Thanks for posting. I had never heard of this. I have a new frame for FMQ but I did 2 baby quilts last week and was going to baste them tonight. Figured I'd do the fmq table top since they are smaller. I'll try this and see how it works.

Interesting. Ill be watching this!

I've done it on large full-size quilts, but then they were tied, not stitch-quilted.

I also started doing Quilts for Kids about a year ago, and this pillowcase method worked well, was fast and easy, etc., but I really missed doing the handwork, so I went back to binding them all. Love doing the binding - adds a nice touch of color, too.

I was hoping this would work as I will be doing 2 large twin comforters this way, tying one and hand quilting the other. I like bind quilts as I do it all by machine, but if I'm making a comforter, I want to use the pillowcase method as it looks more like a comforter.

most of mine are full but use birthing method with no problems

Some times is works, sometimes it doesn't. Depends on the accuracy of your cutting, matching, etc.

My experience is that when you are going to machine quilt, or hand quilt, if you are birthing a quilt, you have to make sure that the top, bottom, and batting are perfectly aligned and sandwiched. If the bottom is bigger than top, you will be disppointed with the puckers that might happen. I have made about 1000 quillows in my life and birthed every one, tried machine quilting, but ended up being satisfied with tying the quillow. My suggestion is to sew around edges using a walking foot.

Sorry; new to this technique; what do you mean by gap?

The gap is the opening that you use to turn the quilt.

BTW I thought about a walking foot but I simply trimmed all the edges so that everything was aligned, pinned it every 2 inches and sewed using a regular foot. Could have been beginner's luck but no problem with the seams.

You can sew a thin strip to the edge of the top piece to give it a binding look and still use the birthing method which is easy, especially if you plan on tying. The stitching around the edges secures the batting. I think it would be good if you can use spray baste to secure the batting into place before turning.