Originally Posted by
LivelyLady
I don't use any clips, pins, nor anything which saves a ton of time. I've been using the ladder stitch which is invisible and nothing is needed to hold the binding in place while doing the ladder stitch. Over a year ago someone on this board told about it. Here is a tute:
http://turningturning.com/tutorial-i...quilt-binding/ First it shows how it looked the old way she did binding and further down the page she shows the ladder stitch.
When I use the ladder stitch, I usually back up a stitch or two every 4 or 5 stitches. That way the stitches are locked better, and if one thread breaks, the whole thing won't come loose. When I close up a stuffed pillow, I go ahead 4 stitches, turn it around and go back two. go ahead 4 and back up 2. That makes a really strong closing seam. It takes time to do that, but I feel confident that my pillow won't come apart.