Originally Posted by MommaDorian
Originally Posted by carolaug
I have found that doing a two inch binding (double fold) sew to the front side and then hand stitch on the back looks the best...I also hate binding....I like machine sewing it but looks better when I hand do it. I am going to start doing a few of the pillow quilts or as some call it birthing a quilt. No binding...
Isn't there a way to do it by pulling the backing around to the front?
Yes, of course you can. I do my machine binding that way - always. I sew it to the back - the same way as anyone would sew it to the front. Then fold it to the front. Once it's been pressed really well, then I go over it again using Sharon Schamber's method of using school glue to hold it. You have to use a very thin line of glue - so put it in a special bottle with a steel "pin hole" top that you can get a Michaels in the porcelain painting area.
Do a bit at a time, glue it and set it with the dry iron. This washes out with absolutely no residue.
Now the fun part. If you don't like straight topstitching, use a feather stitch or a blanket stitch over the edge of the binding on the front. Presto!
Machine binding with a feather stitch
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