Birth it or Bind it??
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Birth it or Bind it??
I finished this wall hanging, Sundial by Cheryl Phillips and I'm at a loss at to how to finish it.
It measures 47" across. Is it too large to try "birthing it"? Will I get lots of lumps when quilting it? Any suggestions on how to do this method without lots of lumps?
If I bind it, I'm not sure how to do all the small angles. Do you do them the same as corners when doing ordinary binding? Suggestions please!
I could also finish it out as a square wall hanging and just sandiwich and quilt and bind but I really like the decagon shape and would like to keep that.
Thanks so much for any help!
It measures 47" across. Is it too large to try "birthing it"? Will I get lots of lumps when quilting it? Any suggestions on how to do this method without lots of lumps?
If I bind it, I'm not sure how to do all the small angles. Do you do them the same as corners when doing ordinary binding? Suggestions please!
I could also finish it out as a square wall hanging and just sandiwich and quilt and bind but I really like the decagon shape and would like to keep that.
Thanks so much for any help!
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It is beautiful! I don't like the look of the birthing method after I try to quilt it. I can never get my back smooth and end up with puckers. I would bind it. You can look at http://ankastreasures.wordpress.com for her tutorial on binding odd angles for some pointers.
#7
No to birthing - you'd never get those angles to lay right IMHO. What will you use for backing? Another option is to choose a backing that would make a good binding and bring the backing over to bind. You still have to fold all those angles and they're tricky - but it's possible. Here's an octagon that has the backing brought over:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...d-t169857.html
(I know it's an octagon and not a hexagon, but the tute I used called it that and so did I.)
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...d-t169857.html
(I know it's an octagon and not a hexagon, but the tute I used called it that and so did I.)
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I would quilt it and then bind it. It is not hard to do the strange angles when binding. If you need help with figuring that out, let me know. You want it to be flat when completed, so birthing is risky
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