I had my pattern going off and listing to the right.
I took off all my leaders and straightened them , and measured them to a T. Could it be more poles or poor wrapping skills MAYBE
What do I do now.
1) I loosened up my backing considerably so it is not so taught or creating pressure on my poles ( that look fine but I bet they are off a little in the center)
2) I put on my back and float my batting
3) I take out my olfa ruler and with it on it's side ( so I can see the numbers) I rest the ruler against the pole and measure to where my top is to be floated all along the top edge. Now I know it is straight, with my poles as a reference point
4) I then put a series of pins every foot or so along the belly bar once again measuring from the pole to the pin- I do this for the length of my ruler - that way it is easier to measure.
Now I have a straight top and a reference point about 18" below
5) As I wrap the quilt on the take up pole the desired amount I once again measure from the pole to the last set of pins to make sure that I have the same amount distance throughout the whole quilt. I can easily adjust if I am off slightly
What did I learn? I don't wrap evenly and I am off by 1/4" so that means each row gets skewed! Now I am as perfect as I can get
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