Do you serge the edges of your quilt " sandwich" before binding?
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I will machine baste the top if it's border or edge has many seams..to keep them secure....that's it.......I think serging the edge causes it to be flat......and shouldn't the binding be " full"..... Know what I mean?
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I have a serger and have never wanted to serge the edges. The only way I would do it, was if I had a fabric that was almost shredding on me. That would probably be the best method to stop the raveling. I don't do pieced borders very often, so don't have any problem just sewing the binding to the quilt. Now, I will be working on my Bali Wedding Star before too long, and am leaving all the arcs as the outside border. I have stay stitched around each arc to prevent stretching and to keep the seams from coming apart. I may have to do another stitching around the arcs after quilting and before trimming just to keep everything lined up, but that will be the first time and only because this quilt will have a lot of stress and potential movement in the edges.
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I have a serger and love it. I haven't did a quilt yet but yesterday when I took my sofa cushions off to wash, I noticed they were fraying alot so I took them all to the serger to finish before I washed them. I was surprised because it wasn't a cheap set. My friend serges her quilt as a sign that they are done, waiting to be bound. Nancy Z. has a book about making quilts with the serger. I'm taking a class next week doing this at my local sew n vac. This past week we made a heirloom nightgown all on the serger. It was great doing insertion lace. You can get a serger in any price range but I wouldn't go to high unless you wanted to use it alot. I have the top of the line Brother and so far have made a jacket, 10 min table runner, nightgown, serged my cushions and I've only owned it a few months.
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I have never done that, but I like a narrow binding and I want it "full". If I was going to use a very wide binding (can't see that happening very soon) I might so it will keep the binding filled with batting
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