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Old 10-30-2010, 04:37 AM
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I often wondered what I was doing wrong when tying a quilt. Now I will go "Over with right first makes it tight.
Thanks for the tip.
Originally Posted by sandpat
Remember when tying a square knot...its "right over left, then left over right..makes a square knot, nice and tight" -- from my Girl Scout days.

if you go the other way...I'm told its a surgeon's knot and it will slip. I don't know why.
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