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Old 04-29-2011, 12:41 PM
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grann of 6
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Originally Posted by SewMomma66
What is pillowcasing a quilt?
Stitching around the edges from the back side and turning out and stitching the opening closed. My only issue with that is that I usually end up with puckering. I would rather sandwich with basting spray and then roll the backing to the front to make self-binding. You need to follow their instructions as far as density of quilting. They don't want any hand-stitching as these quilts will be washed every day in hospital washers and dryers. For me an easy and fast way to quilt is the simple stitch-in-the-ditch or just diagonal straight stitching. I just finished 8 a couple weeks ago and got a very nice thank you from them.
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