Birthing a quilt?
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Hi....birthing a quilt is when you put the pieced top and backing fabric right sides together then the batting (in that proper layer order) -- stitch all around the outside edge - leaving an opening. Then turn the quilt right side out through the opening. Then stitch the opening closed. This method eliminates the need for binding around the edge....lots of people do this and then quilt - but i've only ever used it when i'm tying the quilt.
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I tied one like that once. Eleanor Burns of Quilt In A Day does this from time to time and she starts to machine quilt it but never really shows doing the quilting lines out to the edge. difficult not to get folds or wrinkles in the fabric. tying seems best.
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I made one like that a few years ago. I didn't know it was called birthing a quilt. Kind of a funny expression. Thanks clearing that up for me. for
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jeanharville, When I first heard of this technique, it was called "pillowcasing," which I think is a much more descriptive term. Just like a pillowcase, the quilt is sewn on three sides and turned inside out.
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A LQS had a January/February promotion asking people to follow directions to make a doll quilt with a heart (fabric, applique, pieced, quilted...just had to have a heart) and the pattern called for this technique. Worked very well on these small projects.
The doll quilts (8 1/2" x 11") are being paired with doll beds made in HS shop classes, and donated dolls. Then the whole sets are being donated to charity. The shop hung the donated doll quilts from strings from the ceiling--there must have been hundreds. A great project and a lot of fun. (I donated 6.)
The doll quilts (8 1/2" x 11") are being paired with doll beds made in HS shop classes, and donated dolls. Then the whole sets are being donated to charity. The shop hung the donated doll quilts from strings from the ceiling--there must have been hundreds. A great project and a lot of fun. (I donated 6.)
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