steps after quilting
This question is probably a day late and a dollar short since I've been quilting 2 yrs now, but i either read or heard something and it's got me wondering.
What steps do you do after you have quilted your quilt in order to make your quilt ready for binding? |
All I do is trim it, making sure the corners are square. Then bind.
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Oh, it's quite a production! I lay my quilt out flat on the floor. I take all my rotary rulers and large 15 inch square ruler down there with me. I put the large square in the corner and line up my rulers end to end with the square down one side of the quilt. I draw along that line with white chalk and them do the other 3 sides. If everything looks good with a good 1/4 inch seam allowance for the binding, I put my cutting mat under the quilt and use my rulers to trim the edges.
I have knee pads that I wear for working on the floor. There are laser lights and quilters chalk lines you can buy to make the job easier but my way is cheaper. |
Tartan- Doesn't that make your borders look off?
I took a quilting class. That's where I learned to quilt. The only thing they had us do was lay the quilt out and then trim 1/4" over the border for the binding. No one ever told me I was suppose to *square up* my quilt at the end. At the end when I'm trimming you can see that the quilt has shifted and nothing seems completely straight anymore. |
Originally Posted by Doggramma
(Post 7000084)
All I do is trim it, making sure the corners are square. Then bind.
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Some people "block" a quilt to help square it up. IMHO squaring up and blocking are really only necessary if the quilt is to be hung in a show or on a wall. Rarely will you notice a slightly out of square quilt laying on the bed and you will never notice it if it is in a perpetual state of being snuggled in.
Here are a few links for blocking and squaring up after quilting and before binding http://www.kimmyquilt.com/article/blockingaquilt/ https://www.leahday.com/art-blockingquilt/ https://cowtownquilts.wordpress.com/...block-a-quilt/ Just google how to block a quilt and you will get loads of hits. |
Originally Posted by feline fanatic
(Post 7000128)
Some people "block" a quilt to help square it up. IMHO squaring up and blocking are really only necessary if the quilt is to be hung in a show or on a wall. Rarely will you notice a slightly out of square quilt laying on the bed and you will never notice it if it is in a perpetual state of being snuggled in.
Here are a few links for blocking and squaring up after quilting and before binding http://www.kimmyquilt.com/article/blockingaquilt/ https://www.leahday.com/art-blockingquilt/ https://cowtownquilts.wordpress.com/...block-a-quilt/ Just google how to block a quilt and you will get loads of hits. I do something like tartan does, except I have a 96x38 inch table to lay it on. i trim the backing and binding even with the top. I sew the three layers together about 1/8 inch from the outside edge. it makes it easier for me to apply the binding because then I do not need to worry about missing one of the layers. . I also baste the edges of my binding together before sewing it on to the quilt. I usually use bias binding and seeing it together prevents one edge from "walking" ahead of the other. with the edges sewn, I am basically lining up two sets of edges, instead of trying to kee p five separate edges together. |
Originally Posted by bearisgray
(Post 7000162)
in my opinion, a quilt that was properly constructed does not need to be blocked to lay properly.
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Originally Posted by feline fanatic
(Post 7000128)
Some people "block" a quilt to help square it up. IMHO squaring up and blocking are really only necessary if the quilt is to be hung in a show or on a wall. Rarely will you notice a slightly out of square quilt laying on the bed and you will never notice it if it is in a perpetual state of being snuggled in.I,
Here are a few links for blocking and squaring up after quilting and before binding http://www.kimmyquilt.com/article/blockingaquilt/ https://www.leahday.com/art-blockingquilt/ https://cowtownquilts.wordpress.com/...block-a-quilt/ Just google how to block a quilt and you will get loads of hits. I do something like tartan does, except I have a 96x38 inch table to lay it on. i trim the backing and binding even with the top. I sew the three layers together about 1/8 inch from the outside edge. it makes it easier for me to apply the binding because then I do not need to worry about missing one of the layers. . I also baste the edges of my binding together before sewing it on to the quilt. I usually use bias binding and seeing it together prevents one edge from "walking" ahead of the other. with the edges sewn, I am basically lining up two sets of edges, instead of trying to kee p five separate edges together. |
Originally Posted by Doggramma
(Post 7000084)
All I do is trim it, making sure the corners are square. Then bind.
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