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Posted by Sally Swindells on April 5, 2008, 9:17 am
Have my binding all ready to put on my 'Singing the Blues' little quilt
and the sleeve cut out. I read that it should be 5" + the 1/4" on the
long sides for seams, and then the width of the quilt less about 2".
I know I stitch it into the top seam when the binding goes on, but have
found conflicting views on where I stitch the bottom line (slip stitch
by hand). How far down from where the binding is stitched do I sew it? I
have no idea how thick the dowels its to be threaded on will be - the
display will be for little quilts 24" x 24" or less, so they won't be heavy.
I've finished all the quilting and am now doing the embellishment, and
soon little blue bird will have his beak! I've started at the top where
the sleeve will go, so won't sew through it by mistake.
At the moment it's eyes down every free moment (and there seem to be too
few of those - too many other committments, I must learn to say 'no'!!)
so I'm not reading much - just a quick whizz through. When it's done
will post pictures.
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Sally at the Seaside ~~~~~~~~~~ (uk)
http://community.webshots.com/user/sallyswin
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Posted by Patti on April 5, 2008, 9:48 am
As I don't like to risk any of my hanging sleeve showing at the front, I
don't stitch it into the binding (as I usually only do quarter inch
bindings). But, that is not to say you should do that of course.
I usually sew the top about half an inch from the top of the quilt.
Then with the bottom still 'free', I take the sleeve to within a smidgen
of the quilt top, finger press the bottom to make a pressed fold, and
sew along that pressed fold for the bottom position. I do pin that top
in position, and the short, open ends, too, in case anything shifts in
the sewing process. I think most of us do our sleeves differently,
though - so be prepared!
With a given width of 5", I don't think the poles/dowels will be of a
very large diameter. We are given 4" finished for Malvern and NEC
quilts.
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>Have my binding all ready to put on my 'Singing the Blues' little quilt
>and the sleeve cut out. I read that it should be 5" + the 1/4" on the
>long sides for seams, and then the width of the quilt less about 2".
>I know I stitch it into the top seam when the binding goes on, but have
>found conflicting views on where I stitch the bottom line (slip stitch
>by hand). How far down from where the binding is stitched do I sew it?
>I have no idea how thick the dowels its to be threaded on will be - the
>display will be for little quilts 24" x 24" or less, so they won't be
>heavy.
>I've finished all the quilting and am now doing the embellishment, and
>soon little blue bird will have his beak! I've started at the top where
>the sleeve will go, so won't sew through it by mistake.
>At the moment it's eyes down every free moment (and there seem to be
>too few of those - too many other committments, I must learn to say
>'no'!!) so I'm not reading much - just a quick whizz through. When it's
>done will post pictures.
--
Best Regards
pat on the hill
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Posted by Sally Swindells on April 5, 2008, 2:58 pm
We aren't given any width - the 5" was the width given in my beginner
lesson instructions, and I haven't put sleeves on anything since then!
The Schedule just says 'Must have hanging sleeve attached'. I'll check
with our Show Secretary and see if she has anything in the big file of
general rules, but I don't recall anything regarding size of sleeve.
I am just assuming something of broom handle size.
Sally at the Seaside ~~~~~~~~~~ (uk)
http://community.webshots.com/user/sallyswin
Patti wrote:
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> As I don't like to risk any of my hanging sleeve showing at the front, I
> don't stitch it into the binding (as I usually only do quarter inch
> bindings). But, that is not to say you should do that of course.
> I usually sew the top about half an inch from the top of the quilt. Then
> with the bottom still 'free', I take the sleeve to within a smidgen of
> the quilt top, finger press the bottom to make a pressed fold, and sew
> along that pressed fold for the bottom position. I do pin that top in
> position, and the short, open ends, too, in case anything shifts in the
> sewing process. I think most of us do our sleeves differently, though -
> so be prepared!
> With a given width of 5", I don't think the poles/dowels will be of a
> very large diameter. We are given 4" finished for Malvern and NEC quilts.
> .
>> Have my binding all ready to put on my 'Singing the Blues' little
>> quilt and the sleeve cut out. I read that it should be 5" + the 1/4"
>> on the long sides for seams, and then the width of the quilt less
>> about 2".
>> I know I stitch it into the top seam when the binding goes on, but
>> have found conflicting views on where I stitch the bottom line (slip
>> stitch by hand). How far down from where the binding is stitched do I
>> sew it? I have no idea how thick the dowels its to be threaded on will
>> be - the display will be for little quilts 24" x 24" or less, so they
>> won't be heavy.
>> I've finished all the quilting and am now doing the embellishment, and
>> soon little blue bird will have his beak! I've started at the top
>> where the sleeve will go, so won't sew through it by mistake.
>> At the moment it's eyes down every free moment (and there seem to be
>> too few of those - too many other committments, I must learn to say
>> 'no'!!) so I'm not reading much - just a quick whizz through. When
>> it's done will post pictures.
>
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Posted by Patti on April 5, 2008, 4:34 pm
So, the 5" will be halved? I don't think that would give broom handle
diameter quite enough room? Might be a good idea if you can get any
further info. What a nuisance, when you want to get on with it.
I use a 4" finished for mine at home, where I use roughly broom handle
diameter most of the time.
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>We aren't given any width - the 5" was the width given in my beginner
>lesson instructions, and I haven't put sleeves on anything since then!
>The Schedule just says 'Must have hanging sleeve attached'. I'll check
>with our Show Secretary and see if she has anything in the big file of
>general rules, but I don't recall anything regarding size of sleeve.
>I am just assuming something of broom handle size.
>Sally at the Seaside ~~~~~~~~~~ (uk)
>http://community.webshots.com/user/sallyswin
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Best Regards
pat on the hill
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Posted by Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. on April 5, 2008, 1:04 pm
I sew down my hanging sleeve with the first pass to attach the binding to
the quilt front and tack it down by hand on the bottom of the sleeve.
BUT... When I prepare the sleeve I get it all finished- raw edges turned
under and stitched into a tube- and then arrange it so the seam is in the
middle of one side which will be a back of the sleeve against the quilt.
Then I press the one edge that will be the top of the sleeve and then fold
it so that it is not exactly in half- the front side (without the seam) will
be about 1/2 in. wider than the back side. I stitch the sleeve down by hand
at it's bottom on the pressed in crease so it will have a 'bulge' in it.
When you slide the dowel inside, the 'bulge' will accommodate the dowel and
the wallhanging will hang nicer without a bump where the dowel is situated.
Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
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> Have my binding all ready to put on my 'Singing the Blues' little quilt
> and the sleeve cut out. I read that it should be 5" + the 1/4" on the long
> sides for seams, and then the width of the quilt less about 2".
> I know I stitch it into the top seam when the binding goes on, but have
> found conflicting views on where I stitch the bottom line (slip stitch by
> hand). How far down from where the binding is stitched do I sew it? I have
> no idea how thick the dowels its to be threaded on will be - the display
> will be for little quilts 24" x 24" or less, so they won't be heavy.
> I've finished all the quilting and am now doing the embellishment, and
> soon little blue bird will have his beak! I've started at the top where
> the sleeve will go, so won't sew through it by mistake.
> At the moment it's eyes down every free moment (and there seem to be too
> few of those - too many other committments, I must learn to say 'no'!!) so
> I'm not reading much - just a quick whizz through. When it's done will
> post pictures.
> --
> Sally at the Seaside ~~~~~~~~~~ (uk)
> http://community.webshots.com/user/sallyswin
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>and the sleeve cut out. I read that it should be 5" + the 1/4" on the
>long sides for seams, and then the width of the quilt less about 2".
>I know I stitch it into the top seam when the binding goes on, but have
>found conflicting views on where I stitch the bottom line (slip stitch
>by hand). How far down from where the binding is stitched do I sew it?
>I have no idea how thick the dowels its to be threaded on will be - the
>display will be for little quilts 24" x 24" or less, so they won't be
>heavy.
>I've finished all the quilting and am now doing the embellishment, and
>soon little blue bird will have his beak! I've started at the top where
>the sleeve will go, so won't sew through it by mistake.
>At the moment it's eyes down every free moment (and there seem to be
>too few of those - too many other committments, I must learn to say
>'no'!!) so I'm not reading much - just a quick whizz through. When it's
>done will post pictures.