zigzag stitch for quilting?

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

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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.

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:

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

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