{"id":3649,"date":"2024-01-28T15:25:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-28T15:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/?p=3649"},"modified":"2024-01-28T15:25:55","modified_gmt":"2024-01-28T15:25:55","slug":"on-the-edge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/?p=3649","title":{"rendered":"On the Edge"},"content":{"rendered":"

How do you make sure your English paper pieced quilt has a nice edge that’s easy to trim and bind?<\/p>\n

I used to get folded over bits of fabric and little holes but after a while I found an easy way to get a nice straight 1\/4″ edge. I simply add a 1\/4″ to the template and cut it out. I always cut the seam allowance at a 90\u00ba angle.<\/p>\n

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When I wrap the fabric around the papers I leave that edge unwrapped and trim the fabric flush with the paper.<\/p>\n

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Then I sew the pieces together with my usual whipstitch and end up with a wonderfully flat edge that is easy to bind without losing any of my points.<\/p>\n

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I hope that helps.<\/p>\n

Happy sewing!<\/p>\n

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How do you make sure your English paper pieced quilt has a nice edge that’s easy to trim and bind? I used to get folded over bits of fabric and little holes but after a while I found an easy way to get a nice straight 1\/4″ edge. I simply add a 1\/4″ to the… Continue Reading On the Edge<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[499,511,19,498,44,50,56,60],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3649"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3649"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3656,"href":"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3649\/revisions\/3656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sharksdinner.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}