July 2010 Doll Quilt Swap (Optional Themes)
#471
Thank you kiwltkrazy! I am going to try it out. It doesn't sound too hard...I just have to try it. Thanks so much for the instructions. :)
I know what you mean by the binding being a little intimidating, my guild taught me how to do it this way, and I just love it. And now I don't have any trouble at all after doing about 75 of them over the last 5 years I have belonged to the guild. You use 21/4" strips to the length you need, joining them together with a 45 seam, then pressing the whole thing in half, to 1 1/8 inch wide, leaving an 8" tail start sewing half way down the side, with the binding open side lining up with the raw edge of the quilt sewing a 1/4 inch seam allowance, when you come to the corner, you sew to within 1/4" of the corner, then bring your binding straight up from the corner, then fold it back dow the next side creating a nice neat 90 degree corner, and you repeat this on all corners, then stop within 12 inches of the starting point where you started sewing on your binding, then you open up your binding and cut the bottom or starting point binding into a 45degrees, then place it on top of the other binding and mark a dot on each side where the first bind ends, then come toward the first end of the binding 1/2 inch draw your 45 degree and cut it there and sew them together, works for me every time. Then you just roll it over to the other side and it falls perfectly onto the seam allowance line on the back of the quilt, then I hand stitch it down.
Originally Posted by kwiltkrazy
Originally Posted by zjsquiltymomma
Thanks kwiltkrazy :) I try to do something new that I've never done every month. I still need to try binding a quilt. I'm too scared to try!
Originally Posted by kwiltkrazy
Zjs love your quilt, the pattern is a true classic, and the colors you used are so esteticly pleasing. you could say they are soothing, and fun, with the fish.
#472
Zjsquiltymommy I hope it helps, I don't dread bindings anymore, but the more practice you get the better you will be and the more comfortable you will be with it. Best of luck in your binding endeavors.
#473
Thanks kk :) I'm going to try it on my August DQ!
Originally Posted by kwiltkrazy
Zjsquiltymommy I hope it helps, I don't dread bindings anymore, but the more practice you get the better you will be and the more comfortable you will be with it. Best of luck in your binding endeavors.
#474
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: South GA
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I mailed CraftyMaineMom's doll quilt to her on Monday. So far I haven't been able to post a picture of it. Maybe she'll like it well enough to post a picture when she gets it. It's different from any I've seen for July. I'm still waiting by the mail box for the one she was sending me . . .
#475
I'm loving all the cute quilts! Great job everyone! Here's the gallery for July so far: http://www.flickr.com/photos/5197990...7624480580558/ Please let me know if I've missed a photo. There are still quite a few quilts on their way.
#477
Wow!!!! I've been gone for 5 days And just look at all those beautiful quilts that have come in. I love all of them.
#478
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Originally Posted by Chele
I'm loving all the cute quilts! Great job everyone! Here's the gallery for July so far: http://www.flickr.com/photos/5197990...7624480580558/ Please let me know if I've missed a photo. There are still quite a few quilts on their way.
#479
Interesting how there are no two alike. I don't think I have seen any duplicates since I started swapping.
#480
It came!! It came!! It came!!
Chrys has already posted a picture last week when she mailed my Doll Quilt and it arrived today.
All I can say is it is pretty in person than the picture!!!
I am so very happy!!
Chrys has already posted a picture last week when she mailed my Doll Quilt and it arrived today.
All I can say is it is pretty in person than the picture!!!
I am so very happy!!
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