Originally Posted by
Marich52
Something else that helps when you have cut strip sets or even quilts with a lot of small pieces...Before you put the borders on, stitch the entire outside edge of the quilt very close to the edge (1/8th"), it helps keep those seams from starting to pull apart.
This is what I do as it also keeps the edges from stretching. I have done a lot of garment sewing and there it is called "stay stitching" which you often do around necklines to keep them in shape while you put a collar on etc. Once I have my quilt quilted but before the binding I also stitch around the perimeter to keep all the layers together for when I put my binding on It also keeps whatever seams I have in my borders in check.