while sewing on the border and then when you let go, wham, gathered borders.

[sewmuch]

I don't think they are. I did the strips on muslin squares and attached w/1 1/2 inch border, then added the 5 inch border to all.

[qltsbme]

Did you measure across your quilt in two places to get your measurement for you border? If you just measure the outside of your quilt (or take the measurement from the pattern) your border length can be so off. This causes puckering and waving on your borders.

Just a thought.
Nancy

[sewmuch]

Oh, good thought, I didn't measure, will do that. Thanks all for the help.

[mic-pa]

When putting border on you always measure across the center of the quilt from top to bottom. Cut it that size. Then find the middle of the strip and pin to the side of the quilt. Then pin the top and bottom on the side and continue pinning all the way down.then sew on. After you have these on you measure across the quilt from the middle and cut. Then pin the border on the top and on the bottom the same way. this way if the sides or top and bottom are a little bigger you ease them in. Wavey border give longarm quilters fits!!! so to speak. Ask me how I know. I hope this helps.

[quilter78]

I had this happen with some of my blocks and the reason was my tension wasn't right..By the top tension being too tight it caused wrinkles.. fooled around with tension and redid block, fine now..