Would it be a disaster if I sewed on the binding before finishing the quilting?

I have quilted the "middle" of a lap quilt; just the borders to be done. However, I need a break from the FMQing and I'd like to do the handwork of sewing on the bindings. Seems like it's ready enough, but am I asking for trouble?

Thanks in advance.

if you sew your binding on before finishing your quilting you will have puckers-(baggy areas) in your borders- the reason for working from the center out is so you can smooth it out as you go and have everything smooth even around the edges- if the edges are already finished the fullness has no where to go.

I agree!

That's what I was going to say--you explained it better.

hhmmm makes sense to me.

ditto

the quilting, especially if dense, draws in the fabric. thus, you will have too much binding on the edges.

And if your quilting is not the same density across your entire quilt, you may need to do a bit of re-squaring before binding.

Ladies, could she baste it and be OK? I honestly don't know. I do know I agree and I wouldn't bind it until at least some sort of stitching is there...

Basting won't help the quilt from drawing in due to the quilting process :wink:

Over all, it is usually better to make the binding the last step :D:D:D