Have you ever started a project that seemed super simple, but part way through, you realize you probably bit off more than you could chew? Gloria started with a duvet cover that she was just going to quilt together on her domestic machine. Well, the size of this thing turned out to be too cumbersome and the project was getting too out of hand. You can still see some of her markings above.
So I was able to come to the rescue! She had ripped out the seams on three edges and had the batting already stitched into it along the top.
I was able to quilt it all together for her to square up and bind again.
Just some all over half feathers, curls, and leaves and things on this large scale floral print.
The tricky thing is that the top and backing are pretty much the same exact size. So I just quilt is as best as I can, with both of us knowing that in the end it will lose a few inches in size when the sides and bottom are not exactly matched up.
The back side.
Imagine you have two pieces of paper stacked on top of each other. Now, slide the top sheet of paper down a little bit. The bottom paper sticks out above the top paper on the top, and the top paper extends past the bottom paper at the bottom. That's how it is when you quilt two pieces of fabric the same size on the longarm. And that's why us longarm quilters need a good 4 inches or so of extra backing fabric all around the edges of the quilt.
And there you go! My first duvet rescue, but it won't be the last I'm sure.
Thanks Gloria!
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