Mounted Quilts

I mounted many of the samples from ‘Reversing With No Brakez’ over foam core board. They are designed to travel well with little added weight and are easy to display - propped or sitting between pins on display boards. They are also easy to hand around.
Use the idea for showing off Stargazey Quilts pattern blocks too!

DETERMINE THE SIZE
Determine what size you need. You may have to add borders on your quilt or cut off excess. My works were quilted without backing. I used two sizes for easy packing

Small - cut foam core board 10” x 12”
- cut backing 11” x 13”
- quilt must measure approximately 11 1/2” x 13 1/2”

Large - cut foam core board 13” x 18”
- cut backing 14” x 19”
- quilt must measure approximately 14 1/2” x 19 1/2”

Your board sizes may differ. If so the backing should be an inch more than the board in both directions. The quilt itself must be one and a half inches more in both directions.

HOW TO ENCLOSE THE FOAM CORE BOARD
1. Place the quilt in position over the foam core board.
2. Ease the quilt to the edge of the foam. Use pins, lightly inserted, placing the first pins in the centre of each edge to establish the centre position.
3. Continue pinning along each edge in turn, about 1 1/2” apart, holding the quilt flat but not tight. The foam board will warp with too much pressure.
4. Turn the work over and trim the excess to 1”-1 1/2”, if necessary.
5. Without removing the outer pins, pin again at similar intervals, this time near the raw edges, to hold these edges securely in position. You will have to mitre the corners: cut the corners off your quilt an inch or so out from the foam corner. Fold this in, parallel to the cut, then fold the right and left edges in. It will be bulky and won’t necessarily give a crisp corner - having it looking good from the front is your aim.
6. Lay the backing to cover the back of the foam and working one edge at a time fold the raw edge under, carefully remove the pin holding the raw edge and place it now to hold the backing edge in place. I try to keep the backing at least a quarter inch in from the edge of the foam board edge.
7. Using an oversewing stitch connect the backing to the quilt. This is a bit of an awkward process! Undo the pins as you go. Then again, you may prefer to use glue - feel free to stick not stitch!