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I am a new quilter and I am working on a nine patch baby quilt. The quilt top is done and I have the border and the batting pinned. I cut the fabric and the batting to be a little bigger then the quilt top but the lady that is teaching me to quilt said that my border doesn't need to be as big as I have it. Before I cut the fabric again, do I need to cut the batting too? Meaning do I need to have batting in my border as well as the quilt? Any help would be appareciated.
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Originally Posted by DannyValentine
I am a new quilter and I am working on a nine patch baby quilt. The quilt top is done and I have the border and the batting pinned. I cut the fabric and the batting to be a little bigger then the quilt top but the lady that is teaching me to quilt said that my border doesn't need to be as big as I have it. Before I cut the fabric again, do I need to cut the batting too? Meaning do I need to have batting in my border as well as the quilt? Any help would be appareciated.
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I to was a little confused with the question....I'm not quite sure what you mean by "the border and batting pinned" line. Do you mean the batting and backing fabric?
My rule of thumb is the backing fabric and batting should be three inches bigger than the finished top (including borders). This is in case of shrinkage while quilting.
Hope this helps.
My rule of thumb is the backing fabric and batting should be three inches bigger than the finished top (including borders). This is in case of shrinkage while quilting.
Hope this helps.
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Borders are fabric that is cut in strips and sewn around the quilt like a frame. Any where from 3 to 6 inches are good for a border.
Binding is usually 2 1/2 inch strips sewn togather long enough to go around the quilt. You fold the strip in half right side out and sew around the quilt then you trim off the extra batting and backing and fold the binding over and sew it down making mitred corners.
You should watch videos on the web to see how it is done.
Here is a free website with lots of videos.
http://quilterstv.com
Binding is usually 2 1/2 inch strips sewn togather long enough to go around the quilt. You fold the strip in half right side out and sew around the quilt then you trim off the extra batting and backing and fold the binding over and sew it down making mitred corners.
You should watch videos on the web to see how it is done.
Here is a free website with lots of videos.
http://quilterstv.com
#9
Here is a written binding tutorial...I wasn't sure if you have dial up :wink:
http://heatherbailey.typepad.com/pho...ing/index.html
Here is a video
http://video.google.com/videosearch?...d=0CBQQqwQwAw#
http://heatherbailey.typepad.com/pho...ing/index.html
Here is a video
http://video.google.com/videosearch?...d=0CBQQqwQwAw#
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If it's just the border she was talking about, you basically are free to make borders as wide as you want. It's your decision. If you're happy with it, and the backing and batting are larger than your center plus border, you're good to go!
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