Originally Posted by CompulsiveQuilter
I want to sew the binding to the back, fold over and sew it down with a decorative stitch. But what I don't understand: if I want to "fill" the binding with 1/4" of batting and trim the batting 1/4" from the edge of the quilt, do I sew the binding to the back at 1/4" DOWN from the edge of the batting? Isn't that hard because it won't always be an exact 1/4"??
Sorry, didn't mean to hijack your thread.
I recently saw Sharon Schamber's binding method. Regardless if you're hand or machine sewing, her use of Elmer's glue is genius.
I've used it on the last 2 quilts (this month), and it's a dream, especially on the kid's quilt where I didn't want to bother hand sewing it down. By using the glue, there is no worry about it wiggling out of alignment, and it doesn't matter whether you're doing a straight, curvy or decorative stitch. NO PINS.
Genius.
I'm looking forward to using it on this monster I'm working on now.
You can check out her videos on youtube.
Part 1 (of 3 parts)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PE0Yq9iGlc