Thread: Binding Woes
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Old 02-06-2013, 05:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Belfrybat View Post
Are you bringing the binding over to the front or back? The quilt shop here sews theirs on the back and brings it to the front to sew on. Comes out perfect every time. Mine doesn't yet, but I'm improving. I can't imagine sewing the traditional method where the binding goes to the back (unless hand sewing). I think my stitches would be all over the place. I truly hate binding, and when possible, just make the back larger and fold it to the front. But understand that isn't considered acceptable by the quilting police.
THis is the way I do it and it comes out very nice. I especially like to do this on kid/baby quilts as they get more wear. Doing the topstitching on the front makes it much easier. I do try and match the backing fabric with my thread if possible.
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