Adding a flange to a quilt
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I cut mine either 3/4" or 1", fold in half, steam press, then sew into the body of the quilt. Yes, a flange is a bit of beading that you can use between the borders, or where ever you would like a little touch of color. Just adds a little touch of fun.
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Thankyou! It was made for our Great Niece last Christmas.....her bedroom is all pink and white.....this just added a pop of colour and she loves it!!!!
#16
I cut my fabric either 1" or 1 1/4" wide. I then fold it in half and press. I don't use steam so it doesn't get wonky when I press. Starch or Best Press will help keep it true. I stitch it on to hold it in place but you could glue baste it too so that it doesn't shift when you sew your border on. This gives a flange of 1/4" if you start out with 1" strip and 3/8" if you start out with 1 1/4". I would want it any wider than that. All you want is a hint of accent plus you want it to lay in place.
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#18
My personal choice is to keep it under half an inch once doubled over so that there is little chance of fold back and therefore does not look messy. However, I don't see why you can't do what you want with it. Even a bit of embroidery along the top of the flange looks nice at times.
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hope this helps. The coffee pot block is about 12" x 9".
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hope this helps. The coffee pot block is about 12" x 9".
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EDIT: One other thing about using a flange is that is very useful when you want something narrow and a plain narrow border would be just to small to do a seam with, so the flange alows for a narrow outline of a block or whole quilt or parts of a quilt.
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