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Old 01-13-2011, 07:58 PM
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I am making what I thought would be simple quilts for my nephew's twins due in March. They have been a nightmare from the start. I used several different flannels to make 4-patch blocks and every other block is soft and bumpy stuff that I thought would add nice texture. Well, after pressing my seams I found that the heat ironed out the bumps. I was so bummed! The 2nd quilt did not get any pressing. The soft bumpy stuff is very stretchy so the blocks are misshapen. I decided to stitch the quilts together and turn them inside out. That was a total disaster with all the stretching so I ripped that all out. Now I have them sandwiched and I am going to tie them because quilting would be impossible. So, here's my question: Do I tie them first and bind after or bind first and tie after?
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Old 01-13-2011, 07:59 PM
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I have not tied a quilt before, but I would imagine tying it and then binding it would be best.
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Old 01-13-2011, 08:01 PM
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I would tie, then bind. Make sure you start tying from the center and work your way out to the edges. Good luck.
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Old 01-13-2011, 08:03 PM
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Tie and then bind :D:D:D
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Old 01-13-2011, 08:07 PM
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Thanks, I will tie first and then bind!
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Old 01-13-2011, 08:07 PM
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Sorry for all the frustration. Why does it always happen when we think something will work up 'quickly', everything goes wrong? I'm sure the babies will love the quilts, and so will their parents! My daughter had twins, and needed all the quilts she could get. I agree, tie, then bind. Good luck, think about the sweet little babies snuggled under your quilts!
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Old 01-13-2011, 08:33 PM
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I have tied my quilts. pin carefully, start tying in the middle.
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Old 01-13-2011, 08:47 PM
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You want to tie first, then bind.
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Old 01-13-2011, 08:49 PM
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when you are done wash and dry it, the bumpies should bump back out!
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Old 01-14-2011, 04:54 AM
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I've tied quilts since I was a little girl so for what it's worth here's what I do.

First of all I sandwich and pin. I use colored tape and mark my ruler with at L at either 2 1/2 or 3 or 3 1/2" never any bigger. I cut lengths of yarn or thread about 6" longer than the width of my blanket and using my marked ruler as a guide, I start at one corner and go across. Then I rethread my needle and once again using my ruler as a guide I go across. I repeat this until I get to the other end, taking the pins out as I go. This will give your ties an nice evenly spaced look. Then I sew my binding on. After that I cut the strings, then knot and trim them. The last thing I do is to hand stitch the back of the binding down. Here's a picture of one I did for my brother. The reason I bind before actually knotting the quilt is because the knotting can somtimes cause a little puckering which is a good look but not so helpful when trying to bind the edges. So, Sandwich, Stitch, Bind, then Tie.
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