Birthing (or pillow casing) a large quilt HELP!
05-31-2013, 02:51 PM
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i've birthed a full sized. to be honest, i like the binding better. on the birthed one, i felt like i had to sew an even seam just inside the edge... would just as soon spend the sewing on binding.
05-31-2013, 03:16 PM
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I have birthed many twin sized quilts for charity for tying. It is difficult to keep the layers smooth, but with tying you have more "wiggle room" than with quilting. I would think that it would be a fight to keep the layers from shifting. Even a small amount of shift becomes a problem when there is nowhere to go with it because of the outer seam. Let us know if your gluing method works.
06-01-2013, 06:31 AM
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I use that method all of the time on my Linus quilts. I leave the whole bottom open and then turn it. I tuck those two pieces inside and then pin baste the whole thing. I quilt it by using a fancy stitch and variegated thread. I quilt about every 4 inches vertically across the width of the quilt. I then finish it by stitching about an inch away from the edge all the way around. That secures the bottom opening shut and creates a false binding. I never machine quilt anything larger than crib size as I am a hand quilter but I don't see why it wouldn't work.
I use the birthing method all the time, but sometimes it doesn't lie flat, no matter what I do...
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