I made 3 blankets like that for my grandsons, almost finished with the last one. Going to tie it off tonight. I took it over to Moms earlier to show her and see what she thought. Her and my brother really liked it! Now my 40 yr old brother wants me to make him one!! I'm really surprised because he usually isn't into this sort of stuff! It's this sort of thing that makes you want to go on and do more, learn more.

Eleanor Burns uses a method of rolling the stitched quilt from the farthest point toward the opening, slipping it over, then unrolling it gently. I know clear as mud, but you should be able to find a tutorial or video on this method of 'Birthing a Quilt'.

I do this all the time on smaller quilts that I want to get done in a hurry, and even did it on a twin.
Works fine.

I love this when there is some sort of "trim" (think Ric Rac maybe) in the seam, sticking out of the edge of the quilt. I think it gives it a fun finished look.

Many times! That's how I started. I did these for all of the grandchildren -- all whole-cloth and tied. They are still in use today. The oldest quilt is probably 15 or 16 years old. It works great for baby quilts.

I Have done this on lap quilts also. I also did a quillow this way.

Many. Many times

This is so funny to me. I can't count of my fingers and toes how many quilts I have "birthed". I make lap robes for wounded veterans. At last count I had donated over 200 in 3 years to the Veteran's Hospital in Hines, Illinois.

But--------I didn't know I was birthing a quilt.

Yes, our quilting group turns quilts inside out all the time. We make donation quilts and that saves us a lot of time. Just turn the quilt inside out and stitch a faux "binding" on all 4 sides. I pin carefully to make sure that the fabric is straight. Good luck.

In Mesa, Az. at Valle del Oro RV Resort, we have a charity project called Project Linus. We make most of our quilts with this method. It saves a lot of time and we also round the corners.