My sister's quilt is called "Rock Chalk", which is a traditional Jayhawks cheer.


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This will be another wonderful snuggle quilt! I just love how Minky looks and feels, even if it is a royal pain to push through the machine!

Nancy

Yea! I've finished the quilts I was making for Christmas! At least, I'm calling them finished. I would have done more quilting if I had had time. Both quilts are made with University of Kansas Jayhawks fabrics because both recipients are also Jayhawk alumni (or almost alumni) and fans.

The one for my niece is called "Fear the Phog", which is a slogan posted in Allen Fieldhouse, where the Jayhawks play their home games.


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I had some trouble with the Minky backing causing puckering on the front, but it's still going to be a wonderful snuggle quilt for watching the games!

Nancy

Don't worry he'll just sink

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This is an edit. I added the above comment before I read all the comments on the thread. Wendy sounds like all the others helped solve your problem. I am sure it will be fine. As for a wet suit with holes in it, I am not sure how to fix that but I am sure there must be a way. I am sure it happens.

twiglet wrote: Shouldn't that be 'husband for sale' for leaving it on the bed?

As others have said, pin the quilt out flat & square & steam and then leave it alone until it is thoroughly dry and 'set' - and keep the cat & husband away from it in the meantime.

Renata's idea looks good, - Actually they all look good, - but I would follow up the stitching & easing with steaming.

What terrific answers from everyone, I am sure one or a mixture of them all will help Wendy. I either pin it to the carpet and then hover over it with a steam iron or spritz with water to dampen and leave to dry.

If you are still not happy at the end why don’t you put it under your mattress for the holidays until it is time to send it to me? As soon as I get it, it is unpacked and laid out flat so shouldn’t hold any creases.

As long as the cat didn’t chew through the wet suit I am sure your son will understand about the packaging. And please don't kill the cat

Brilliant just the advice I needed. Thankfully my borders aren't wavy I haven't got any and the binding isn't on yet. I put it on my worktop last night and pummelled it flat. I think with the steaming and drying after reworking one patch that will definitely improve with resewing it will be ok. If Maureen can just put it under her mattress when it gets back to her. I love you all xxx

Now can you fix my son's Christmas present. A wet suit that I put in a cupboard so the cat couldn't get at it and my husband then left on the bed and the blinking cat has chewn through the packaging Cat for sale!

Slick ideas everybody !!

Wendy, I just remembered an alternative to basting... although I don't remember who does it: you can take a strand of pearl cotton to the edge of your quilt where it's wavy and do a zig-zag stitch over it from end to end, then lightly pull the thread on either side to stabilize your edge to where you want it and then fasten the pearl cotton in place. That will keep your edge from waving again as you put the binding on. Looks like you're getting a number of doable options from your friend here.

And for more stability, you could sew 1/8" ribbon or twill tape along the edge of the quilt before the binding is applied. David Taylor uses twill tape for this to keep his quilts square.

Nancy

After pinning and blocking your quilt, as Marilyn and Rita suggested, if you think the border could go wavy again, before binding you could do a basting stitch an 1/8th of an inch from the edge of the quilt just to keep the waviness in check when you apply your binding.

If you think you can add some more density with quilting in the border areas of the quilt, that might decrease the waviness too.

Oh, Wendy ! There are a lot of ways and tricks ! Is it bound ? If it is, you might have to take it off...a lot
can be corrected in the binding. With the binding off I think....first I would try pinning to shape then steaming
from the back with a damp press cloth and leaving to dry in place. If that didn't do it, I'd proceed with more ....
a complete wet and dry is my last try.....then bind and hope for the best. Stay calm and carry on !!

Wendy, you don't need to soak the whole thing. Use a lot of pins and pin it to the shape you want then hover over it with a steam iron until it's damp, then leave it to dry completely before taking the pins out. You might have to do it more than once but it should work.

Nancy, those bags are fab, and such a lot of work, but I am sure your sister and nieces will really appreciate them....as will Wendy.

Arrrggghhhhhh, why don't I read up about things properly first! or at least listen to Margo.

I searched how to block a quilt having found my CW is wavy after doing lots of quilting and using wool for the first time. Found a thread where she says wool has a direction and more give in one than another, guess which way I used it. Then she says cotton is better for wallhangings as it hangs better.

I thought I was being clever using wool for the first time and I'd read it was best for quilts being posted due to not holding creases. Oh well I shall have to apologise to you all for my wavy quilt. I'm going to wet and block it but the fabric will probably run, edges shred and applique fall off arrrgghhhhh. Will it work if I spritz it or am I better being brave and going for the soak? Can I send it to one of you to do for me pretty please.

Love the bags, last one is mine