birthing a quilt - how big of a quilt have you done this way?
12-10-2014, 08:03 AM
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Thank you for your replies. the quilt I am working on is basically a twin and I am afraid of turning that right side out and then trying to get it flat. Not sure how big of an opening I should leave....I have never tied a quilt successfully. But GailG thanks for mentioning the decorative stitches. I may try that. I have some snowflake stencils that I am going to use for at least some of the quilting (I mean the fabric is Frozen so it has to have snowflakes 
) but doing decorative stitches might be the trick I need... now I just have to muster up the courage
) but doing decorative stitches might be the trick I need... now I just have to muster up the courage
12-11-2014, 06:19 AM
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Birthing lg quilt
I am not sure if "birthing" is the correct term... when you sew the quilt right sides together leaving a spot to turn everything right side out. I have done this with receiving blankets and was happy with how they turned out. But I don't know how large of a quilt I can handle doing this. Has anyone done this with a twin size quilt? How about with batting? I am going to put a ruffle on a quilt that I am working on and I have never done a ruffle using the birthing method, so I wanted to try something new. But I don't want to get in over my head. This is a twin size quilt and it will have batting. Any thoughts?
Make sure if you do ruffles, put them facing inside so when you turn it, they face outside.
Good luck! Take your time. Enjoy!
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12-11-2014, 07:13 AM
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I've gone it to a king sized quilt. But I don't do all the elaborate "birthing" moves. You simply stick your arm in and reach for the corner on the far side, pull it out. Then reach in to pull out the corner on the left side, pull it out, then stick your arm in to pull out the corner on the right side and pull it out. Oh, one more corner left--------pull it out. Lay quilt flat and smooth it out then pin to press into place.
Don't let the "delivery room" police scare you.
Skip the "birthing" stuff. Not at all necessary.
Don't let the "delivery room" police scare you.
Skip the "birthing" stuff. Not at all necessary.
12-11-2014, 09:53 PM
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I made an oversized king duvet cover many years ago to re-use an old and ugly comforter. I used GrannieAnnie's method to turn it, inserted the comforter by crawling inside of the cover to smooth it out (I'm sure that was a sight to behold!) and tied it with overhand double twisted knots through all the thicknesses. It has lasted all these years and we still use it. The "birthing" part wasn't difficult. You should give it a try, just be sure to leave a big enough opening to turn it. Some great advice about extra fabric in the ruffle corners and I wish I'd thought of using a broomstick! :-)
12-12-2014, 06:15 AM
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I have done this method with smaller quilts, and they work out fine. Do trim the seam to about 1/4 inch, and cut the corners so there is a triangle. Also, once turned, stitch around the outside above the seam so that it stays and it looks like a binding. I usually pin the quilt at this stage then tie it.
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