More Help Needed in Sandwiching
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More Help Needed in Sandwiching
I got my throw size quilt sandwiched with no wrinkles. I am doing the happy dance. But, boom, brain hit a brick wall. Do I trim off the excess batting/backing now before I quilt it, or after it's quilted? I'm working on UFO's and been awhile since I actually quilted something. Thanks for answering a basic question.
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Generally after ... howeverrrrrrrrr .... it depends how much you mean by "excess"!
If the excess is excessive, for either or both,
you may want to trim some off before you start quilting.
Otherwise, the excess could create way too much bulk, be in the way and
all-too-easily fold over and get quilted into what you are doing.
If the excess is excessive, for either or both,
you may want to trim some off before you start quilting.
Otherwise, the excess could create way too much bulk, be in the way and
all-too-easily fold over and get quilted into what you are doing.
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It's nice to have a couple of inches of backing and batting at least around the edges so you have something to hang onto while quilting at the edge and to also have a space to put a fabric scrap off the quilt to test your thread tension.
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