Better late than never--Just "found" the right foot for sewing bindings!
#12
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I've seen some beautiful work on some quilts with stitch in the ditch on the front. I was taught to pin, pin, pin, but I don't like being stuck. Last time I did it I used the wonder clips from Clover; those little tiny red things. Expensive, but they work. Now I have read about using Elmer's School Glue to hold the binding just where you want it, and am going to try that. If you haven't heard of that, I'm sure someone here can tell you all about it.
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[QUOTE=EmiliasNana I usually use the point of my seam ripper to hold the binding in place until the presser foot grabs it.
Good grief! Don't you have a purple thang? Easier, safer (for you and the quilt)! Cheap. Seam rippers sometimes get a mind of their own and you end up with a hole.... unless your seam ripper is one of those dull ones, I guess.
Good grief! Don't you have a purple thang? Easier, safer (for you and the quilt)! Cheap. Seam rippers sometimes get a mind of their own and you end up with a hole.... unless your seam ripper is one of those dull ones, I guess.
#15
Okay... I had to go look and see if I could find a video showing this foot. I think I'm going to demo it at my next quilt guild meeting. Wow. It's a cool foot for a lot of things. We have a few ladies that are working on applique quilts and this foot would make life a lot easier for them as well.
I thought I'd share the really good video I found
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uk0ifHrepQ
I thought I'd share the really good video I found
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uk0ifHrepQ
#19
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I think you could use the walking foot the same way as any foot for the corners - sew to the seam's length away from the corner (usually 1/4"), remove the quilt from the machine, fold the binding up at a 45 degree angle, fold it down square with the side you just sewed, sew from the top to the next edge and repeat.
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