Bear Creek Quilt Guild, Inc
since 1991
Quilt Show 2004 
Quilt Sleeve


 
Cut strip of fabric 8" wide and as long as your quilt is wide.
 
Make narrow hem at each end. -
 
Sew into long tube using 1/4" seam. 
 
Turn and press with seam at bottom.
 
Press a good hard crease at top.
 
Turn tube down from top crease and press another crease 1" below top crease.
                     [ This crease will be your stitch line for top of sleeve.]
 
To attach to Quilt:
 Place sleeve so the top crease is just inside edge of binding along top of quilt and the 1" crease is next to the quilt (hidden).
                           Pin in place.

 Sew bottom of sleeve to lining with blindstitches.

 Fold down from top crease to the 1" crease and stitch in place.

 
 
 

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