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    Old 08-04-2017, 07:08 PM
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    When I sew on the narrow 1"(folded)strip ...do you apply it left and right of quilt ...then top and bottom in strips? or...do you apply it around the quilt like you would apply binding? Wouldn't that make the corners really thick. I just want the narrow flange as an accent and then I want to apply a wider border.
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    Welcome to the Quilting Board from Texas. Hope you enjoy it here.

    Here's a good tutorial on how to add a flange. Hope this helps.

    http://thecraftyquilter.com/2012/03/...to-your-quilt/
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    Great tute for adding a flange. Just a thought - if one turned the item over to the back to sew on the border, you would have the flange stitching line as a guide, and no stitches showing on the front.
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    Great tute and worth keeping in my bookmarks. Thanks Osewme for sharing.
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    Originally Posted by osewme
    Welcome to the Quilting Board from Texas. Hope you enjoy it here.

    Here's a good tutorial on how to add a flange. Hope this helps.

    http://thecraftyquilter.com/2012/03/...to-your-quilt/
    thanks for the link
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    Old 08-05-2017, 03:14 AM
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    if you are doing the flange next to the binding, here is a popular tut here on the qb Quick Machine Binding with Flange
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    Originally Posted by WDW69
    When I sew on the narrow 1"(folded)strip ...do you apply it left and right of quilt ...then top and bottom in strips? or...do you apply it around the quilt like you would apply binding? Wouldn't that make the corners really thick. I just want the narrow flange as an accent and then I want to apply a wider border.
    I would do left/right then top/bottom. Doing it continuously like binding might work, but I think the corners would sort of pop up, giving a less tidy finished look. I've never tried turning corners on a flange that way, but that's what I imagine.

    Welcome to the board, and please show us a picture when you get it done - I think we all love pictures!
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    Old 08-05-2017, 06:38 AM
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    Here is another very simple tutorial from the MSQC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAQWwwAa2K0
    Flange and binding are sewn to the quilt in one step - no fiddling with narrow flange.
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    Old 08-05-2017, 11:47 AM
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    Four years ago, I wrote a flanged binding tute that is simpler and easier than the one posted, but I'm not allowed to post it here.

    You sew the flange and the binding fabric together first, then sew it onto the quilt. Both sides are by machine.
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    Odd that you are not allowed to post a tutorial ... seems everyone else can!

    Is yours basically done the same way as the link above?
    I put a flange on my PC quilt, long before I knew of the method above .... but my way did let me do the hand stitching for the finish of the binding. I prefer that much more than a machine stitched finish.
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