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Old 05-28-2017, 02:07 AM
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ckcowl
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Originally Posted by Jingle View Post
Both are absolutely gorgeous, colors and pattern included.

I never hand sew bindings anymore. I now spend that time making quilts.
ive tried a few times to machine stitch my binding both sides, have never been happy with the result. Felt like I ruined a quilt I put lots of work into- took my quilt from a wonderful finish to a walmart finish. I wish I could figure out how to do it so it looks nice & neat. My sister uses a decorative stitch on hers but I've not been happy with that either. Maybe I'm just hyper- critical of mine. Think I will make a few placemat sets & do some practicing.
Usually hand stitching isn't too bad but two king sized just a couple weeks apart was difficult.
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