Originally Posted by ghostrider
Dingle, how do you manage to make mitered corners on your bindings without sewing in reverse? If you can do that, you can backstitch.
I don't backstitch on my mitered corners on my bindings ... I make sure that I have a tail, then I put my needle down before I EVER start to stitch forward ... when I cut the tail on my binding, I leave about 1/2" of thread, just to make a knot work a bit harder to come undone before I do my next round of stitching ...
If my manual said NOT to do something, I wouldn't do it unless I was REALLY sure it wouldn't be messed up ... follow owner's manual until you are confident you know what you are doing .... <g> all of us have little shortcuts we use that may or may not be "kosher" .... and, when someone does something differently than what we think, or is more cautious or more adventuresome ... we have to remember that we are the ones that have to pay the bill if something goes wrong ...
the more you practice piecing and quilting, the more adventurous you will become because you will grow more familiar with all the variables that are in this fine endeavor.