Originally Posted by
tate_elliott
Sewnoma, you and I think alike. I sew some of my own clothes and I'm always amazed at the convoluted methods that are used to avoid showing stitches. It's like we aren't supposed to think that clothing is held together by thread! And if worst comes to worst and some stitches HAVE to show, they come up with fancy names like "top stitching" to explain why it should be seen.
And quilters are the same way. Just look at the traditional method of putting on binding - if the final seam isn't hand-stitched - Oh No! The stitches might be seen! Well, look at all the stitches out there on the quilt making all those fancy loops and feathers. How come we prize those but not the ones on the binding?
Okay, I'll get off my soapbox now.
Tate
LOL!
I just saw this. Yes, we do think alike! I machine sew every single one of my bindings and I refuse to change my methods. Both of my grandmothers did it that way on their quilts so it seems "right" to me! It doesn't always look perfect but it usually looks pretty good, and I'm 100% certain that none of my friends or family members would ever notice if I did it another way. I even won a ribbon at the county fair for one of my quilts, machine-binding and all.
