antylu

So okay, I've not been quilting long; what is a flange? Is it sort of an upraised "beading" between borders?

QuiltNama

I cut mine either 3/4" or 1", fold in half, steam press, then sew into the body of the quilt. Yes, a flange is a bit of beading that you can use between the borders, or where ever you would like a little touch of color. Just adds a little touch of fun.

Tartan

. A flange is strip of fabric formed into a tube kind of like piping but without the cord in it. It can be narrow or wider and put into a seam in the quilt or added to the binding for a nice little pop of colour.

AlvaStitcher

Thank you for your replies. I am thinking of adding the flange when I sew on the binding. Just to add an accent of color. Think I will cut it to 1".

CoventryUK

Thankyou! It was made for our Great Niece last Christmas.....her bedroom is all pink and white.....this just added a pop of colour and she loves it!!!!

citruscountyquilter

I cut my fabric either 1" or 1 1/4" wide. I then fold it in half and press. I don't use steam so it doesn't get wonky when I press. Starch or Best Press will help keep it true. I stitch it on to hold it in place but you could glue baste it too so that it doesn't shift when you sew your border on. This gives a flange of 1/4" if you start out with 1" strip and 3/8" if you start out with 1 1/4". I would want it any wider than that. All you want is a hint of accent plus you want it to lay in place.

linhawk

http://colormequilty.blogspot.com/20...d-binding.html

jitkaau

My personal choice is to keep it under half an inch once doubled over so that there is little chance of fold back and therefore does not look messy. However, I don't see why you can't do what you want with it. Even a bit of embroidery along the top of the flange looks nice at times.

ube quilting

here is a sample of a flange. It is a simple strip of fabris folded and sewn into a seam.

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hope this helps. The coffee pot block is about 12" x 9".
peace

ube quilting

here is a sample of a flange. It is a simple strip of fabric folded and sewn into a seam.

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hope this helps. The coffee pot block is about 12" x 9".
peace

EDIT: One other thing about using a flange is that is very useful when you want something narrow and a plain narrow border would be just to small to do a seam with, so the flange alows for a narrow outline of a block or whole quilt or parts of a quilt.
peace