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    Old 08-18-2011, 02:52 PM
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    I recently completed a zig zag quilt. The tutorial (http://beesquarefabrics.blogspot.com...t-without.html) says to cut off the zig zag points to finish it but I don't want to do that. I want to keep the points. Do you think the best way to do that is to make a seam and (machine) applique each one to the trim fabric? I tried to put a piece of black backing on each point so that each one would be flapping (no official quilt terms here :mrgreen: ). But that didn't seem to work out. HELP! IDEAS Needed!! Thanks.
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    Old 08-18-2011, 03:06 PM
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    Here is one I had good success with. Is yours similar. The link you posted is no longer there.

    http://www.annamariahorner.com/Folk....ariahorner.pdf
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    Old 08-18-2011, 03:09 PM
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    Originally Posted by lindasidlow
    Here is one I had good success with. Is yours similar. The link you posted is no longer there.

    http://www.annamariahorner.com/Folk....ariahorner.pdf
    The link is there - people just need to stop putting parenthesis and periods following links. :)
    http://beesquarefabrics.blogspot.com...t-without.html
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    Old 08-18-2011, 03:28 PM
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    i actually like it the way the pattern calls for.
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    Old 08-18-2011, 03:36 PM
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    I made a zigzag quilt using the same tutorial and I cut my corners off, it looks fine. I get a lot of compliments on it. I used the parts I trimmed off to piece the backing.

    If you want to keep your zigzags, you could piece in some setting triangles. Or, you could keep the top as is, layer and quilt it, then trim the backing and batting out from between the zigzags, and have fun making a zigzag binding!
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    Old 08-18-2011, 03:46 PM
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    I haven't seen the quilt, but could you sew on a backing to the parts sticking out like you do a facing, trim, clip, turn, and blindstitch to the backing? This may be totally not do-able!
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    Why don't you want to just even it off?
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    Old 08-18-2011, 04:01 PM
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    Originally Posted by isnthatodd
    I haven't seen the quilt, but could you sew on a backing to the parts sticking out like you do a facing, trim, clip, turn, and blindstitch to the backing? This may be totally not do-able!
    One of my most interesting quilt classes I have been to, the instructor does exactly this - "faces" the quilt rather than more traditional binding. His quilts were often 'fractured' and doing the facing makes it easierto manage all the twists and turns.

    So, just like you'd face a blouse or jacket, you can face your quilt :)
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    I was also going to suggest facing the quilt if you want to keep all the corners. It's easy to do, and then you don't have to bind it.
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    Old 08-18-2011, 05:17 PM
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    Here's the zig zag quilt I made from stash and a link is the tutorial I used. http://www.purlbee.com/zig-zag-quilt/

    [IMG]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...itled-9418.jpg[/IMG]

    I also bought the Red Pepper Quilts pattern for a different zig zag quilt.
    http://www.redpepperquilts.com/2011/...new-quilt.html
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