Kite quilt help

Aug 02, 2006 1 Replies

A friend has asked me to seek the wisdom of this group. She is having trouble with the Kite Quilt from "So Many Quilts" magazine of March/April



1998. The bottom half of the kite section curves inward no matter what she does with it. If anyone here has made this quilt, do you have any handy hints on its construction? TIA

Louise in WA


Howdy!

Sew Many Quilts:

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Is it the border that is curving? Or the tails or bottom points on the kites?

If it's the border, I'd take it apart, re-measure, re-sew, block it w/ the iron and some water spritzed on it. Very carefully check those seam allowance and make 'em just barely, less-than-scant 1/4"; that's a lot of little seams to attach to the bottom of the quilt top, plenty of wiggle/curve room. Looking at the picture, seems that even Liz (or whoever made the sample) didn't get it perfectly straight.

Good luck! Ragmop/Sandy

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