Originally Posted by Roberta
How do you do this? I've got it laid out, back material right side up, backing and then the top right side up. Do I sew around the entire outside first and then how do I quilt the top? Will it be all puffy? I've been sitting her all morning trying to figure this out when I could be quilting and decided to come to the Board where I always find help.
You don't want the back and the top facing the same way.
I usually do batting, top (right side up), backing (wrong side up).
Or you can do batting, backing (right side up), top (wrong side up).
The 2nd is probably better because then you can leave the batting and backing a little bigger and then trim it down after you've stitched around.
If the quilt top is on the top of the pile, it's much easier to see where you're going as you stitch around.
Then you can trim it all down to the size of the quilt top.
Cut off the corners a bit to get rid of some of that bulk.
Then turn it inside out. YOU can use a pencil eraser or a purple thang or some over doohicky to make the corners are pushed out and the sides are not folded inward.
Press the edges gently. And then you should be able to tie or machine quilt it.
You still might want to pin it a bit so the whole sandwich doesn't shift around while you're quilting.
You can do a stitch around the edges to make a faux binding.
If you're unsure, just take some 6" scraps and follow the steps so you can see how it would work.