backing for pieced blocks
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I was given a very old quilt to put a backing on. The squares are 3 x 3 handsewn individual blocks. It appears to be a quilt as you go project. All the blocks are sewn together to form a lap sized quilt. The sewing is not very good and the customer wants another backing put on. If I put a binding on, it will interfere with the points of the blocks on the front. Do I put right sides together and sew a seam all the way around it and then turn it? The quilt is quite old and there has been a lot of time and effort to construct it. Thanks for any help. ( I would post a picture but the camera is broken.) :?:
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If you pillowcase (birth) the quilt, you will still take a seam around the perimeter and loose the points, won't you? When I bind a quilt I loose about 1/4", which is what you are going to take up sewing a backing on and turning, unless I'm missing something. Without a pic it's hard to advise, but I guess I would consider adding a backing & doing some quilting to stablize (sp?) the top, then bind it.
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there is a woman who is researching all old quilts like that...she calls them potholder quilts. My husband and I went to her lecture. it was interesting. She was at the Lowell Quilt Muesum. You may want to contact them for her name. she may beable to help.
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