Alex LIVE: Quilting Questions & Sharing

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Alex is sharing your great ideas and answering quilting questions. If you have a question, write it in the comments or come chat at the LIVE event. LIVE happens June 26 @ 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London time.

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#11 AlexAnderson 2020-06-27 17:23

Kerri - I am never precise with my backings for the exact issue you are describing. I feel your pain

#10 AlexAnderson 2020-06-27 17:21

Sue Gee - The bundle has about 3 yards of fat quarters and 3 yards of kaffe - it will be more than enough

#9 AlexAnderson 2020-06-27 17:20

Sandy - I do not use the BSR on my domestic but certainly will on my Q20.

#8 Mary Elizabeth 2020-06-26 19:12

Alex, you make my day. I love your presentations and your sense of humor. Thanks for all you are doing for us. I am learning a lot and look forward to each new segment. And a big thanks to John for always being there for you.

#7 DBiller 2020-06-26 12:33

I learned this method of connecting the mitered ends of a binding as it’s being attached from Betty Cotton of Cotton therapy, perhaps 10 years ago. Since then I’ve use it all the time, and find that it works really well.

#6 Kerri Pullen 2020-06-26 12:06

Hi Alex,
I added two 4 inch wide vertical strips to each side of a fabric backing that was initially too small in width for my quilt top. I thought I had the backing centered to the quilt top so that my straight line quilting would be equi-distant from the seam line of these two 4 inch fabric backing attachments. After all was said and done, the quilting was not equi-distant; thus, I had somehow not centered the backing fabric to the quilt top. Do you have any suggestions for centering such fabric backings to the quilt top?

Thank you,
Kerri

#5 Sandy Mason 2020-06-26 11:59

Do you use the BSR

#4 Greysurf 2020-06-26 11:32

For straight line method. When doing a vertical line that meets another horizontal line what is the best way to start/stop? Backstitch? My Viking has a "fix" to start then a tie off when I press "cut". Seens the backstitch works better. Thanks!

#3 Pam_Gantz 2020-06-26 06:35

When doing a scrappy quilt, you mentioned always including some white in the fabrics you choose. How do you decide how much white to include?

#2 Myra A. Tallman 2020-06-26 06:21

Myra Tallman
I am making Afternoon Delight. I can’t seem to make a perfect 2.75 nine patch. I have solved this problem by making it a bit bigger and trimming. I have the same problem with HST’s. How can a sloppy Quilter become more perfect. Thanks

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