Rubesgirl

The only thing I can add is advice I was given by a master quilter: once the binding is attached to one side of the quilt, press it away from the quilt body. This will make hand sewing it to the other side much easier since the binding will "roll" to the side you are sewing it to. I tried it on my current binding project and it has made a major difference in the ease of sewing. No fighting with the binding to turn it over.

Ruby the Quilter

Again what is so nice about quilting you can figure what what works best for you. Binding isn't hard just takes a little time. Good luck

twinkie

That is a good one but I also enjoy viewing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buCKs-Fgvb4. I just try to follow the experts. Good Luck

brushandthimble

I sew to the front and hand stitch to the back. I like doing my bindings. Locally I teach a Better Binding class, at one time it was posted here on the QB as a tutorial, but I can't find it anymore. I still have the word doc. if anyone is interested.

Rowena101

I have found that doing a binding is all in practice.The "king sz." quilt I am binding right now I am going to show in the quilt show. Otherwise I "Might" sew it on the maching !!! The quilts I made for the kids for xmas I sewed the binding by machine, it is sooooo much easier. I sew on the front with montifilment thread & I use a rather sm. zig-zag stitch. They came out nice. When ever I get stumped for a process the first thing I do is look in my own books. I do better with it right in front of me to "FOLLOW.I have a lovely sewing rm. in the basement, but it is nice to set in my chair in the sunshine. That is where I am going to sew the binding today. I need to get to it!!! Good day Rowena101

nycquilter

I learned more in the few minutes it took to watch Sharon Schamber's you tube video than in 15 years of quilting before then. It is not hard. You just need to pay attention (or I do!)

quiltmom04

I agree with the statement about the quality of purchased binding. You will get a better quality product if you can make your own binding. Unless it is going on a curved edge, and it doesn't sound like it is, you DON'T have to make a bias binding. I cut 2 1/8" or 2 1/4" , depending on how thick my quilt is, and make the double fold binding from that. You have a whole lot more control over the colors and designs you can use, and it is much better quality.

dixie_fried

I was so frustrated with binding and mitered corners that I used to round off my corners and use bias binding since it's one pass and you're done...none of the fiddling at the corners. I thought I had read enough and tried many times to make it work, but miters never looked like they were supposed to.
There was one tiny thing that was never illustrated enough for me to "get it": When you get to a corner that you plan to miter, you stop stitching 1/4 inch before the end, secure the stitching and cut the threads to fold the binding to make the miter. Pin the folds or secure however is comfortable for you and put the piece back under the needle. Begin sewing at the beginning, NOT 1/4 INCH AWAY FROM THE BEGINNING. It sounds really silly for me to sit here and tell you how many times I started stitching 1/4 inch in and could not figure out why my supposed-to-be mitered corners were a big jumbly mess. One day I "forgot" and sewed from the beginning and nearly had a heart attack as I turned my binding over....It was perfect.
It's not really difficult once you work out your own system. And the effect it adds is worth a little extra work.
Good luck to you!

nstitches4u

Thanks for the link. It is very helpful.

QandE2010

Once I started using this method WITH the Elmer's glue, I have not had any problems completing my quilts.