Hoping someone can help me with a little confusion...
03-23-2011, 07:19 AM
#71
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Originally Posted by Chris Kieffer
Hi everyone! I have a couple of things that have me "thoroughly" confused! I was told by an employee at a LQS that I could NOT reverse stitch with my walking foot or it would cause serious damage to my machine, so I haven't been securing any of my stitches..., my very first quilt is almost finished, and now will probably fall apart in the wash! LOL! And my second issue is, I've been watching several You Tube videos on binding, and some bind from the front and some from the back...I want to machine bind mine on both sides....which do you think is best? Thanks to all who can offer a little expertise! Chris
03-23-2011, 08:36 AM
#72
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In the first place the person at your LQS has no idea what machine you have and also they are not the expert about it. I have a built in walking foot on my Pfaff and I go in reverse all the time. Call you local machine repair shop that handles your brand and ask them about this. I have never heard this before. Jan
03-23-2011, 09:05 AM
#74
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Start from the back if you are machine binding. When you finish on the front you can use a fancy stitch for the last stitch on the front if you want. WHEN you stitch the front be vaaarrry carefull to Pin, Pin, Pin before you start to stitch so the binding looks even when you are done. The reason that you can't go backwards is that the walking foot is not made to go in reverse ( assuming you have a standard walking foot and not a built in one). You can also decrease the stitch size at the beginning and at the end of the stitching to lock your stitches.
03-23-2011, 07:24 PM
#77
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Sew your binding on the front, Turn to the back and pin. Then stitch-in-the-ditch from the front. You must make sure that the binding is wide enough to go past your stitch in the ditch seam. I do this type if it is a childs quilt, or one that will be getting a lot of use. I sew on the front ,turn and hand stitch the binding if it is a show type quilt. I like the look of the hand stitched binding best. If I'm in a hurry to finish the quilt, I sew by machine.
04-02-2011, 04:31 PM
#78
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Instead of reverse stitching, try lowering your stitch length to "0" and stitch in place a couple of stitches. That will lock the stitch. I saw it on Sewing with Nancy years ago and it really works.
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