Pat's Stitch and Turn

Found it~! Credited to Pat in Virginia:

I love to stitch and turn (aka 'birth') the quick and
easy projects! To prevent the batting from getting:
twisted while turning, I have come up with ..... ta da
...... "Pat's Solution!!" Try this:

Layer top to batting, right side up. SITD along
block/grid lines (or other major areas) and a bit along
the border; stitch real close .... within the seam
allowance .... to the edge (*this* edging line can be
long stitches/basting.)

Now place the backing on table, right side up. Layer
the basted top on the backing, right sides together.
Pin here and there. Stitch the edges, leaving the
opening. Remove pins. Turn and be sure to 'poke out'
the corners.

Smooth it all out .... sometimes I LIGHTLY press.
Again, a few pins may be needed ... or not. Now finish
the quilting. Generally this is the point where I do
the free motion MQ. This method keeps every thing nice
and smooth and is WAY LESS complicated than the
explanation!! G

HTH.

kitty in phx
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I've used that method also, Kitty. It worked really well on placemats that
were being made for Meals On Wheels as part of a Community Service project
and also for small baby quilts. The one thing that I had to be really
careful of was having the finished quilt top already squared up before I did
any of "Pat's Solution". If I didn't it would turn out to be more work to
fix it!

Dee in LeRoy, NY

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Found it~! Credited to Pat in Virginia:

I love to stitch and turn (aka 'birth') the quick and
easy projects! To prevent the batting from getting:
twisted while turning, I have come up with ..... ta da
..... "Pat's Solution!!" Try this:

Layer top to batting, right side up. SITD along
block/grid lines (or other major areas) and a bit along
the border; stitch real close .... within the seam
allowance .... to the edge (*this* edging line can be
long stitches/basting.)

Now place the backing on table, right side up. Layer
the basted top on the backing, right sides together.
Pin here and there. Stitch the edges, leaving the
opening. Remove pins. Turn and be sure to 'poke out'
the corners.

Smooth it all out .... sometimes I LIGHTLY press.
Again, a few pins may be needed ... or not. Now finish
the quilting. Generally this is the point where I do
the free motion MQ. This method keeps every thing nice
and smooth and is WAY LESS complicated than the
explanation!! G

HTH.

kitty in phx
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Oh Dee, I'm laughing only because I have had, in fact, that very problem.
(avoiding a sorry rehash here about blocking quilts). But yes, I think its
pretty neat and it has otherwise worked well for me too Worth posting
again for those that haven't seen this.

kitty in phx

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I've used that method also, Kitty. It worked really well on placemats
that
were being made for Meals On Wheels as part of a Community Service project
and also for small baby quilts. The one thing that I had to be really
careful of was having the finished quilt top already squared up before I
did
any of "Pat's Solution". If I didn't it would turn out to be more work to
fix it!

Dee in LeRoy, NY

Blush! Blush!
PAT

KittyG wrote:

Oh Dee, I'm laughing only because I have had, in fact, that very problem.
(avoiding a sorry rehash here about blocking quilts). But yes, I think its
pretty neat and it has otherwise worked well for me too Worth posting
again for those that haven't seen this.

kitty in phx

Blush away, Pat, but at the time I did the semi-quilting on the top and
batting it was before reading your tip and I thought _I_ had invented that
method! g I can hardly wait to see how many other inventors of this
method are around!

Dee in LeRoy, NY

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Blush! Blush!
PAT

KittyG wrote:

Oh Dee, I'm laughing only because I have had, in fact, that very
problem.
(avoiding a sorry rehash here about blocking quilts). But yes, I think
its
pretty neat and it has otherwise worked well for me too Worth
posting
again for those that haven't seen this.

kitty in phx