Theresa

You can use T Pins, but the thread may continually get caught on them. I use regular pins. Tried the clips and they seem awkward. Use what works best for you...experimenting is OK! :-)

grann of 6

I always iron it down before I sew it. Makes it easier to get a nice even edge. Do whatever works best for you. I have been using Roxanne's basting glue to hold it in place. There is another thread about this subject; don't know where it would be, but it was about using Elmer's school glue to glue baste. Good luck with your undertaking.

beginnerquilter

Thanks for all of your help....I sure love all of the tips, suggestions and so forth from this Board. You all have wonderful tips and they are very helpful.

Thanks so very much.

ckcowl

the binding is attached to the quilt after the quilt is quilted and squared. quilting itself can change the size/shape of the quilt. just like applique.
you need to quilt it, then trim the backing/batting to match the top (at the same time ensuring everything is square) then attach the binding; usually machine stitched to the front then folded over to the back for hand stitching down. some people do press the binding to give it a more (crisp) edge. i think that is your choice. i have pressed when i felt it was needed, but other times did not bother.

dunster

I do not use T-pins in fabric, ever, because the ones I have seen are not sharp enough and might break threads. I just hold the binding with my fingers as I sew it down. The binding should be completely full, which to me means that it would not have a crisp ironed edge but would be slightly rounded.

beginnerquilter

Oh okay...

I'm going to wait til next Wednesday when I go to my Church for Triple F and I go to my Quilt Group and than I'm going have them show me how to do the final stitching on the binding.

My Quilt is already done with the Hand Quilting...I just have to finish off the Binding...

My Binding is already sewed on...I just have to sew the front edge down and that is it.

Thanks for all of your help

purplefiend

I fold my binding strip in 1/2 prior to sewing and then roll the whole thing up into a coil. I leave enough room in the center of the binding roll to put over my wrist so it feeds off that way as I stitch it down to the back.
I sew the binding to the back first and then turn it over to the front and stitch it down by machine. I do as much as possible by machine, have repetitive motion injuries & too much hand sewing causes pain.
Sharon

beginnerquilter

Okay thanks

I am going to sew the front edge of my Binding down by Hand

dunster

As you can see from reading these posts, there are many ways to attach binding, and you can do whatever works for you. The most common way (I think) is to machine sew the binding to the front of the quilt, and then sew it to the back by hand. I think this is because the machine's stitch is more even than hand stitching and so will not show as much from the front.

Riversong

I also dont pin,or clue or use clips.I just turn it as I go along and it works very well for me. I do almost all my bindings by hand.