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Posted by Ellison on August 29, 2005, 12:55 am
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.
http://www.lonestarhouseofquilts.com/
817-277-4749
The name of the shop has changed a few times in the
last 12 yrs., but the phone # remains the same.
As does the good service, and the friendly quilters who
work there. ;-)
Good luck!
Ragmop/Sandy --noting this "birthing a quilt" topic has been
quite popular this summer
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>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 3 1/2
>sides, then turn it like a pillowcase, hand sew the opening and THEN quilt.
>Does anyone know if this type of finishing was used during the American
>Civil War era?
> Kathleen in TX
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>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 3 1/2
>sides, then turn it like a pillowcase, hand sew the opening and THEN quilt.
>Does anyone know if this type of finishing was used during the American
>Civil War era?
> Kathleen in TX