redstilettos

What does "Birthing a Quilt" mean??


I've seen a lot of posts about it, but have no clue.

meyert

you put your quilt top face up on the floor - then you put your backing face down on top of the quilt top. Then you put your batting on top (if you are using battting)

then you sew all around the edges of quilt (about 1/4") but leave about a 6" opening (or whatever size you feel you need - bigger quilts and more batting may need a larger opening)

then you reach and pull everything out that opening. Then you sew around the edges again and sew the opening shut

this video isn't an instructional video - but it shows the turning the quilt right side out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nroeCv904NQ

meyert

here is another one

http://www.hgtv.com/videos/birthing-...de-quilt-62264

Sewnoma

Well, when a mommy quilt and a daddy quilt love each other very much, they give each other a very special hug...

Fabric Galore

I have never heard of that expression before. My day isn't wasted because I learned something new today.

seazteddy

Is birthing also enveloping a quilt ( quilt with no binding)?. If so i was wondering how it was done. The videos just said how to turn it. seems that turning it would be the easy part.

meyert

I don't know what enveloping a quilt is. The turning is easy - depending on how big the quilt its. flattening it all out and basting it before quilting can be a pain - - but so is regular binding IMHO

lots2do

Some people call it pillow casing. I prefer that term, seems less gory somehow, ha ha.

Peckish

Layer the quilt right sides together, with the batting on the outside. Sew around all 4 sides, leaving a gap on one side. Turn the quilt right side out through that gap. Stitch the gap shut. Ta da! You just birthed a quilt.

Jingle

For me putting a binding on is easier than the above method.

When I maked about 10 or so biscuit quilts, they were made by the above method and were a pain to do.