I have the binding strips cut and pieced together into one LONG strip for starching and folding in half, right after I lay it out on the quilt again to make sure there is enough to go all around. Almost done....
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
First pic with new camera
Nothing "new" but I layed out the quilt to trim it. I decided not to wash and block it, just going to bind it and then wash. It doesn't need to be blocked and squared, looks pretty good to me.
I have the binding strips cut and pieced together into one LONG strip for starching and folding in half, right after I lay it out on the quilt again to make sure there is enough to go all around. Almost done....
I have the binding strips cut and pieced together into one LONG strip for starching and folding in half, right after I lay it out on the quilt again to make sure there is enough to go all around. Almost done....
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Looks great!! I have never blocked a quilt...why would you? Is that a dum question?
ReplyDeleteWet blocking helps a quilt, especially a quilt that will be hanging, to hang straight, lay flat, and to be square. For one that is going to be on a bed or a utility quilt it's not necessary. I blocked my feathered star quilt because I knew I was going to enter it in shows and I've done it to several Round Robin tops that had issues before I worked on them. This is a good explanation of blocking.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.quiltuniversity.com/blocking.htm