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Old 03-11-2011, 03:49 AM
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When you bind your quilts, do you have to handstitch the back of the binding to the quilt? is there any tutorial on totally machine stitching a binding to a quilt?
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Old 03-11-2011, 04:00 AM
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I always use bias binding, and handstitch on the back. It's the way I was taught by my mother and have stayed with it. I'm sure there are quicker methods.
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Old 03-11-2011, 04:06 AM
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I always use the double fold binding technique and hand stitch to the back. I know I have seen techniques for doing total machine binding. Google binding tutorials, I'm sure that's where I saw it once.
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Old 03-11-2011, 04:33 AM
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I do both. Depends how I feel. Sometimes I handstitch the badown, others I completely machine sew it down. Depends on if I sew binding to the front or back of the quilt first.If I sew it from the front, then I handsew. If from the back, then I machine it all
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Old 03-11-2011, 04:35 AM
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you can google it on line...there are videos out there..
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Old 03-11-2011, 05:43 AM
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There is a nice tutorial on here by Eddie showing how he machine sews bindings.
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Old 03-11-2011, 07:32 AM
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I have machine stitched mine using a pretty stitch. I do this when I sew the binding to the back of the quilt and finish it on the front.
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Old 03-11-2011, 07:36 AM
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You can machine stitch the binding, but I have never been satisfied with this method. I prefer hand stitching both for the finished results and also it's relaxing to put in the hand stitches while watching TV. I look forward to this as an end step in finishing my quilts.
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Old 03-11-2011, 09:53 AM
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There are lots of posts on this topic. I know because I do mine all on my machine due to the arthritis in my hands/fingers and have posted how I do it. Just use the search engine and you'll see what I mean.

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Old 03-11-2011, 10:11 AM
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Machine stitch as I feel it is more secure and will hold everything together better.
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