Birth it or Bind it??
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It is beautiful! I don't like the look of the birthing method after I try to quilt it. I can never get my back smooth and end up with puckers. I would bind it. You can look at http://ankastreasures.wordpress.com for her tutorial on binding odd angles for some pointers.
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Bind it. Cheryl has a tutorial on her web site. http://phillipsfiberart.danemcoweb.c...-binding-help/ Those corners aren't hard.
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I finished this wall hanging, Sundial by Cheryl Phillips and I'm at a loss at to how to finish it.
It measures 47" across. Is it too large to try "birthing it"? Will I get lots of lumps when quilting it? Any suggestions on how to do this method without lots of lumps?
If I bind it, I'm not sure how to do all the small angles. Do you do them the same as corners when doing ordinary binding? Suggestions please!
I could also finish it out as a square wall hanging and just sandiwich and quilt and bind but I really like the decagon shape and would like to keep that.
Thanks so much for any help!
It measures 47" across. Is it too large to try "birthing it"? Will I get lots of lumps when quilting it? Any suggestions on how to do this method without lots of lumps?
If I bind it, I'm not sure how to do all the small angles. Do you do them the same as corners when doing ordinary binding? Suggestions please!
I could also finish it out as a square wall hanging and just sandiwich and quilt and bind but I really like the decagon shape and would like to keep that.
Thanks so much for any help!
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With the right sides of the quilt together sew on the wrong sides - sewing all around the quilt leaving a small opening and turning it inside out. It's like making a tube and turning it inside out. Does this make sense? (If a pillow case or sock for example is turned wrong side out, there is the opening to turn it right side out, you do the same with the quilt, only sew along every edge leaving a large enough opening on one end or side to turn the quilt inside out. I hope this is makes sense.
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