do you bind by machine or by hand?
#43
Thanks for all of the replies..hand stitching is SO pretty....I do prefer that look. I just wanted to know what all goes on...and by the way I rashly decided to machine sew the back binding on, and it definitely doesn't look as good as when I hand-sewed the other topper. Lesson learned. At least until I get better and get more experienced with sewing!
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Sometimes I will bring the backing around to the front as a binding and machine sew it. When I do a separate binding, I sew it to back first, then machine stitch it down in the front, often with a blanket stitch.
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For those very special qults....weddings/anniversarys etc...I would do hand binding but for baby/lap quilts that will get a lot of use, I do a machine binding. Sometimes I pull the backing up to the front, fold and stitch down....looks good and easy too!! Ususally tho, I sew on a seperate 2 1/2 inch binding, fold and then topstich down.
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