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Anyone remember this way of quilting?

Old 09-06-2012, 04:15 PM
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A-h-h-h-h-h yes, the "good old days"! Seems like most of us have done that too.....
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Old 09-06-2012, 04:25 PM
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What a great idea! I have turned or 'pillow cased' quilts before but never finished them this way. Love it. Will try on a small baby quilt and see how it works.

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Old 09-06-2012, 04:52 PM
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I've only done it with baby quilts that had ruffled eyelet encased in the seam. Wow, that's a blast from the past. Then I tied them with satin ribbon and put a few stitches through the bow so little fingers couldn't undo them. Cutting the edge off seems a waste of fabric.
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Old 09-06-2012, 05:05 PM
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I learned this method from Eleanor Burns shows years ago and still use it when I plan to just tie my quilt. It works very well
For my quilted quilts I like a traditional binding , I enjoy sewing on the binding or I would probably use this method for all of my scrappy quilts.
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Old 09-06-2012, 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by ArtsyOne View Post
I remember Eleanor Burns "birthing a quilt" on her show eons ago, and I remember making my first quilt that way back in 1974. Gawd I feel old.
You've got company Lol. I can see where this would be easier for some quilts though.
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Old 09-06-2012, 06:48 PM
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We do this method for our children's charity quilts at guild. The turning (birthing) process itself causes the layers to shift, and we must be careful to pat everything in place afterwards. They are not easy to machine quilt, but some people do ok with it. We tie a lot of them.

The positive aspect of this is the shorter time it takes to make a quilt this way. If you are going to cut off the edges and put a binding on it anyway, why not just layer it the normal way and save the stitching around and turning?

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Old 09-06-2012, 07:27 PM
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I like the birthing/pillowcase method for small items & have used it up to crib size but the larger the item--the more chance it will be lumpy or get stretched out of shape. I've never heard of cutting off the edge & binding it, though.
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Old 09-07-2012, 03:12 AM
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I've heard of birthing and was thinking of using it on my latest quilt, but wondering about the diagonal basting. If you do that, you can't turn it, can you?
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Old 09-07-2012, 03:34 AM
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I am allergic to many of the battings so I layer my quilt, pin it thoroughly and sew the binding on. This way I don't have to deal with exposed batting while I am quilting. The optimum phrase here is "pin it thoroughly" because if I rush I can have a less than stellar back when I'm done. I think if I turned it over and checked the back more thoroughly and basted before I quilted it I would have fewer problems. Unfortunately that is a very big "if" because I am always in a hurry. LOL

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I remember taking a class years ago and the instructor did her quilting just opposite of what most do now. She layered her quilt and turned it, she called it birthing the quilt. She basted the quilt with long running stitches from side to side and top to bottom then diagonal both ways. She then machine quilted the quilt and had no puckers or poofs. She then trimmed off the seam from the turning and added a binding. I'm sure she had a book she wrote, I remember her signing some. I didn't buy one as I was addicted to crochet at the time. LOL
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Old 09-07-2012, 04:33 AM
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I did my first one last week - a crib quilt. I enjoyed it so much, I have 3 more ready to go!
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