[quote=sarahrachel]I asked if I should birth or bind a baby quilt and got quite a few comments asking what birthing was so I'm going to try to explain it. This is my first tutorial so bear with me.

You did good. I did not know it was called "birthing." I just thought it was turning something inside out and sewing. I never thought about it for a quilt. Thanks for the tutuorial.

In the old old days we just called it pillowcasing, somehow I didn't connect "birthing" just a little too graphic for an oldie!:)

Nice tut - and you explained the process beautifully. Good job.

Thanks for the tute. I was wondering what birthing a quilt was.

You did a great job of showing and explaining it.I already knew how to do it,and you were great at it.

It makes total since, I have done two quilts and that is how I did them, just never knew that technique was referred to as Birthing..kind of funny...

This is the only way I knew how to do it.(how I was taught)
Just did my first binding....

Thanks! I want to make a star spin table topper for my mother in law and was wondering how to finish the edges. It seems to me that this technique might work better than binding for non-rectangular projects.

Nice tute. Thanks. :thumbup: