|
|
Category Archives: Tutorial Before you go to hang your quilt, a sleeve must be attached on the back and a dowel prepared. Depending on the overall size of your quilt, make the sleeve 1-2 inches shorter than your quilt width. Attach it to the back of your quilt with a simple whip stitch and make sure it has... 
October 22, 2010 - 7:10 pm
I like the idea of using screw eyes in the dowel end! I always just balance mine on nails, but this adds an extra bit of security. Thanks for sharing! 
October 21, 2010 - 4:07 pm
Thank you. This is really helpful for my imaginary future career as a quilt artist 
October 21, 2010 - 2:21 pm
Yes, but how do you make the sleeve? 
October 21, 2010 - 2:15 pm
Thanks for sharing! I had been thinking of using a system like this but wasn’t sure if it would work. How wide is the widest quilt you would recommend doing this way?  I’ve tried many different ways to bind an art quilt and this is my favorite! It’s very easy to do and the result is a “hidden binding” or one that cannot be seen from the front. I use a more traditional method to attach a binding in my utilitarian pieces… and it’s the one featured... by robin 3 comments 
October 20, 2010 - 8:45 am
I have struggled with giving my small wall quilts a nice looking binding. I love this method! Thank you for sharing. I know I will be able to use it in the future. 
October 19, 2010 - 3:55 pm
Well that’s interesting. And pretty useful info for a rather big project I have on my plate. Thanks! 
October 14, 2010 - 4:40 pm
Thanks so much for posting this! I’ll have to give it a try for sure. |
by robin
4 comments