When you are cutting the backing for the quilt is is necessary to cut the edge where it comes off the bolt or can I just sew them together. Every time I cut it off I never seem to get or cut it perfectly straight and my back comes out wonky so I'm thinking of leaving the edging on. Any thoughts? Mahalo
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Re: Backing fabric question
Sandy, you need to cut the selvedge edges off the fabric because it's woven much tighter than the rest of the fabric and it shrinks at a different rate. What I do is to put those edges together and stitch a large seam and then trim it off to 5/8" or so and give it a good press.
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Originally posted by Bubby View PostSandy, you need to cut the selvedge edges off the fabric because it's woven much tighter than the rest of the fabric and it shrinks at a different rate. What I do is to put those edges together and stitch a large seam and then trim it off to 5/8" or so and give it a good press.sigpicHawaiigrammi
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Re: Backing fabric question
Originally posted by Bubby View PostSandy, you need to cut the selvedge edges off the fabric because it's woven much tighter than the rest of the fabric and it shrinks at a different rate. What I do is to put those edges together and stitch a large seam and then trim it off to 5/8" or so and give it a good press.sigpicHawaiigrammi
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It's not sewing past the edge of the fabric you have to worry about. It's sewing past the selvage, because you want to cut the selvage off after sewing your seam. A bit over quarter or a full half inch past the selvage should do it. Then you can safely trim off the selvage.
Some selvages have little holes in them also, so you really want to cut the selvage all off.
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Originally posted by PrettyCurious View PostIt's not sewing past the edge of the fabric you have to worry about. It's sewing past the selvage, because you want to cut the selvage off after sewing your seam. A bit over quarter or a full half inch past the selvage should do it. Then you can safely trim off the selvage.
Some selvages have little holes in them also, so you really want to cut the selvage all off.sigpicHawaiigrammi
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When I make baby quilts, I back them with WOF yardage. Because I usually don't have a lot of extra fabric on the sides, I trim the selvedge just inside the little holes in the fabric. If you fold the yardage so the selvedge edges are lined up evenly, it's easy to trim that off & have a straight line. If you're piecing the backing, always have even edges to sew together. I usually make the seam 1/2" & press the edges open.
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