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zigzag stitch for quilting?
I'm making a quilt-as-you-go quilt
in 60" strips. I have two strips done, but the backing fabric isn't wide enough to really hem properly. Would it be a bad thing to use a zigzag stitch to quilt the two sections together? I've already pieced the top together. Thanks, Anita |
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Not sure I understand the scenario -do you mean this as a way to finish the
backing, as opposed to turning under one backing seam and hand-stitching over the other backing seam allowance? IMO, zigzagging over the raw edges (if that's what you mean) would look a bit sloppy. You could cut a strip of backing fabric 1" or so wide, press under the edges to make a half-inch strip, and apply over the join. You'd have 2 parallel lines of stitching showing on the front. But it would be a neat and strong seam. Roberta in D "Irrational Number" schrieb im Newsbeitrag nk.net... I'm making a quilt-as-you-go quilt in 60" strips. I have two strips done, but the backing fabric isn't wide enough to really hem properly. Would it be a bad thing to use a zigzag stitch to quilt the two sections together? I've already pieced the top together. Thanks, Anita |
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Yep, Anita, I agree with Roberta that zig zag is probably not
best choice, and a strip would be neater and stronger. You might be able to add it in the joining seam, so you'd have just one side to hand stitch. I've seen this method in some magazines. Let us know how it turns out. PAT in VA/USA Roberta Zollner wrote: Not sure I understand the scenario -do you mean this as a way to finish the backing, as opposed to turning under one backing seam and hand-stitching over the other backing seam allowance? IMO, zigzagging over the raw edges (if that's what you mean) would look a bit sloppy. You could cut a strip of backing fabric 1" or so wide, press under the edges to make a half-inch strip, and apply over the join. You'd have 2 parallel lines of stitching showing on the front. But it would be a neat and strong seam. Roberta in D "Irrational Number" schrieb im Newsbeitrag nk.net... I'm making a quilt-as-you-go quilt in 60" strips. I have two strips done, but the backing fabric isn't wide enough to really hem properly. Would it be a bad thing to use a zigzag stitch to quilt the two sections together? I've already pieced the top together. Thanks, Anita |
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I think that would work great. It's sure better than throwing it out - or
horrors!! - ripping it out. Go for it. It might be a learning experience and you might hate it. If you hate it - donate it to your local homeless shelter and start over with a new working knowledge base. Nothing is ever a waste in the quilting world. -- http://community.webshots.com/user/snigdibbly SNIGDIBBLY ~e~ " / \ http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/snigdibbly. http://www.ebaystores.com/snigdibbly...ox&refid=store "Irrational Number" wrote in message nk.net... I'm making a quilt-as-you-go quilt in 60" strips. I have two strips done, but the backing fabric isn't wide enough to really hem properly. Would it be a bad thing to use a zigzag stitch to quilt the two sections together? I've already pieced the top together. Thanks, Anita |
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I thought I'd be clever and turn under
one backing seam and pin it well. Then I'd quilt as usual from the top! But, I can't guarantee that I'd catch the seam, so I thought a zigzag stitch would catch it... It would be SITD, but with a zigzag stitch instead of a straight stitch. I think I'll chalk this up to a learning experience. This is a Katrina quilt. (I've never made a large quilt before.) -- Anita -- Roberta Zollner wrote: Not sure I understand the scenario -do you mean this as a way to finish the backing, as opposed to turning under one backing seam and hand-stitching over the other backing seam allowance? IMO, zigzagging over the raw edges (if that's what you mean) would look a bit sloppy. You could cut a strip of backing fabric 1" or so wide, press under the edges to make a half-inch strip, and apply over the join. You'd have 2 parallel lines of stitching showing on the front. But it would be a neat and strong seam. Roberta in D "Irrational Number" schrieb im Newsbeitrag nk.net... I'm making a quilt-as-you-go quilt in 60" strips. I have two strips done, but the backing fabric isn't wide enough to really hem properly. Would it be a bad thing to use a zigzag stitch to quilt the two sections together? I've already pieced the top together. Thanks, Anita |
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Ah, I see! Well, of course you could try, but wouldn't it be easier to
stitch from the back? You could still use zigzag if you wanted to, and you'd be sure of controlling the natural tendency of a fold to make little tucks and unfold itself. The strongest and easiest is to just slipstitch it closed by hand, then quilt across. Roberta in D "Irrational Number" schrieb im Newsbeitrag link.net... I thought I'd be clever and turn under one backing seam and pin it well. Then I'd quilt as usual from the top! But, I can't guarantee that I'd catch the seam, so I thought a zigzag stitch would catch it... It would be SITD, but with a zigzag stitch instead of a straight stitch. I think I'll chalk this up to a learning experience. This is a Katrina quilt. (I've never made a large quilt before.) -- Anita -- Roberta Zollner wrote: Not sure I understand the scenario -do you mean this as a way to finish the backing, as opposed to turning under one backing seam and hand-stitching over the other backing seam allowance? IMO, zigzagging over the raw edges (if that's what you mean) would look a bit sloppy. You could cut a strip of backing fabric 1" or so wide, press under the edges to make a half-inch strip, and apply over the join. You'd have 2 parallel lines of stitching showing on the front. But it would be a neat and strong seam. Roberta in D "Irrational Number" schrieb im Newsbeitrag nk.net... I'm making a quilt-as-you-go quilt in 60" strips. I have two strips done, but the backing fabric isn't wide enough to really hem properly. Would it be a bad thing to use a zigzag stitch to quilt the two sections together? I've already pieced the top together. Thanks, Anita |
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