Originally Posted by Nita
Originally Posted by kluedesigns
here's a link to the finished quilt of the continuous prairie points (the purple ones in the other link).
this way you can see how the cut edges are covered by the binding.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-21163-1.htm
So, is there a way that continuous Prairie Points (this method) can point out instead of in? How would that work, since the binding holds everything on? I love prairie points, but have avoided them because too much fussing. This method looks do-able for me, but I would like to point them out if possible. Also, the tut doesn't give any guidance as to how to approach corners. Any suggestions?
you don't have to worry about corners at all.
each continuous point strip is cut the length of each side of the quilt.
for example, if your quilt is 60x80 you would cut 2 strips at 60 and 2 strips at 80. then make the alternating cuts in the fabric and fold them into points.
if you want them to point "out" instead of "in" like i did on the breast cancer quilt - you have a couple of options.
if its going to be a wall hanging you could press them over the binding - in the quilt i did i could have done that and the points would have stayed that way because i use starch but if that wasn't the case you could tac them down to the binding with a stitch or 2.
the other option is insert the points into the batting sandwich, turn under the edges of the quilt and top stitch all around the quilt as in the example tute.
http://patchworkunderground.com/blog...oints-tutorial
another option on this idea would be to use a blind stitch instead of a top stitch so that you wouldn't see a stitch line