Binding Discussion
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and here is another one that I did with piping
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#23
When i found out that you have to hand stitch the binding to the back, I had a fit. Why ????We pay alot of money for our machines and I am going to sit and hand stitch the binding. Not Me. I am getting good at putting my binding on also and I will continue this way. I only did one by hand. It is much more sturdy machine stictched and I like it.
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A comment about machine binding.
If the front looks good, what does the back look good. Is the stitching straight and even on the back side but does it zig zag all over the edge of the binding. They may look good on the front but not good on the back.
Equal quality is what judges look for (for those who enter your quilts.) I sat in a Ebony Love class recently on machine binding. Her binding was perfect on both front and back. So it can be done. This is probaby why some use glue and other methods (fusiable thread) to assure the binding is the same on the back as front.
If the front looks good, what does the back look good. Is the stitching straight and even on the back side but does it zig zag all over the edge of the binding. They may look good on the front but not good on the back.
Equal quality is what judges look for (for those who enter your quilts.) I sat in a Ebony Love class recently on machine binding. Her binding was perfect on both front and back. So it can be done. This is probaby why some use glue and other methods (fusiable thread) to assure the binding is the same on the back as front.
#26
I hand hem all my bindings, but with my tendonitis, it gets harder and harder and takes me longer and longer. I have tried one or two on the machine and have not liked how they look. Does anyone know if there are any tutorials out there that show how to do it so they actually look good?
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So I understand this a little better, first you sew binding on the BACK, then fold to the front along the sewn line? Any other stitches used besides straight stitch or zigzag? I'm wondering about buttonhole stitch.
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I should have qualified my comment about machine bindings in show quilts. It was meant as a general statement that machine bindings are being entered. However a quilter should always abide by the rules of any show where they enter a quilt.
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I do a machine binding for quilts I think will get a lot of washing. I prefer the look of hand quilting for some styles, but I don't think it is as durable. I have a DIL that can't sew a button on anything, so the ones I send her are always done by machine. I cut around the batting and backing leaving 3/4" of edge. Then I sew the 2 1/2" double fold binding on the back, bring it to the front and sew a decorative stitch. I have never been able to make the other way look presentable.
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