I've been showing my dgd the fun of quilting. She is 12 years old and seems to enjoy what we've accomplished so far. She has pieced an approx. 36 x 36 lap quilt. (small lap) I think I would like to show her how to tie this first one. So that she has a finished product sooner. But now I have a question-do we tie before we put the binding on? Or after the binding. And is there a need to baste the layers prior to tying? Thanks for any help you can give this helper. ha
Sandy

I would spray baste, tie and then put on the binding.

Good luck and have fun!!! :-D

When I tie quilts I sandwich then put the quilt on as big a flat surface as I can and just tie from one side to the next - don't baste at all - even no pins. With hers being only 36 x 36 it should be ok to do that.

Sandy: first, thanks for passing on the love of quilting to another generation. I think that's fantastic!!
I've only tied one quilt and I do the binding last.
Good luck to you both and maybe have her post a picture here for us to see.

Isn't it wonderful to share our quilting with someone we love. Please post pics.

Awww it sounds like you and DGD are having a wonderful time quilting together :D:D:D I would bind it last, too.

That is how I would do it too....it's easy ...quick and will give her results that will keep her interested!

Thanks so much, I really appreciate the info. I just want to keep her motivated and give her a finished product-quickly. Now she wants to do a wall hanging for her room-orange, pink, lime green! Thanks again, and I will post the picture when we get it completed.
Sandy

I tie lots of quilts, I put the binding on last.

I would spray baste or maybe stick in a few safety pins. By all means, have her tie the quilt! Then do the binding last. She will be so thrilled to have completed her quilt.

Have fun teaching your granddaughter to quilt! Awesome! Be sure to take pictures of her learning to quilt to make a scrapbook for her along with her finished quilt! Would be a cool treasure to have pictures of with you and her on a scrapbook journal of quilting.

I sure miss my grandma!

What a great DG you are to take the time to teach your DGD the art of quilting and your love for it! Spray, tie and put on binding. Post pics of the finished quilt!!