Binding question.....and math
03-13-2010, 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Lisa_wanna_b_quilter
Look at Eddies tutorial on scalloped borders and binding. He sews on the front, pulls the binding to the back and machine stitches in the ditch on the front to catch the back.
03-13-2010, 07:30 PM
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[quote=ToucanSam]
Oh, and I just saw your problem with not having quite enough binding to wrap around. Just trim the quilt edge until your binding wraps correctly. Next time you might want to cut your binding a bit wider.
No, I have enough to wrap around to the back. I sewed the binding to the front and have wrapped it around to the back. Now I can, if I wanted to, hand stitch it down but I have no patience for that. What I attempted to do instead was to go back to the front of the quilt (after pinning the binding over to the back side) and sitd down the FRONT. Unfortunately, this leaves a rough edge on the back, unless I stitch on to the quilt top itself rather than on to the binding.
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I stitch from the front in the ditch next to the front binding(pressed toward edge) with a slight zigzag that catches the back part of the binding. I use a top thread that matches the top, and bobbin thread that matches the binding. Careful pinning is a must in order to have the back binding in perfect alignment so that the stitching catches all the binding. If you're not careful with your pinning, you'll miss some of the binding on the back (ask me how I know that :( ).
Originally Posted by Prism99
Oh, and I just saw your problem with not having quite enough binding to wrap around. Just trim the quilt edge until your binding wraps correctly. Next time you might want to cut your binding a bit wider.
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I stitch from the front in the ditch next to the front binding(pressed toward edge) with a slight zigzag that catches the back part of the binding. I use a top thread that matches the top, and bobbin thread that matches the binding. Careful pinning is a must in order to have the back binding in perfect alignment so that the stitching catches all the binding. If you're not careful with your pinning, you'll miss some of the binding on the back (ask me how I know that :( ).
03-14-2010, 05:54 AM
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I hate hand sewing, so I started sewing my binding on the back, lapping it over to the front and then using a decorative stitch, I sew it on the front. Sometimes I use a different color of thread so that it has a decorative addition to the quilt. It goes so much faster that way.
03-15-2010, 07:29 AM
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I have also had better results by sewing a decorative stitch on the front. It covers errors and looks good on both sides. I use a decorative stitch that goes with the quilt top i.e. a rodeo T-shirt quilt with multi colored thread & county-ish stitch.
03-15-2010, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Mamagus
I suggest you sew the binding to the BACK and bring it to the front, then stitch it down on the front. That way if the back is a bit off it won't be so noticeable.
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