Wonnie

Have no idea why this suddenly popped into my head but I'm curious as to whether you can "birth" a quilt and still use binding (???)

Could (or would) you use polyester batting, Warm and Natural, cotton/polyester blend, etc?

And could you knot it instead of " quilting" it?......before or after applying binding?

What prompted this line of thought were several UFO's that I'd like to finish up and I hand quilt so this would be much quicker. Even though I take a lot of time and care with my piecings, I'm still, at heart,a utilitarian quilter. I like to enjoy the fruits of my labor

sewbizgirl

You could bind a birthed quilt, but all the seam allowances there would make it very bulky. I think I would cut the edge off as narrowly as possible if I were going to add a binding.

PatPitter

If I'm going to bind a quilt, I would not go through the work of birthing it.

cashs_mom

I wouldn't either. I always thought one of reasons you birthed a quilt was so you didn't have to bind it.

Wonnie

True , cashs_mom, I do know that but I still want to know if anyone has done it and how it turned out. Granted there would be a lot of bulk if polyester batting would be used but if a very thin batting were used I think a binding would be possible and decorative. I, also, was thinking to tie it by machine tacking or by using big stitch quilting.
Anyone out there tried this?

cashs_mom

What I don't understand is why you would birth the quilt if you were going to use binding? Why not just sandwich it and then bind it?

Sewnoma

I've "tied" a quilt by using the 'grommet' stitch on my machine. Worked great!

But I also don't know why you'd bother to bind if you birthed a quilt. Seems like a lot of extra work to me! (I actually find birth-style quilts to be a hassle; they always end up a little baggy somewhere.)

Wonnie

Well, I DESPISE basting, both thread and safety pins. And I love doing bindings so I'm trying to find an alternative. I'm of the persuasion that just because something hasn't been done doesn't mean it can't be. Am grateful for any input.

daisydawg

*why not make a smaller product and try binding it? I would like to see how/or know how it turns out.

cjsews

I would tie it and then do the binding. I have done this in the past and it worked good