Originally Posted by Grandma Peg
If you have a friend or fellow quilter that lives close to you, maybe she can help. Sometimes it just feels akward but then when you are shown it makes perfect sense. I must be a little strange but binding is my favorite part of the quilting. Find it so relaxing and also cuz the quilt is finally almost done.
Oddly enough, I feel the same way. The first quilt I made for someone else (the reason I bought my new machine in 2009), was a special baby quilt, using squares contributed by members of my church. I was/AM such a novice and beginner, and made it so much harder on myself than it would have been if I had just known what I was doing. I basically reinvented the wheel. So lots of mistakes, but it still did turn out really cute. But with all that, I was very happy with the binding. I looked at lots of directions, both in books and online, took my time, and this was the first one that I hand sewed it to the back, and that made a huge difference. Really the binding for me was the best part of that whole quilt!