How do you
#14
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Get on UTube and search for the various steps. There are some very good tutorial videos out there. We were all learners at one point...ask at the fabric store if anyone knows an experienced quilter that you could get some help from. Good luck!! Welcome here...everyone will offer plenty of advice!!! :-)
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Originally Posted by erinqberry
Originally Posted by Rosyhf
On goodness. Ok, I think you need to take a couple beginner classes, just the to get the know how and you will be ok from there on.
#16
Basting the backing and batting would have some positive results, even if you want to sandwich it. For myself, getting the three layers together was very hard, I kept getting bulges in places. I'd be tempted to baste the b & b together, and then baste on the top!!LOL
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Originally Posted by erinqberry
So I'm still new to all this quilting stuff. So you veteran quilters how do you sew your batting on? I sew it to the back of my top. Then I place my front and back together face to face. (Hope that makes sense) Sew them together on 3 sides and then flip it right side out. Then sew the 4th side shut. Not sure if this is the best way. Any suggestions?
Read the batting label to determine how close you need to tie or quilt the layers to keep the batting from pulling apart and bunching together.
#20
I use the sandwich method, but I hate doing bindings. I fold and fold again a couple of inches of the backing over the front to make a 1/2 to 3/4 inch border. Then I stitch it down from the front side. I used to hand stitch, then went to machine. Now I use a machine blanket stitch that looks really neat and has almost become my signature.
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