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Boy am I Stuck!
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2crafty
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Boy am I Stuck!
I have finally completed my quilt top the binding consists of 3 borders measuring 2.5,3.5,& 4.5 inch borders, being a newbie at quilting I am totally lost can anyone give me a direction on what to do, on the show Eli says that it is a quick turn.
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WeSignificant
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Re: Boy am I Stuck!
I am not sure what quilt you are making but a quick turn method is done like this:
Lay your backing fabric wrong side down. Then lay your quilt top on top of the backing right side down. (your back and top right sides should now be together) Put your batting on the top of these. Stitch them together using a 1/4 inch seam leaving an opening at the bottom to turn the quilt right sides out when done stitching. Stitch opening closed after turning. This saves you time as you don't have to put on binding. You should start with your top, back and batting all the same size. Many of El's books have directions in the back for this method.
Lay your backing fabric wrong side down. Then lay your quilt top on top of the backing right side down. (your back and top right sides should now be together) Put your batting on the top of these. Stitch them together using a 1/4 inch seam leaving an opening at the bottom to turn the quilt right sides out when done stitching. Stitch opening closed after turning. This saves you time as you don't have to put on binding. You should start with your top, back and batting all the same size. Many of El's books have directions in the back for this method.
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INKA
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Re: Boy am I Stuck!
Say we manage to cut the backing fabric exactly the same size as the top. But how about the batting - especially if we are using the fluffy stuff? It seems hard. Even harder may be sewing on it and maintaining the 1/4" seam allowance ... (and naturally, the way we sew will result in the final shape of the product).
I have tried this method with smaller projects but either could not be very precise when sewing or - if I had put the batting on the bottom of the sandwich - it got caught in the feed dogs ... Sometimes I think there is nothing like the good old binding ... (The above method works well with tableclothes where there is no batting just another layer of muslin.)
I have tried this method with smaller projects but either could not be very precise when sewing or - if I had put the batting on the bottom of the sandwich - it got caught in the feed dogs ... Sometimes I think there is nothing like the good old binding ... (The above method works well with tableclothes where there is no batting just another layer of muslin.)