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Old 12-14-2019, 12:03 PM
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carriem
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I actually do all my bindings on the machine. I cut 2 1/4" binding strips/iron in half like usual. I sew on the front like if I was going to hand-stitch...then use the binding clips (red, can't remember who makes them) to hold it down. I sew on the front using a zig-zag stitch to make sure I catch the binding on the back. It isn't always lined up perfectly on the back so if that would bother you then this wouldn't be a method for you but for utility quilts it is a great way to get them done. My hands can't do much hand sewing as much as I enjoy it, so I save the time I want to do that for English Paper Piecing.

I got a UFO finished this week...the flimsy was done in July of 2016, I finally sandwiched, quilted, and bound it this week!! It is a new quilt for the day bed in my living room...used Kansas Troubles fabrics.
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