Bonnie in Ok Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 I have a request for a quilt to be quilted not to the edge so they can fold over the tops edges to the back to make a finished edge. My question is would you stitch the design up to an imaginary line so she can turn the edge or should I make an actual line to finish up to. Hope this makes sense but not sure how to state what I am trying to describe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyAboutQuilting Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Bonnie, I understand what you're saying. I do all of the machine quilting for our church group of the quilts that we make and send to the missions. Instead of attaching binding, the backings are cut 2 - 3 inches larger on each side than the tops of the quilts. This way I can quilt the tops from edge to edge, then the batting is trimmed to extend about 1/2" - 3/4" and then the excess backing is pressed so that there is a double layer that is brought to the front of the quilt and then top stitched down. so it looks like a binding from the front but the back of the quilt is all the same. It works really well. These are all lap size quilts so easy to work with. For the quilt you are talking about, are both the top and the backing the same size? I suppose you would have to mark how far to quilt on each edge so that you don't go too far.........sounds a lot more difficult that having the backing larger and folding it to the front..............maybe you can suggest this method instead to your customer? Does it make sense to you how I do it? If not, let me know and I'll try and explain it more clearly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie in Ok Posted September 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Thanks Marilyn, I understand what you mean and don't think she will want to do it that way because the top has a print and the back is just a solid muslin and she wants the print to show on the back. The back is larger than the top so I guess to make this work I will need to mark the top 2 to 3 inches inside the edge so I don't quilt into the binding area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirleyl Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 I see a PITA charge for that. I would have her show you what she wants to do. Shirley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zora Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Sometime my philosophy on what customers "want" is to tell them "No." This has no potential to be easy for you, and the results for her will be less than ideal also. Where do they get these ideas?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darlene Epp Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 I'd put on my big girl panties and say........"Sorry! No can do." And if you DO decide to go ahead with this "request", then stitch a line marking where your stitching will end and the "binding" will begin on all sides of the quilt. Are you going to bury all the ends? Anything else will really show. This one should get a really big PITA charge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmkeindl1 Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Agreed - separate binding! It would almost be easier to quilt off the edges, then attach the first round of the separate binding while still on the machine?! IMHO Love this for that use: This shows you how to do it without the tool: https://www.thegadgetgirls.com/quilting-articles/39-tips-and-techniques/83-tips-about-binding-on-the-longarm.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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