Originally Posted by
gale
I read here about not pressing binding in half before sewing it into the quilt. I tried it, hated it (I use bias binding so that may be why-it got a little wavy) so I'll be pressing the next time.
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I used to press the binding in half, but I like the results much better the way I do it now. Probsbly not the quickest method in the country, but the rrsults are satisfactory to me.
I machine baste the edges of bias binding togrther with a long,narrow zigzag stitch to keep the edges lined up nicely. In fact, I pin the edges together before stitching them.
I also sew the edges of the quilt sandwich before binding it, too. That way I only need to keep trackof lining up two things - the quilt and the binding.