thought that be what that meant but wasn't sure ..thank you :D

Once you get it quilted, trim the batting off , I leave about 1/4 inch beyond the top. Then trim the backing straight, I leave about 1 1/4 inches beyond the top. turn the backing over to the front to make the binding. and stitch down on the edge.

If you go on line here on our board to the word "Search" then type in key words like "binding" or "crosshatching" then articles will come up to help you. Also you can do the same thing on "Utube" and see a short movie or clip of how to do somethings.

Sounds like she's talking about how to bind it, not quilt it. Use the search function above and you'll find the topic discussed in length. That said, I think most people quilt before binding (?)

How about binding this in that funky print fabric. here is a tutorial on how to make and attach bindings: http://valeriecustomquilting.com/tut...achBinding.pdf Good luck

nice work. I like the colors!

The first step is to quilt, and it sounds as if you want to do that by machine. I personally find stitch-in-the-ditch nerve-wracking; it's very difficult to do that perfectly. Free-motion quilting usually takes a *lot* of practice to become comfortable. Easiest way to quilt for me is to use a walking foot.

You can mark a straight line with blue painter's tape (removes easily without leaving adhesive on the fabric) and use that to guide you while using a walking foot. You could do diagonal lines in one direction only, or add diagonal lines in the opposite direction as well to form cross-hatching. You could even do a chevron, with a straight line from a corner to the center, a turn, and then straight line from center to the next corner.

Easiest is to not mark lines and just make gently curving lines while sewing with the walking foot. These can be cross-hatched also. This is a much more free-form style of quilting.

Once you have finished quilting, you need to bind the edges of the quilt. Here is a good Youtube tutorial on how to bind completely by machine (although many people sew the binding on one side by machine, then finish the final side by hand):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wprg5vzkuGw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MRfA...eature=related

Hey good idea girl thank you so much !!!!

thank you so much !!! just the help I needed :lol:

So pretty and cheerful. I will let someone else tell you how to put it together....I have only made one, and not sure if I did it right....Blessings