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Adding more quilting after binding?

Old 05-25-2017, 08:50 PM
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I do it all the time too. In that respect, a quilt is never "done"...
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Old 05-25-2017, 08:51 PM
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Yes. The only quilts I've ever had shift at all after pinning had fleece backs. No reason you can't do it with a fabric back.
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Old 05-26-2017, 02:45 AM
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some times we dont quilt with even density, and after binding a tiny mound appears. Adding some more quilting stitches tames that mound flat.
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Old 05-26-2017, 03:12 AM
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So I've done it - added several more lines of quilting, and what looked like a rumpled, creased failure last night is now a quilt that I like both look and feel of. It's now washed and pegged out on the line - the weather today is providing me with a natural tumble dryer, as it's very warm and breezy.

This has been a useful learning experience: it was so much easier to do the extra quilting, with the quilt completely stable and with no pins in it. As I was using a standard domestic sewing machine, it also made a difference to have lost the 4in or so of backing and batting that had been trimmed off each side. And my batting shed slightly, so I was glad to have it out of the way and not leaving fluff on the quilt. I think I'll try doing this again, deliberately next time - do enough basic quilting to stabilise the quilt, then add the binding before finishing the quilting, especially if I want to add any more elaborate flourishes.

Thanks for all the help!
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Old 05-26-2017, 04:10 AM
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I have done this many times. I had no problems. I have especially done this on vintage quilts where the stitching has come loose. I did read a famous quilter, maybe Trudie Hughes ?, who says she puts the binding on before quilting. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
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Old 05-26-2017, 05:38 AM
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I always add my binding before I machine quilt the outer border....that way I know exactly where the center of the border is to place my design.
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Old 05-26-2017, 06:00 AM
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I have done it several times. Just be very careful when approaching the edges.
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Old 05-26-2017, 07:54 AM
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I put the binding on a quilt without any quilting in the center. It was glued with washable school glue, so it wasn't going anywhere.

The only problem with a glued quilt is that the edges may become loosened while working on the center. So I always try to stabilize the edges before I quilt the inside. This time I just finished it all up before starting on the center. Worked beautifully.
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Old 05-26-2017, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by annesthreads View Post
I can hear the gasps of horror already I've just put the binding on a quilt and am wondering if it needed some more lines of quilting. Can I go back and add them before I wash the quilt? I've found some online discussion that suggests that though this is - ahem - an unconventional thing to do, it's not unheard of or impossible. Would be interested to know what people think.
YES, YES, YES....this can be done and has been done!!! A few times I have finished quilting something and then I see a "spot" that I "missed"...oops....I just put the quilt back on the frame (I am a longarmer) and quilt the spot that I had missed. Ellen
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Old 05-26-2017, 09:14 AM
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Annesthreads, please take a picture (or 3 or 4--we like distant and close-up ones!) and post it for us, backing and all!
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