Flange

[ferrosuz]

I am adding flange to the quilt I am working on. My question -- is using a jelly roll strip too wide? Most patterns indicate a 1 1/2 inch strip. Will a 2 1/2 strip be too wide and look funny? It is a large lap quilt.

Thanks.

[Jean Sewing Machine]

Flange? Is this a border? I think a jelly roll strip would work great. You could trim it down if you think it is too wide. The jelly roll will only give you a 2" border by the time you seam it and bind it, so that isn't really too wide. Good luck!

[CrazyMtnLady]

I agree with Jean. I think it would work just fine. Good Luck and post pics when your done.

[rebeccas-sewing]

What do you mean by flange?

[ferrosuz]

The piece of fabric you fold in half and sew along the inside border


Flange:
An inside decorative border element, or an outside border, in which a strip of fabric is folded wrong sides together, and sewn into the quilt, or as a decoration of a pillow. Think of a pillow sham, it is the outer fabric surrounding the sham. In a quilt, the flange is often inserted as a border in between the quilt top and an outer border, or between two borders. Think of piping but without the cord inside the piping that makes it stiffer.

http://www.quiltpox.com/cgi-bin/glossary.pl#F


Adding A Flange
Measure the height of your quilt top.
Determine the width of your desired finished flange.
Multiply the width by 2, and add 1/2" for the seam allowances.
Cut your strip by that measurement, by the height.
Fold the strip in half, wrong sides together, and attach to your quilt top aligning the raw edges of the flange with the raw edges of the top, and the next outside border. Pin in place.
Sew on with a 1/4" seam allowance.
Repeat for the top and bottom borders.
For a cleaner appearance, attach the flange in between two borders, then attach the whole large border using a mitered seam.

[K. McEuen]

flange = piping

So yes, I think a jelly roll strip would be a bit too wide.

[tfrankum]

A honey bun is 1.5". That would work great if one is available to match.

[Jean Sewing Machine]

ThNks for clarifying flange for me, I've never heard of it in this context! See, you learn something new every day on this forum.

[Denis]

Why not cut your 2.5" strip in half making it 1.25". I think that would work just great. It would be slightly smaller but I don't think you'd notice a huge difference.

[Divine Daisy]

I though a flange was a sort of tart............or is that a flan? lol (I crack myself up sometimes)