melslove

Fixed the link that didn't work.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-51632-1.htm

Evie

How'd you do that? And why didn't it work? Just curious! :D

treeboss

I learned this trick from a "setting a zipper" tutorial on line and use it for almost EVERYTHING now!

Use a standard glue stick (4 for $1 in the Dollar Tree) and run a light line of it on the wrong side of the border. With a hot, dry iron, tack the border in place and sew!
No pin bumps to contend with and no shifting of the border!

melslove

The link that didn't work had a ), at the end of the link, took that out and the link worked fine :)

Evie

Oops! thanks for fixing it!

Ritacarl

My quilts have been for me only and I sew the binding to the back. Fold it over to the front and then very slowly and closely sew the front seam. The corners I fold onto themselves. Works for me.
Rita PS - Even if I did make a quilt to give away, I'd probably do the same.

davis2se

I'm another one who is not a great quilter yet (in 3.5 years I STILL have not done any serious FM quilting - it scares me to death). But binding?? I can bind a quilt like a house a-fire, and I enjoy it. I can't use a thimble though, so have to have those little leather stick on the end of your finger things, and they are getting wicked hard to find. But I do love the binding process.

Jo Belmont

One of the best binding tutorials (video) ever at: http://sewfunwiththesecretcloset.blo...e-binding.html

It has the best pictures, directions, and does not move so fast as to miss the really important stuff. Also, it shows a couple of alternate methods, both of which work really well. Give it a look-see, I think you'll be most pleasantly surprised.

Debi S

Sharon Schamber's youtube tutorial with school glue is awesome. It completely washes out and makes binding so much easier. I cut 2 1/2 inch strips, fold in half and iron. It makes perfect binding.
Debi

stitchingmemories

I guess I'm just crazy but I think the binding is my favorite part. I do it all on the machine without a binding tool and it probably wouldn't pass muster for most quilters but I think it looks just fine.

I think perhaps the reason I like it so much is because this is the last step in completing my quilt. But honestly I find it pretty easy and fun.

I know, I'm warped! :-)

(sorry Grandma Peg, I just saw your post where you said the very same thing. Except for the crazy/warped thing. haha)