Gluing binding -- new idea (at least to me)
I'll admit, I haven't searched to see if someone has come up with this....but want to pass it on.
I've read the hint to use Elmer's glue to hold down the binding to hand stitch down. The idea was to get a fine tip and an iron to hold the binding in place. To me, it was messy and unacceptable. I ended up with glue everywhere.
The other day, wanting to finish my quilt fast, and still having problems with my left hand I tested using an Elmer's GLUE STICK. WOW! It was fast to apply, just had to hold the binding for a half a second and it adhered. When it came to stitching by hand, my left hand didn't cramp up from trying to hold the binding in place. Made the stitching go lightening fast!!!!!
One hint though.......mark where you started the hand stitching with a safety pin. And if you stop for the night or whatever, put another safety pin in the stop place. Believe me, I couldn't find where I'd started stitching -- LOL.......
Hope this helps all of you --- especially those with arthritis!
dee