Originally Posted by
ranger
Looking back, I can tell you that if I knew all that could go wrong, I never would have attempted my first quilt.
I had to deal with bias edges and they were a bear.
I dealt with it and came out with a pretty good quilt for a beginner.
I still don't like working with bias edges.
Starching is strongly recommended.
Reminder --------------if you have just a few bias edges, blue painters tape does wonders to stabilize the bias cut until after you sew. Just don't sew thru the tape or you'll be picking blue bits for two weeks.