I'm working on a 39x63 baby quilt with six inch flannel blocks and a three inch satin binding. A few of the blocks are four patch and the other blocks are solid panels.
What type of quilting is best for a baby quilt?
I intend to have the binding filled with all three layers of the quilt sandwich. Do I need to do any quilting on the sating binding to stabalize the layers? If so what type of quilting should I use?
Jerry in North Alabama
Why such a wide binding? If your batting is pre-shrunk, you could get away without quilting over the binding. Personally, I'd do a normal binding and not deal with such a problem.
For any quilt that needs to be washed often, More quilting is better. Roberta in D
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Not really any difference in quilting on a baby quilt vs. a full size quilt. You want to make sure that it is close enough that it will stand up to many washings is all, because if it is used, it will definatly be washed frequently. As long as you are well with in the requrements of your batting, rather than just meeting them it should be fine. I wouldn't worry too much about the binding if it were me. If you are doing an all over quilting design, I would carry it to the edge (under the binding), but that is me. Just make sure that if you do something other than an all over design, that the distance from the edge of the quilt to the quilting meets your batting's minimum quilting distance.
HTH
I don't think you'd want to do much quilting on the satin binding. Just one single row of a wandering sort of 'flight of the bumble bee' ought to do it. Lots of quilting would certainly change the feel of the satin and maybe even affect the taste. Polly
If I do lots of quilting, will it tend to make the quilt stiffer and tend to reduce the soft feel of the flannel? What type of thread should I use? Can I use a longer stitch to reduce the stiffness? What quilting technique can I use to help keep the quilt from getting out of square due to the quilting?
Thanks for helping a real novice.
Jerry in North Alabama
Howdy!
3" binding-- needs something to at least tack it down, keep it from shifting along that edge. I don't leave a length that wide unquilted (I don't leave blocks unquilted, either) or any space of more than 2". In my quilts the binding does indeed cover all 3 layers of the quilt sandwich. In this case I'd do a very large zig-zag across that binding. And quilt as I would just about any quilt, well-covered in stitches. What type of quilting? Hand quilting, of course. ;-DGood luck, Jerry. Hope we get to see your Finished baby quilt.
Happy Valentine's Day!
Ragmop/Sandy-- handquilter, shivering in n.Tx. where we were in short sleeves 2 days ago-- I love winter here!
Sandy, did you mean that I should do some quilting on top of the binding? How about the stitch length and thread type on the quilt?
No hand quilting please. I even put all my bindings (three projects so far) by machine.
I played golf Monday in short sleeves but today the high was 34.
Jerry in North Alabama
Howdy!
Binding that wide is almost a border, might slip around a bit if it's loose,leading to more wear on the quilt. I'm thinking more of a stitch like "tacking" it down rather than quilting, thru' the center of the binding. But that's just me. ;-) All my quilting is by hand, mostly cotton thread; same for when I do
1/2 the binding (one side) by machine.Yes, 60s on Monday, 30s today-- I live where I can love winter. ;-D
Ragmop/Sandy
I notice that you tend to do allover grids. Try quilting these lines in alternating directions, if possible, and see if that helps keep the quilt square. Do you already use a walking foot? That should also help.
My quilts tend to have pretty dense quilting, but the stitching lines don't overlap. They develop a lot of surface texture, using Hobbs Heirloom batting that shrinks a bit with washing. IMO more lines of stitching actually give the piece more places to bend, if that makes sense. Roberta in D
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Thanks Pat and Roberta. Roberta, you are correct that I tend to do all over grids. But that is only because I have not been brave enough to try something else. Now that I,m working on my fourth project, I may get a little more venturesome.
I now have my first baby quilt top together ready to put on borders and binding. Working with flannel was not quite a tough as I had anticipated. I did get lots of helpful hints before I started and I am sure this prevented lots of troubles.
Jerry in North Alabama
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