Kind of a strange quilting question-HELP!
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This is not hard to do with zippers on a roll. The zipper tape is quite wide so you can sew the zipper onto the edge of quilt by stitching in the ditch along the binding. The zipper lays flat like a sweater or jacket zipper. This method is lots better than Velcro in this kind of application.
#12
Jeanne S do you mean like the zipper in some jackets--there is a piece on the inside that goes behind the zipper when closed. In this case, it would go on the front of the quilt. I could see that--make the top with sashing and then you could use the same colour zipper and overlap two sashing pieces in the center. Hmmm...interesting.
#13
A metal zipper will feel weird while in use,and it must be a "separating " one...it's hard to find in plastic in a long length and color match. lt can best be hidden along a line of sashing at or near the center of the quilt.lf it was me, l'd go with velcro. Purchase an extra strip of the soft side to place over the hard side while in the laundry so it doesn't catch.Not losing & remembering to use that extra strip may prove difficult.
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Jeanne S do you mean like the zipper in some jackets--there is a piece on the inside that goes behind the zipper when closed. In this case, it would go on the front of the quilt. I could see that--make the top with sashing and then you could use the same colour zipper and overlap two sashing pieces in the center. Hmmm...interesting.
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I AGREE with your suggestion. But run the advice given above and see if anything will work for her.
#18
What about Buttons... Add an extra strip of fabric to one side and add button holes, put the buttons on the other side. When buttoned together, it would look like a row of decorative buttons down the middle. It could be decorative as well as functional...
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This is a GREAT idea! and it eliminates the need to find a long separating zipper!
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