making baby quilt with eyelet edge
 

Help! I have made a Warm Wishes quilt top for a baby quilt for a little girl who is to be here around Jan 1
I want to put eyelet on the edge. What is the best way to do this. Do I quilt it first and then somehow add the etelet and a binding? Or do I sew eyelet to top with batting and then put backing right sides together, stitich, turn and then quilt the top? The eyelet is already gathered. I have looked at tutorials on line, but am totally confused.
Any fast great ideas will help. Need to have it done before Oct 30th for the shower.

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I would do it the way you described - Or do I sew eyelet to top with batting and then put backing right sides together, stitch, turn and then quilt the top? You would not need binding then.

You could cut your binding a bit wider, maybe 2-3/4 or 3". (Cut a couple of test bits to see how wide it will take.) Trim your quilt and stitch around the edge. Attach binding to the back. Attach the eyelet to the front, pretty pointing to the quilt. Bring the binding around the front, pulling it around the wrong edge of the eyelet.

Or take the eyelet apart, making it flat and use it like a flange.

I did one and put the eyelet in the seam of the quilt/border, pointing towards binding and then put the binding on the usual way. Here's an example I saw on pinterest that is similar to what I did.https://www.pinterest.com/pin/392657661245554324/

I like that OCquilter! Better than having it loose around the edge.

I did that to one of mine. I did not bind it, but rather just had the eyelet in place of the binding. When I went back to college for the 3rd time, it was my bedcover. I wore out the quilt, but the eyelet binding was fine.

I would reconsider using eyelet on a baby's quilt. Little fingers can get caught in the holes.

You are right paroberle! Even in the embroidery class we learned not to leave any thread joins 1/4" apart. Those tiny fingers are too precious!

I would finish the sandwich, quilt it, and then put on the eyelet. Place the raw edge of eyelet even with the raw edge of the quilt. Sew that on with a strip of fabric that will match the back. One inch wide would do it. Then turn the seam to the back and sew down that strip of fabric as a facing.

And I wouldn't worry about eyelet holes. They are too small for fingers to get caught in.

How I would do it.