SLEEVE -   Libby Lehman method

From : Threadplay  with Libby Lehman  page 94

Adapted by Bonny Stonemark

This is the sleeve required for Denver National and PIQF 2009. 

This method allows extra room in the sleeve for larger hanging pipe. 

1. Cut sleeve 9-12” deep by the width of your quilt top less 1”.  Make a narrow double ¼” hem on each end.  Sleeve will be about 2” narrower than your quilt.
2. Fold sleeve in half lengthwise, wrong sides together.  Steam press.  This is a temporary guide.
3. Open sleeve and fold the edges to the middle pressed line, wrong sides together.  Steam press these new lines very firmly.  These will be your hand-sewing lines.
4. With wrong sides and raw edges together, stitch along the length of the sleeve using a ¼” seam allowance.  Backstitch the start and stop of this seam.
5. Press this center seam to one side, being careful not to press over the hand-sewing lines.
6. Place pressed edge of the sleeve, seam side to the back, ½” from the top edge of the quilt.  The sleeve will be about 1” shorter on each end than the quilt.  Hand stitch along the top of the sleeve, taking a few reinforcing stitches at each corner.

      7. Fold sleeve along lower pressed stitching line.  Pin in place and hand sew along pressed edge. 

      8. Allow sleeve to roll up almost to top edge of quilt.