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    Old 10-13-2011, 04:31 PM
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    I don't know of any "rules" that must be followed in quilting, but I was told, when I first started quilting that the binding had to be sewed on by hand. I broke that "rule" because sitting in the position for hand sewing is very hard on by back and came to realize that there is no good reason to hurt while doing what I love to do. Besides that, I machine sew my pieces, machine quilt my quilts, why not have a very nice machine sewn binding also. Mary
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    Old 10-13-2011, 04:33 PM
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    NO Rules.
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    Old 10-13-2011, 04:33 PM
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    Rule #1: There are no rules.
    Rule #2: See Rule #1.
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    Old 10-13-2011, 04:41 PM
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    I never prewash unless I'm dealing with red. And I always use the lines on my mat to cut. My mom would die...she always says not to use the lines. :)
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    Old 10-13-2011, 04:46 PM
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    I do whatever I darned well feel like. People like my quilts, but they only go to family members for the most part, are not going in a show.

    I have been machine-sewing both sides of my binding, do not make bias binding, nor do I do that angled seam for my bindings. I rarely pre-wash, and don't miter my borders. I double-fold over my fabric when I cut it.

    I also mixed washed and unwashed fabrics because I used to prewash everything...
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    Old 10-13-2011, 04:49 PM
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    Originally Posted by HomespunHandmaiden
    Do you have any quilting methods that are technically "against the quilting rules" that work for you? Anything from how you piece, applique, baste, bind, quilt, etc.

    I machine-bind...or at least I plan to. I don't pre-wash.
    What I've found comforting is that I don't really know "the rules" so therefore, I do what I want and see what happens ! Sometimes Ignorance is truly bliss !
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    Old 10-13-2011, 04:51 PM
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    don't know the rules, so don't know if I am breaking any... not worried about it either.

    I figure as long as I and the recipient like the finished product... then who needs rules :)
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    Old 10-13-2011, 04:55 PM
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    I am still on my first quilt and was not aware of any rules (ha,ha). Mine will be a learn as I go technique....glad to take suggestions, but nothing written in stone.
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    Old 10-13-2011, 04:58 PM
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    I iron rather than press, gasp! I've mixed white, tan, and ivory in the same quilt. I don't square up at every step. I machine sew the binding and now that I'm using an attachment on my machine for the binding, I use single fold binding rather than double fold.
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    Old 10-13-2011, 05:10 PM
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    Whatever comes around goes around.
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