Originally Posted by Rhonda
Originally Posted by BlueChicken
I love the cars, they're gorgeous!
Can I ask another question.... how do you finish a quilt if you don't bind it?
You have to remember I don't do anything larger than a lap quilt and rarely do anything that large.
I still use the same method for lap size or minis. I put the top face to face with the back fabric. pin the fabric to the batting with the top in the middle. I sew around the edge and leave an opening to turn it with.
Then I turn it right side out and I sew a finish seam along the edge to give it a finished look
I discovered that when I add a border to the pieced top - in miniatures that border is usually only 1/2" to 1" then when I get to the stage of the finish seam it makes the border look like a binding but voila I didn't bind it!
Now this has it's own hazzards. You have to even out the fabric as you sew so you don't end up with a lot of fabric bunched up on one end but if you watch and pin well and watch as you see to hold the fabric or sew to the middle from each end you can reduce the problem.
That's awesome... thanks for posting the instructions. I have a couple of small wall hangings to do that would finish really nicely that way. :-)