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12-15-2010, 03:08 PM
#22
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My sad story has a happy ending, in a way. When I first started hand-quilting I made a wedding quilt for my niece and hand-quilting with a hoop, no pins, no basting spray, just started in the center. Anyway I had a hugh leftover pouf of backing left at one edge, so in my feeble brain I thought I'd just make a pleat so it would look as though it was meant to be like that. Now, years later, my niece asked if I could do some repair on her quilt. The 'leftover' fabric was perfectly aged with the rest of the quilt, I was able to fix my mistake & make repairs with "vintage" fabric.
12-15-2010, 04:26 PM
#23
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Hmmmm.....Never "pillowcase" a quilt....it never looks as good (or lays as flat) as making a quilt with a binding!
(I don't care what anyone says) :roll:
If I were you I would take all the stitching out & don't do it pillowcase style....you won't be happy with it otherwise.
SORRY!! :cry:
(I don't care what anyone says) :roll:
If I were you I would take all the stitching out & don't do it pillowcase style....you won't be happy with it otherwise.
SORRY!! :cry:
12-15-2010, 09:04 PM
#28
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I also am not fond of "pillowcaseing" a quilt. just too chancy to have a mess. but, if you do, you definitely need an even-feed foot. lots of pins ! thin batting. after I sew the edges & turn the quilt, sew opening shut, --I like to stitch-in-the-ditch about 3/4" away all the way around. even-feed foot necessary ! also need to in again. it then looks like there is a binding all around.
this method makes the quilting harder too because you can get puckers at the end with too much fabric---and you have nowhere to go with it.
Definitely do not cut off any fabric. if you squared the quilt when you started, that fabric belongs somewhere !
But best of all---use this method only for smaller quilts. it wastes more time than it saves.
In my humble opinion.
this method makes the quilting harder too because you can get puckers at the end with too much fabric---and you have nowhere to go with it.
Definitely do not cut off any fabric. if you squared the quilt when you started, that fabric belongs somewhere !
But best of all---use this method only for smaller quilts. it wastes more time than it saves.
In my humble opinion.
12-15-2010, 09:33 PM
#29
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Check out Sharon Schambers Network, she had something about that, but maybe it was just for a single block not sure. I'll bet if anyone can tell you how to do it, she can, you might call or email her and ask.
12-15-2010, 09:40 PM
#30
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Originally Posted by duckydo
To pillowcase a quilt that means to put right sides of the top and backing together with the batting in between then sew around all the edges leaving a opening for turning right side out. Then quilt.
