I have just finished a top made of Civil War reproduction fabric. I vaguely remember someone on Simply Quilts or maybe a speaker at a guild meeting talking about how to finish the edges without binding. You layer the batting, quilt top, then backing (facing the top) and stitch around
Kathleen in TX
I doubt it. Seems the technique was invented to make sewing machines easier.
For some information on Civil War quilt construction, check this site:
I would have tought they would be more likely to use a wrap binding - what you guys caled a "mock" binding in a post of a few days ago
I will watch for the answer from the experts
Howdy! Call Lone Star House of Quilts in Arlington; they have a group of Civil War era quilt enthusiasts who should know the answer to this.
Good luck! Ragmop/Sandy --noting this "birthing a quilt" topic has been quite popular this summer
how many quilts are getting wet in the Quarter?
Cindy > I'm just so upset. I love that city.
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