As I was sewing the binding to this quilt I felt this on the back.
When I flipped it over to take a look I couldn’t believe it. I’ve quilted probably a couple of hundred quilts on the frame and never had a pleat but somehow it happened on this one (of course!). Apparently the back wasn’t smooth when I turned it and reloaded to quilt the sides. Ugh! You are probably as sick of seeing this project as I am. After my initial horror I consoled myself with a little treat that I keep by my machine for emergencies such as this.
Then I pulled out Jack (the ripper) and started fixing the mistake. It was only about 14 inches so it didn’t take too long and I was able to re-load it and sew it correctly.
This quilt is now finished and ready to send to it’s new owner! These aren’t colors I would normally use, but the fabrics are all so pretty and give this quilt a fresh modern look even though the design is more traditional.
Hopefully this is the last we’ll see of this quilt!!!
Well, the finished product is beautiful! How big is it? I love that you named your seam ripper, Jack. That seriously made me laugh out loud!
OMG I would have been crying so hard there would be no way I could fix it. You are terrific! It turned out beautiful.
Love this quilt! I may have to put this on my already too long list of quilts I would like to make….thanks for sharing…
Your last line made me laugh! Even with a tuck, it was beautiful. If I’d owned it, I wouldn’t have taken it out, but for a client, yes, have to. Thankfully it wasn’t that big an area!