Is it necessary to quilt the outer border?
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Is it necessary to quilt the outer border?
I am making a lap quilt for a friend and the outer border is 3 3/4"; is it okay to not quilt the outer border? It's a fabric that I would like to leave plain. I did 'stitch in the ditch' between in the seam between the inner and outer border.
Thank You in advance for your help.
Thank You in advance for your help.
Last edited by NanaPam; 04-08-2015 at 01:43 PM.
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It truly depends on your batting. Check the package to see how far apart you can quilt with that batting. Also, how large is the quilt? If you have long sections of border (i.e., bed size quilt) it might be more problematic vs a wall hanging that is not going to be laundered as frequently. I would probably be tempted to put some sort of quilting in the borders regardless - just to make sure there is no shifting even with the SID that you've done. Is there a spot within the fabric design that you could hide a 'tack' type stitch at least?
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Without a picture it is hard to give advice but you are suppose to quilt every 6" vertical and horizontal and you are planning on leaving 47" unquilted?? The reason that we quilt is to keep the batting from shifting. Maybe a few parallel or perpendicular machine quilt lines???
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You might put one line parallel to the edge, right in the middle. I do most of my borders that way. It ends up looking fairly good. I use a bookmark as sort of a guide. I just put one side of the bookmark against the inner border seam and sew along the other side of the bookmark. When I get close to the end of the bookmark, I just move it down. I find that easier than the blue painter's tape.
Here's a picture of a recent quilt I did that way, in case it helps you decide what you want to do.
Dina
Here's a picture of a recent quilt I did that way, in case it helps you decide what you want to do.
Dina
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