Thread: How do I do binding with Prairie Points on quilt????

Help! I've recently received 3 embroidered block quilt tops (2 different customers!) that all have Prairie Points on all edges. They want me to long arm quilt them and do the binding. I can figure out how to quilt them but no clue on how to do the binding. Any guidance will be greatly appreciated!!! Needless to say, I'm scared to death - I really want to do a great job on these quilts. Again, thanks for your help. Pictures are in my album called Mackay's quilts (you can tell I'm nervous - I think that is the album name!)
Sharon

I thought the prarie points would finish the edge so binding wasn't needed? The purpose of using prarie points. Not understanding will watch this post.

Thanks, Sneed! I'll go to that site right away! You are awesome!! Will be putting another post on soon about doing another binding that was put on quilt before I quilted it. More help will be needed!

I just googled how to bind a quilt that has prairie points and found some interesting things there. One lady has a video showing the rounded corner edge that your pictures show. If the prairie points will be sticking out as the edging, then I think the most common way to finish would be with a facing not a formal binding. BUT if you were going to have the prairie points pointing in towards the middle of the quilt then you could do a regular binding.

Originally Posted by thimblebug6000

I just googled how to bind a quilt that has prairie points and found some interesting things there. One lady has a video showing the rounded corner edge that your pictures show. If the prairie points will be sticking out as the edging, then I think the most common way to finish would be with a facing not a formal binding. BUT if you were going to have the prairie points pointing in towards the middle of the quilt then you could do a regular binding.

Thanks, Thimblebug!! The points are going to be pointing outward but are just lying inside because of seam, I think. I'll definitely go and do the google thing. Wasn't sure what to put in to research but I'll copy what you put in and go from there, with the suggestions from others. Thanks for your response. I'll be putting on another question pretty quick about how to do binding that was already put onto a quilt that I quilted. Thanks!!

I'm going to spend some time researching on google but my problem is that the prairie points are already on the quilt top so it's not that I want to add a binding with prairie points. That is what the youtube and google info has been about so far. yes, the prairie points will be facing outward and they have been stitched on to the front so they can be flipped over at the seam to point out. This is not going to be easy!! LOL

I birthed the quilt I made with prairie points as I wanted the points going outward.
There are several ways shown on google. BEFORE YOU START QUILTING I would research the options in binding first, so that YOU know and in case they ask you, then call customer and clarify what they had in mind, and maybe offer suggestions. It will definitely change the look, and very hard to correct, if done "wrong".

Thanks! I will definitely research. Yes, I believe the customer wants the points to be going outward. So I guess I need to learn what you mean by "birthed the quilt". What is that?