fayzer

Love this thread. I learned a lot.

Seaside gal

I made a note and put it on my bulletin board. Cut scallops AFTER quilting.

pam7858

I don't understand how you attach binding before you cut the scallops??????

Peckish

You don't attach all the binding completely. I machine sewed the (bias) binding on the front, following the scalloped lines I'd marked earlier. Then I trimmed the excess fabric off, folded the binding to the back, and hand-sewed it.

jillmc

Pam, I found this tutorial-it explains how to attach the binding before cutting the scallops....looks like a smart idea!

http://ankastreasures.wordpress.com/...ding-scallops/

gmcsewer

These are all very good ideas. I am making a dwr quilt and want the arcs of the outside ring to be the edge of the quilt. It is the method by Mary Henderson and Anne Dease that makes the arcs on fusible interfacing and then adheres them to the square back ground blocks. Then you applique the arcs to the blocks. So I would be pressing the blocks to the straight edge of the border, trimming the border and the backing to match. Then I guess I would have to baste the edges together, turning under the edges, then use the applique stitch to finish the edge. Their book shows using a binding on the scallops so that would probably give the best finish. Any easy ideas for this procedure?

nanna-up-north

I've not done a scalloped border but with all the ideas here, I might just try one. Thanks, everyone.