I have serged the edges of my quilt before binding it and it was the most perfectly squared quilt I had done.
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I always hand baste.
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I like the sergered edges but have hand basted
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I machine baste around the edges oft the quilt befoe
I put on the binding. ef :) |
I machine baste with the longest stitch I have.
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I'm surprised at how many people baste, surge, zig zag, etc. I never have. Never even heard of it til now. Since I've never done it this way I don't think I'm going to start now. I like the way I do it. It works for me and I"m happy with it. I quilt to about 1/4 inch from edge, then add binding to the top, trim excess away, fold to back and machine sew binding down from the front SITD method. I use a ton of pins and I like the way I do it.
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I sew the binding on first before trimming anything , that way I can be sure that the binding is full enough. The judges don't like binding that is empty. I never baste.
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Originally Posted by Lori S
I never used to baste , just in too much of a hurry to get it finished. But I did find that taking the time to baste the edge made the binding that much faster and easier. Now I never sew a binding without basting. Even quilts I have sent out to the longarm , I ask them to baste the edge . ( not all do it without asking) .
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I also serge the edges. I find that its easier to sew the binding and that it comes out looking better.
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Originally Posted by quilterguy27
I'm surprised at how many people baste, surge, zig zag, etc. I never have. Never even heard of it til now. Since I've never done it this way I don't think I'm going to start now. I like the way I do it. It works for me and I"m happy with it. I quilt to about 1/4 inch from edge, then add binding to the top, trim excess away, fold to back and machine sew binding down from the front SITD method. I use a ton of pins and I like the way I do it.
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