Bastes edges of a quilt top?
#11
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I machine-baste 'stay-stitching' along the edge of the quilt top (not the sandwich) if I have a pieced border. That keeps the pieces in place, locked, during the ordeal of the sandwiching and then the somewhat rough handling it gets when I have to stuff it all through my DSM to quilt it.
#14
On my Handi Quilter I always baste around the quilt before quilting. That is because on the LA you do things differently than on the DSM.
On my DSM I will take a longer, wider zigzag stitch to baste around the quilt.
On my DSM I will take a longer, wider zigzag stitch to baste around the quilt.
#15
I baste the edge after it is quilted. This helps stabilize the edge when adding the binding.
peace
RE: I trim the edge twice. First down to about one inch so that when attaching the binding, the feeddog has some material to grab. After sewing the binding on I trim the one inch extra batting and backing down to the edge of the top which gives me the right amount of material to fill the binding when turned. I learned this tip right here on the QB.
peace
peace
RE: I trim the edge twice. First down to about one inch so that when attaching the binding, the feeddog has some material to grab. After sewing the binding on I trim the one inch extra batting and backing down to the edge of the top which gives me the right amount of material to fill the binding when turned. I learned this tip right here on the QB.
peace
Last edited by ube quilting; 04-12-2013 at 12:54 PM.
#18
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I sandwich the quilt and go ahead and quilt it. At that point I check to see if the edges are straight and the corners good. Then I go around the entire top and zig zag. It makes binding so much easier. Then after I have the binding attached before I turn it over I press the binding, this helps me. It all takes time when I think about it, a few times the backing has flipped over and I have to rip it out, so time spent doing all of the above works for me and I am happy with my binding. Just how it works for me! I have mixed feelings at this point, am happy the quilt is done and done to my satisfaction, but then it hits me...now what do I do???
#19
Before machine quilting I always baste my 3 layers together around the outside edge to prevent stretching while quilting. I also baste the outside edge of quilt top if there are bias edges to prevent stretching as well.
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