Here's a list of when you don't need a victory lap for your quilt top: 1. You used borders 2. You don't have a lot of seams at the edges 3. The edges are on the straight grain of the fabric 4. You plan on quilting it right away Here's when you really do need to do a victory lap: 1. You have a lot of seams at the edges 2. The edges are cut on the bias grain of the fabric 3. You don't plan on quilting anytime soon or are sending it off to a longarm quilter And what's a victory lap? It's a straight