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Ok I have a question- I've never had this happen. I sandwiched a baby quilt but evidently I didn't get the back taunt enough I tried to hand quilt that didn't work. I wanted then to just tie it but will it work? I did the pillow case method of sandwiching. Do I have to take it apart ?
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Agree it depends on how much excess fabric is in the back. You could tie it, but how far apart the ties need to be depends a lot on the batting you used. If the ties are too far apart, the batting can start to come apart and ball up inside the quilt with every washing.
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it depends on the batting!!!
some batts are good for tied quilts and say so on the packaging- some batts HAVE TO BE QUILTED every 2"-4" (very densly) other batts allow up to 10" between stitching lines- those are the ones that work for tied quilts.
when tieing you need to have your ties about every 4"- anyplace you put your fist should touch a tie- top, bottom, side to side (in a grid)
some batts are good for tied quilts and say so on the packaging- some batts HAVE TO BE QUILTED every 2"-4" (very densly) other batts allow up to 10" between stitching lines- those are the ones that work for tied quilts.
when tieing you need to have your ties about every 4"- anyplace you put your fist should touch a tie- top, bottom, side to side (in a grid)
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I have never been happy with the pillow case method of sandwiching. It always manages to shift. I have found the best method for me is to iron the sandwich and get it matching as close as possible. Then I pin it all over, start quilting from the middle out and leave about a 2 inch unquilted border all around the quilt. The unquilted border allows for any extra fabric to be less noticable because it puffs up a little. This would also work if your tieing it, just make sure to follow batting instructions for the space between ties.
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