I will never again make another table runner
04-13-2013, 12:32 PM
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way back when before I learned quilting I use to make the pointy end table runners you know the usual way two pieces of fabric right sides together sew leave an opening turn and then fight with those seams from rolling back inside to get a good flat pressed seam.....well since I learned how to binde and miter corners(thank you QB members)I been makeing them with binding yesterday a friend ask me to make a quick table runner for her I made it the old way the sewing is the easy part its the turning and getting those seams to lay flat I'll never make them like that again I'll put the wrong sides together and binde them so much easier and faster even with six miters.........dose anybody else feel this way?
On Sewing with Nancy this morning, Nancy had a TURNING TOOL---------sort of like a miniature old fashioned ice tongs------the ones that picked up a block of ice
04-13-2013, 12:40 PM
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Binding is definitely easier but I do like the look of a turned seam that has been pressed and so I still do both. If it's casual, I usually just bind the edge, but if it's a more formal look, I'll often turn it.
04-14-2013, 05:34 AM
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I have had that tool for many, many years. I think I had it before I was a quilter. LOVE IT! It turns tubes and pushes out the tops of the pointed Dresden Plates. But I've never seen it in the stores in the last 10 years. Maybe Nancy has it for sale now.
04-14-2013, 06:01 AM
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I want to finish a table runner fast so I turn out, but before I do I trim the batting to real close to that seam, clip any corners and trim the fabric in those seam allowance to abou t 1/8" too. After turning out I press that edge with steam and then pin the body good, fast quilt it down then sew around the edges about 1/4"from those edges....DONE....if I had to make binding, press, sew, flip over and hand sew to back, I would not have my first one done yet! But, we all find what works best for us and go with it...
04-14-2013, 06:25 AM
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04-14-2013, 07:33 AM
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Both techniques work, turning though requires you clip corners and remove a slight amount of fabric to get the seams to lay flat, you can also understitch most of it and then slip stitch where you turn.
04-14-2013, 08:22 AM
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When I turn a seam like that, I do some pressing before I turn it right-side out. After stitching around the edge (leaving a space to turn) place runner with top facing up and backing down on ironing board. Separate the seam allowances and run iron on top of backing SA, pressing the top SA back on itself. You may have to trim point to get it to lay flat. Be sure to press SA of turning space back, too.(placing an old envelope to act as a guile keeps th section straight) Then when you turn it inside out, you are working with on pressed seam that will lay flat and when sewing turningspace you will have a straight fold to work with.
I must add that I only use flannel or a Good weight cotton as batting in TRs and treat that as part of the backing fabric.
I must add that I only use flannel or a Good weight cotton as batting in TRs and treat that as part of the backing fabric.
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