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Gimpy Cat Admin

Number of posts : 31106 Age : 54 Location : One Stop From Antarctica - Tasmania, Australia Registration date : 2008-09-02
 | Subject: Finishing Ideas for your Quilt Thu May 27, 2010 6:34 pm | |
| I just came across this, has some different ideas for finishing quilts, braided edges etc.  _________________ "My will is mine.....I shall not make it soft for you" Aeschylus, Agamemnon
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golo Moderator

Number of posts : 13567 Age : 76 Location : Grafton ND Registration date : 2008-09-02
 | Subject: Re: Finishing Ideas for your Quilt Thu May 27, 2010 7:00 pm | |
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texasmusicmom

Number of posts : 8816 Age : 65 Location : Columbia, South Carolina, USA Registration date : 2008-09-05
 | Subject: Re: Finishing Ideas for your Quilt Thu May 27, 2010 9:36 pm | |
| Neat....I just got my online edition of Down Under Quilting today....will take some time tomorow to look it over! | |
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Schnookie

Number of posts : 1929 Age : 72 Location : NW Oregon Registration date : 2008-09-03
 | Subject: Re: Finishing Ideas for your Quilt Fri Jun 04, 2010 1:14 am | |
| Good ideas! The yo yo edging looked fun, but what work...I think it would be more so than prairie points but cute...need to think on a small project that I could do with them...hummmm | |
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Guest Guest
 | Subject: Re: Finishing Ideas for your Quilt Fri Jun 04, 2010 1:21 am | |
| I use prairie points alot they really make a quilt I think and not just for kids quilts like some people think... I love the yoyo finish I have seen it one step further where the yoyos are tiered like this all the way along o o o oo oo oo ooooooooo
it almost looks lacy... |
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FiberBabble Moderator

Number of posts : 2721 Age : 61 Location : SW WA Registration date : 2008-09-04
 | Subject: Re: Finishing Ideas for your Quilt Fri Jun 04, 2010 11:09 am | |
| is it just me, or do people only love or hate yo-yo's, no in-between? I've seen some wonderful stuff done with scalloped edges and yo-yos. And as I told Schnookie recently, I'm not a fan of prairie points unless there's a ridiculously large amount of them and they're teeny-tiny. (No, I haven't gone there) I've done the "no-binding binding" and I love it, though it's not for every project. Remember the Bullseye quilt (the one allowed me to find this group)? Since it's done with raw edges, I did the same on the binding - just sewed two rows of stitching (with the machine) at 1/4" from and 'real close' to the edge. Since I use Warm N Natural, the flannel back, the cotton batting and the cotton top all got just barely fuzzy and very, very soft. I am totally and completely challenged by the envelope finish and the one where you bring the backing around to the front. I try but it never ever works out, and I end up adding an applied binding every time.  _________________ Perfection is the enemy of progress
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Gimpy Cat Admin

Number of posts : 31106 Age : 54 Location : One Stop From Antarctica - Tasmania, Australia Registration date : 2008-09-02
 | Subject: Re: Finishing Ideas for your Quilt Sun Jun 06, 2010 5:52 pm | |
| I tried the back to the front and it looked like crap, no other word in the whole world to explain it better - I never did it again. Golo does a lot of the envelope type when she does fleece backings, I have only done it on a dolls quilt and once I had it all turned the right way out I ironed it then stitched around the edge 1/8" to close the opening and secure it, then I went and stitched about another 1/4" in and it did give it a binding effect but I havent done it again. Havent touched prarie points either, they look real pretty on some quilts but the amount of fabric puts me off - maybe in the future I need to do something with scrap prarie points? Now theres an idea. cut and iron scrap pieces into prarie points and pop them in a box, one day there will be enough for a border for a scrappy quilt! _________________ "My will is mine.....I shall not make it soft for you" Aeschylus, Agamemnon
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Schnookie

Number of posts : 1929 Age : 72 Location : NW Oregon Registration date : 2008-09-03
 | Subject: Re: Finishing Ideas for your Quilt Sun Jun 06, 2010 10:03 pm | |
| No two ways about it I think there are thous who love them and thous who hate them....
My prairie points are all made from left over fabric that was in the quilt itself. I must admit they are a lot of work! | |
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