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In May 2009 the Harlan Valley Quilters of Harlan Oregon pieced this floral quilt top.
It is a Disappearing 9 Patch Technique.
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This week I put a scallop binding on it.
After I marked the placement of the scalloped line all around the edges of the quilt, I sewed the BIAS binding on it....following my marked line.
NEVER cut the edge off until the binding is completely sewn down by machine.
This is a bias edge, and it will stretch if you cut it BEFORE you sew on the binding.
Now you are ready to trim off the excess quilt edges.
I snip directly into where the 2 scallops meet. Cut right up to your sewing line.
Be very careful not to cut into the stitching.
TIP: I like to leave an extra 1/8 inch beyond the edge of the binding.
This gives me a full binding when I fold it over to the back.
You do not want your binding to feel hollow.
You want it nice and full and round.
This is what the quilt edge will look like after you have trimmed off all of the excess quilt edge.
TIP: I like to trim a bit at first, then fold the binding over to the back to see if I have enough edge to fill the binding up nice and plump.
The next thing you need is a 10 hour road trip over to Eastern Oregon 500 miles one way....then back home again......to get the binding sewn down to the back side!
We pulled in the driveway last night at midnight.....and the binding was done!
I just love travel stitching...
This photo with the flash turned off really enhances the quilting stitches.
Long Arm Quilting donated by Linda Alexander of
The Oregon Quilting Company, Corvallis, Oregon
"Vintage Beauty"
To the Women's Cancer Coalition.
Raffle tickets will be sold through October 2010 for this quilt.
Proceeds will benefit Women's Cancer Programs.
CLICK HERE to see who won this Quilt
May All Your Quilts be Scalloped,
LuAnn
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