I'm nearing completion on my first flag quilt, and got it to the point where I could hang it on the wall. Which is easier said than done, since it's almost 100 inches long and the ceiling in my studio is almost 84 inches tall. Fortunately I have a display space in my front hallway, with a rod right at the ceiling and a wall that extends down the stairway to the nether regions. So I was able to put the quilt up and see what it looks like.
It looks very imposing, but it doesn't hang straight. The right-most white stripe bows toward the left, which forces the middle red stripe to double up on itself.
I'm going to cut a wedge out of that wonky white stripe and hike it up so it will hang closer to vertical. Then I'll put it back on the wall and see how the right-hand red stripe feels about its relationship to the revised white stripe. Maybe I'll have to either take up some of the extra height of the right-hand red stripe, or re-stitch it to the white. I'll keep you posted.
Meanwhile, I already LOVE this piece and think I'm going to love it even more when it gets tweaked!
"accidental wonk, not deliberate wonk." BWAHA HA HA, snortle, chuckle---oh that rings too true, but sometimes makes it come alive :)
ReplyDeleteI love it already too!
ReplyDeleteI can see why you love it. I do too. Just some minor tweaks and it will be ready for the public.
ReplyDeletemaybe rather than cut a wedge, you sew a wedge first to see how it hangs and how to make the best "cut".
ReplyDeleteAh, I came here with the same advice as Susie Q. Test pin in a sort of "dart" and check how it hangs first. Even with deliberate wonk, that old measure twice, cut once is good advice!
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