mamagrande

I just got a quilt that needs to be finished by the end of the week. Got everything measured and pinned, started quilting and then I noticed..a bias trim attached to the top of the quilt. When I first saw the quilt that bias looked like a little border sewn in. So when I quilt over it, it folds the edge of the bias. What can I do..I am quilting a climbing rose pantograph. Tired today..will work on it tomorrow.

Geri B

You could tape down with painters tape, easy to remove, no residue, or stop at flange and restart on other side of it, if you are doing E2E......

Tartan

If you are talking about a flange in the body of the quilt, I would leave it free standing so it gives a 3D effect. A picture would help for giving advice.

Bobbielinks

Since you are using a pantograph, you probably can not easily stop at the edge of the flange and restart on the edge of it, so I would recommend that you hand baste the flange down so it will lay nicely under your quilting.(removing the basting after quilting) However, if it were my quilt, and I took the time to piece a flange in it, I would not want it quilted down; I would want custom quilting to avoid quilting on the flange.

Onebyone

A flange is not suppose to be sewn down or quilted over. I would stop and call the quilter and ask. You don't want her to be an unhappy customer and mad at what you done. One thing I learned about other's creations: Do not assume anything.

QuiltE

Totally Agree!!!

If the flange is a loose 3-D type, rather than a sewn-in border type,
I would highly suspect that the owner of the quilt intends for it to float loose.
At least, that is the way that technique is meant to be.
Otherwise, why would your customer have gone to the work of doing the flange??

I often use this technique in quilts and my LAQ has had no problem in keeping it out of the quilting, whether she uses a LA panto or does custom LA work.

As OneByOne has suggested ... call your customer before you proceed.
If you are unable to handle the flange appropriately,
then it would be better for you to step aside at this point,
and allow her to find someone who has the ability.

nativetexan

yep, hand baste in place and remove basting threads after completed. usually not sewn over.

fatquarters

I agree, that I would not sew over it, however if you want to, you could use elmers washable glue, and glue it down, it will wash right out. or baste down with a quick basting stitch, which would be even better.
If it were my quilt, I would NOT want it quilted over

Quilting Grandma

If you decide to quilt over the flange, "Press and Seal" works well.

patchwork

I usually do E2E in the middle of the quilt up to the flange, then go back and do separate border. May be a leaf. I do not like to quilt when there is a flange. They look nice but to a LA they are a nightmare.