Originally Posted by
GrannieAnnie
What I've always done to make crisp edges is to punch out from the inside and pin closely. Then take an iron over the edges with pins still in.
On Sewing with Nancy this morning, Nancy had a TURNING TOOL---------sort of like a miniature old fashioned ice tongs------the ones that picked up a block of ice
I have that turning tool and I LOVE it. But to me the main idea of making a runner that you stitch and turn is to be quick. I find that they are NOT quick, because of all the pressing of seams, nipping points, etc. That all takes time. It is faster for me to make the backing larger than the front and then fold and turn it to the front mitering the points and then stitching it down. Looks like binding, but is faster.