I didn't press my binding
#34
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I have always pressed my bindings in half; if I sew it on the back and machine sew on the front, or if I sew it on the front and stitch-in-the-ditch (SITD) from the front or hand stitch on the back. My bindings never "bunch up", so I don't understand that. Binding fabric is so thin that I don't see how there can be a problem. I have had the problem a few times that the binding didn't stay flat...the top layer seemed to have more fabric than the bottom. I solved this by giving a little stretch to the binding as I sew it on. That way you also don't get wavy edges either. The binding is nice and snug.
#35
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There is a tutorial www.aliciasattic.com Marci Baker shows this method. It is wonderful and the method she uses to join the two ends is fantastic. Since I viewed this tutorial I have been using this method and love the results.
#36
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I am so glad to see this post... I am a complete self taught quilter. So from the start, I have never ironed my binding (happily because I hate to iron), but then saw all the posts on here about it...and was always to chicken to say I never did. ha ha ha I have noticed my bindings are better with my own fabric use...then it was with store bought binding.
#37
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I'm not sure, but if I'm reading this right, we're talking about two different methods here. Peckish does everything as usual except ironing ( fold in half, stitch to front, hand sew on the back). Jo C on the other hand sews only one layer, sews it on the back, flips to front and folds under as she machine sews it to the front.
#38
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I'm not sure, but if I'm reading this right, we're talking about two different methods here. Peckish does everything as usual except ironing ( fold in half, stitch to front, hand sew on the back). Jo C on the other hand sews only one layer, sews it on the back, flips to front and folds under as she machine sews it to the front.
I noticed that. Peckish posted pictures so that helped.
#40
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