This has been bothering me for awhile and I can’t picture in my head how this could possibly work. I am reading Glenn Hecko’s instructions for making a quilt similar to how I’d like to make one.
He sews the inner and outer fabrics together on 3 seams and then places the insulation on top and sews along the same 3 seams. Finally he turns the whole thing right side out and the insulation is supposed to now be in the middle and he then sews the last seam.
I can’t see how the insulation gets in the middle. What am I not seeing here? I don’t want to waste $85 worth of nice material.
Here are the steps of his instuctions, as written, that I am questioning:
1. Sew the rectangles of fabric together on three sides with the outsides facing each other (if your fabric has different sides) to form a pocket that is open on one of the narrow ends. You should use a 1/2 inch seam around the edges. You can double stitch if you feel durability may be a problem. I did not.
2. Now place the layer of insulation on top of your pocket of fabric and pin in place. Sew the insulation to the fabric SEWING AROUND THE SAME THREE SIDES. Follow your previous stitching as a guide. You should use the same 1/2 inch seam.
3. You now have a pocket of fabric with one end open with insulation sewn to the top of it. Turn the fabric inside out so that the layer of insulation is sandwiched between the two layers of fabric.
Thanks
