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Old 08-26-2011, 05:56 AM
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Originally Posted by adnil458
Originally Posted by granny_59
Adnil458 they are all great and beautiful! My favorite is the WVU stars :lol:
I got great advice about the binding from oksewglad, but just one more question: how do you close the binding? You cant keep tails of 25 inches like on a big quilt?
Granny

One end I press back about 1/2 inch & tuck the other end inside (always on bottom edge).
Before sewing , I first press under the binding end that I start with at a diagonal rather than the 1/2" straight tuck as you do. Then sew the binding down starting with that triangulated end. When I come to the end I overlap to just past the triangulated end. These bindings I handstitch in place.
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