August 2011 Doll Quilt Swap
08-04-2011, 12:43 PM
#201
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Originally Posted by hobbykat1955
Originally Posted by QuiltnCowgirl
It's not that I'm scared of binding so much as that I am horrible at hand sewing!!! Give me a sewing machine & I can work wonders. Make me sew by hand - and it will be a total mess! So, I found a method that lets me do it entirely by machine and voila! It turns out just fine & I can get on to the next quilt. :)
http://tlcstitches.blogspot.com/2010...-tutorial.html
The binding is stitched to the back of the quilt, folded over to the front, & between being wider than what is on the back, & stitching along the flange part, the stitching is hidden on the front while nice & neat on the back.
The DQ I made for June shows the flange binding. I used STID on the green up against the red. A tip: I use my zipper foot for STID so I can keep the needle guided right where I need it.
08-04-2011, 05:18 PM
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I'm definitely trying that binding method too! Don't be afraid of binding. It takes practice, but find a method/tutorial you can refer to (detailed pictures help me) and it gets easier each time. These doll quilts are perfect for practice.
08-05-2011, 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Krystyna
Happy Birthday Irene!
Congratulations, Nancia!
Anxiously waiting for pix to be posted.
I already started on the September one. It really and truly is NORMAL
Congratulations, Nancia!
Anxiously waiting for pix to be posted.
I already started on the September one. It really and truly is NORMAL
08-05-2011, 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by SewExtreme
Originally Posted by 1234Irene
Thanks for the birthday wishes, and con grates on the new grand baby! As for the DQ.....I have made two so far, and have asked the family which one I should send to my partner.......I sure hope she likes it. I think I read on here somewhere that DQs are basically a full size pattern, only shrunk Down? Hmmmmmm, hope I did this right. I sure don't want my first swap to be a disaster, where other swappers cringe when they get me next time around..... I worry about every little thing, and am almost scared to mail this off, lol. I'll stick a note in with it, to let her know that I will try again, if she doesn't like it, or I did it wrong. Can't wait for pics to start showing up!
Doll quilts stretch me in just the right way to try something that maybe I have avoided. Come to think of it, bindings are something i finally delved into and conquered. Have fun and enjoy the ride.
:-D
08-05-2011, 08:39 AM
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Speedy Dotty sent me my August DQ right away! Isn't she too cute? What an inventive way to use food and flower fabric -- all layered and stitched together. And the little basket -- way cute -- looks just like one of my Longabergers.
Thanks, Dotty! As I said, I can't get to your DQ very soon, but I will!
Thanks, Dotty! As I said, I can't get to your DQ very soon, but I will!
Here she is -- gathering stuff from her garden with her basket
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