Originally Posted by
Lori S
When I do a stitch in the ditch binding . After I sew the binding to the front side . I then iron on 1/4 inch strips of heat and bond light or wonder under around the perimeter on the back side between the stiching line and the outer edge , remove the paper, fold and press the binding into place . Then I machine stitch in the ditch on the right side of the quilt.
TIP: when pressing be sure you have folded back the binding a few threads past the stitching used for first attaching the binding to the quilt. Additionally you may want to decrease the pressure on your foot a bit to avoid stretching as the quilt is feed through the machine.
You can accomplish the same thing using a few small dots of good old fashioned Elmers Glue ( it washes out). I find the fusible to be neater and more of a true consistant bond. Both are good methods and elimates pins and shifting of the binding underneath when sewing on the top side.
I have always hand stitced the binding to the back of the quilt (like the neat look), but I may give this method a try on my next baby quilt. Sounds like a good method to eliminate the issues I had with machine sewing the binding to the back. Thanks for the details!