susanramey Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 A new customer dropped off a quilt the other day and she had already attached the binding to the quilt top. This is a memory quilt with photos using batik fabrics. It'll be custom and I will do the borders separately with feathers. This is a new one to me-but, will I run into any problems and what should I avoid doing??? Has anyone had this situation with a customer quilt top before? The quilt top is well made and is flat and square and is about 84 x 74. Any advice? Thanks so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 No, never heard of this before and can't wait to see what the experts have to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestieMom Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 I don't know what would happen but I'm guessing that as the quilt is quilted the edges might pull up/curl...interested to hear if anyone has encountered this before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 New one to me, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marycontrary Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Usually the binding is sewn down through the three layers of the quilt, so I'm confused. Does she already have the top, backing and batting together? I just finished a quilt on the longarm that I started quilting on my Bernina a couple years ago. Had it pinbasted, SID around inner border, and then stay-stitched 1/4 inch all around the outside edges. Then I trimmed off most of the extra backing, so didn't have much to attach the clamps to. Evidently I couldn't get a good enough stretch with the clamps from side to side, because I ended up with a few pleats. DGD doesn't care -- she's just happy that gummi is making her a quilt. But I don't think I'll be pin-basting those layers together again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanramey Posted September 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Layers are not together. I am thinking that I can stitch down the edges as I advance the quilt and stablize the blocks. When I am ready to do the borders I can turn the binding back and pin down out of the way. I've tacked on a PITA charge already........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie Rouse Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 It will have to come off. The quilt will shrink as it is quilted and the binding will be too full. I've tried it before. It doesn't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda G. Craig Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 I'm with Melanie, I think you should just remove the binding. Way too many variables in quilting the top to ever imagine the binding will still fit or lay flat and even. I'd rather remove the binding than run into real problems down the road in the middle of the quilting process. Good luck! :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Ditto above. Remove the binding...(Keep the PITA charge) then, use your machine to attach the binding if you want, when you are done quilting it. THEN you can let her know that the extra charge is for undo-ing and reattaching the binding. Then kindly explain the process to her so she will understand. ALOT of gals out there have NO idea what a longarm looks like, let alone know the correct procedures in quilting a quilt on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 I agree too that quilting is going to pull that quilt in and the binding will never lay right. I would call my customer and give her the option of leaving it on and having puckers, taking it off myself or have her come pick it up and take it off. Is she a new quilter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandraG Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 This is an often used technique with hand quilters. I have an elderly customer who has made some tops and she attaches the binding and I mark the quilt for her. I have never tried it with machine quilting. It would be interesting to see how it works. Sandra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfly Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 I quilted a quilt once that had already been stitched in the ditch and bound and hung on a wall. When I was done, the binding was wavy, so I assume the binding on this quilt will be wavy too. Jess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-Jane Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 We agree - it needs to be removed - it will shrink and do other weird things you do not want to happen. Now it the time to bond with your new customer, call them and ask them to stop by and show them why and what for and be nice and informative and show them what you want and and it all trends to a job that will make them happy and enhance the beauty of all the work they've done. I did hand-quilting on the frame with my inspiration, my Grandmother. On a wooden frame the quilt is stabilized and not moved. The rollers and set up of the frame on the long arm machine need to be able to move freely to a point and retract as you advance the quilt, the binding will be--LOL" BINDING", and not allow this to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynne in Iowa Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Somewhat related question. Can I sew my binding on with my long arm as I finish each section, before I roll to the next? Or is it better to quilt the whole thing, roll it back and then put the binding on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Wow. I've never done it that way before. I wait until it's all done, then put it on. Waiting to see if someone has done it step by step like that. Good question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nora123 Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 I have done quilts with the binding attatched. No problem BUT I tell the c ustomer the binding might not look good after it is done. There are just some things that are not my fault!!. Bad piecing, wavy borders I just keep quilting and do the best I can. They always love the quilt when they pick it up. So unless you are going to charge her a fee to remove it just quilt it and let her worry about it and if she takes it off or leaves it on it is her problem. Sorry had surgery on my arm it hurts and I am cranky. Better stop hitting the reply button. Nora Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linda S Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 My reaction just from reading your post was: Customer attached binding, customer can remove binding! Binding really should be sewn through all three layers of the quilt. You just can't have it attached to the top. Sort of defeats the whole purpose of stabilizing the edge of the quilt. What the heck was she thinking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliagraves Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 I too have quilted a quilt that was already bound. I warned the customer that there might be slight tucks in the backing because the layers might shift unevenly (since I couldn't put the backing on the roller separately). I laid the quilt out flat on the floor and pin basted across the quilt about every 12" just to try and keep things from shifting. As I advanced, I removed the pins from the area I was working on. I ended up with a few tiny tucks, but nothing major, and it turned out fine. I pinned strips of fabric to the sides to give my clamps something to hold onto, and pinned the binding to the canvas leaders. Good luck! Julia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SYork Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 I had a friend that wanted me to set her quilt together for her. I told her that I didn't have time. She found someone to do it. Guess what, the binding is sewn on. I think it will be too full after it is quilted. I am going to take it off, quilt the top and put it back on. In the long run, I think it will be less trouble for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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