I do not press my binding before putting it on. I do fold it and wrap around a toilet paper holder and leave it for at least 2 hrs then it stays together but does not make a crease. I only press after finished if it tends to pucker.
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I do not press my binding before putting it on. I do fold it and wrap around a toilet paper holder and leave it for at least 2 hrs then it stays together but does not make a crease. I only press after finished if it tends to pucker.
I press before sewing it on, but never after. However, after reading all the posts from the non-pressers on here, I'm going to give this a try on the quilt I'm working on now!
Dotto ditto ditto
I pressed my binding religiously for years. Then about 2 years ago, I saw a youtube video where the person said they don't ever press their binding because one side needs a smidge more length than the other. So, I tried it on the very next quilt. Went perfectly. I haven't pressed binding since. Why do a step that is not needed? That said, if you are doing reversible binding (where one side is one color and the other side another), you do need to press that still.
By the way, I handsew the other side and use binder clips. When machine sewing the entire thing, I don't use any pins.
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