cross stitch baby quilt

cross stitch baby quilt

I am cross stitching a stamped baby quilt. How do I finish my threads and not show at the back of the quilt?

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Feb 07, 2010
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cross stitched baby quilt
by: Anonymous

Cross stitch baby quilt has no backing. Also, I needed to quilt the design after finishing cross stitching. Having a difficult time. Is there anybody who can finish this for me. I spent way too much time on this to not finish and I do not know how. Help. Thanks, Tamara

Jan 17, 2010
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baby quilt back
by: cindy

By stitching just around the edges and not requilting, what keeps the new backing from ballooning? I am going to attempt to use "stitch witchery" to apply new backing and then re-bind. Comments?

Oct 14, 2009
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CROSS STITCH BABY QUILT BACKING
by: Jan B

I've cross stitched 7 or 8 of these over the years and ALWAYS back them when I'm done with soft receiving blanket fabric, usually plain white.

Not only does the backing look classy & professional, it covers your stitches, adds warmth and weight to the quilt and helps it hold its shape.

Simply fit a piece of fabric on the back of the quilt allowing about and inch overlap over the quilt. Press under with steam iron to make a nice seam, pinning as you go along, then machine-stitch along the edge, wash, press and it's ready for baby. I spend a lot of time on these, hoping they'll become a well used keepsake, so finishing is important!

Jan

Feb 24, 2009
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cross stitch baby quilt
by: Anonymous

Thank you for your comment. This baby quilt has already a backing on it. I am using whats called hidden stith and trying to start and finish with a small knot. I don't know how to start or finish any other way without showing.

Feb 24, 2009
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baby quilt
by: Liz

surely if you are making a quilt you will have a backing to it, if so it doesn't matter if you thread into the back of the stitches as in cross stitch, if you are not putting a backing on it ( and if you are not you must be a very neat stitcher to get away with it) then perhaps a little glue, either way I would be interest to see how it turns out, but if you use it as a quilt cover, then again you could thread into the back of the stitches as no one would see.