Edie

I have never heard of binding not being ironed. I cut my 2-1/2" strips, sew them together, press them in half, lengthwise, roll it up and then when I bind, I pin it to the edge of the quilt, machine sew it down, then I fold the folded edge over the edge of the quilt,pin it and hand sew it down (blind stitch). The binding is double and will last twice as long - that's how I do it. Edie

rustqlts

Here's a tutorial by Sharon Schamber, whose quilts win at Houston regularly:). The part about pressing from the top once the binding's on, really helped for me. (I don't always do it, though. :)) rusty

http://www.sharonschamber.com/free%2...ng%20Class.pdf

dsb38327

Oh, that's so funny. I am looking at the photo thinking I am missing something. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Peggy

I do not iron my binding. Never even considered doing that! I just pin one whole side (I make large throw size quilts) to make sure that my foldover is consistent and blind stitch it.

pieces

I do not iron a crease. I really see no reason for binding to have a crease.

Tally Kathy

I use bobby pins to hold down the binding - it stays straight and I don't poke myself with pins - I think I read about doing it this way on this site.

tooMuchFabric

I press my 2-1/4" strip in half before I machine stitch it to the front of the quilt, but I do not iron/press after that.
On the back while handstitching the 2nd half of the binding down, I Use 2 or 3 hairclips as I go along to stabilize the binding right where I'm sewing, and I have always used the ladder, or blind, stitch. It is very secure, and I don't much care for the whip-stitch look.

bstanbro

I don't iron, but I do use lots of pins. They don't stick me too much.

iltoaz

Congratulations on your first quilt!

nwm50

show us a pic please!!