Am I the only 1 who hates binding?
04-13-2011, 11:05 AM
#71
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Originally Posted by Country1
Am I the only one who doesn't like to bind? Maybe, it's b/c I'm doing it all wrong or something. I presently have 4 quilts that only need to be bind, but I haven't been able to bring myself to do it.
Any get in the mood to bind advice out there?
Any get in the mood to bind advice out there?
04-13-2011, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by dhanke
I agree, plus it's something I can do at night while I'm watching tv with dh, anything else quilting related I do off in my own quilting room.
Originally Posted by cherylynne
Sorry I can't help you. Binding is my favorite part, I think, because I know the quilt is almost finished.
04-13-2011, 01:07 PM
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I like to do the binding. For me, the hard part is the cutting. Probably because I broke one of my wrists years ago, and it doesn't bend correctly now. So I have no strength to hold the ruler and fabric and push the rotary cutter. But I've herd many say they don't like to bind.
04-13-2011, 02:06 PM
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04-13-2011, 02:21 PM
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I attach my binding on the back and turn it to the front. I use a small zig zag to sew it down. The zig zag shows up less than the straight stitch. I put the zig on the binding and the zag in the quilt.
When I sew my binding on, I have a small thickness of painter's tape to guide it against so my binding is very straight and even.
I am going to hand do one quilt, 103" square. But that will be the first one in 10 years.
When I sew my binding on, I have a small thickness of painter's tape to guide it against so my binding is very straight and even.
I am going to hand do one quilt, 103" square. But that will be the first one in 10 years.
04-13-2011, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by BobbiG
If the long arm quilters do the binding they charge up to $.25 an inch. Think I'll start a binding business.
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