maching sewing binding on back
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Originally Posted by IBQLTN
Originally Posted by JeanieG
Originally Posted by wishiwerequilting
Originally Posted by Lystra
thanks for the videos I found another one on youtube but I can't get mine to look that good on the back but I'll post it anyway.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jw0EcUJsDE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jw0EcUJsDE&feature=related
She has excellent videos on preparing the binding, sewing it to the quilt, and turning it. This video shows it stitched by hand (for very important quilts) but she also has a power point presentation on turning and stitching by machine. She is a prize winning quilter and this method does work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PE0Y...eature=related
http://www.sharonschamber.com/free%2...ng%20Class.pdf
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Second I just used the idea somebody posted the other day where you made the two strips and stitch them together. A seam ends up on the edge and you topstitch the front and back at the same time. First try and it turned out good and it was fast. Plus you can have different color bindings on the front and back of the quilt.
This exactly how I do it, mainly because I am very impatient and by the time I get to the binding I want to be done w/ that paricular project. Love the u-tube link, thanks for sharing, I always forget to use the walking foot-makes the method so much easier if I choose to use that method.
This exactly how I do it, mainly because I am very impatient and by the time I get to the binding I want to be done w/ that paricular project. Love the u-tube link, thanks for sharing, I always forget to use the walking foot-makes the method so much easier if I choose to use that method.
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Originally Posted by catmcclure
Originally Posted by Lystra
thanks guys....for all the great advice. I do agree that handstitching looks best but I have not tried pulling the binding to the front. I don't have very many decorative stitches so I'll have to zig zag....can't wait to try it!
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Originally Posted by Jan in VA
Sew the binding to the back and turn to the front instead. Then do a decorative stitch -- this won't detract from the pattern/design/"look" of the quilt off the edge of the binding on the back as it might on the front. Use a decorative stitch rather than a close-to-the-edge stitch.
Jan in VA
Jan in VA
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Originally Posted by Lystra
thanks guys....for all the great advice. I do agree that handstitching looks best but I have not tried pulling the binding to the front. I don't have very many decorative stitches so I'll have to zig zag....can't wait to try it!
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Originally Posted by swimmom
Ok so this is backwards - but I sew it to the front, then stitch in the ditch on the front to sew it on the back
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My very favorite method of binding a quilt is how Kaye Wood
does it. Your miter is sewn in and it works every time.
I cut my binding strips 2 1/2" and sew them to the back and turn over the front and stitch down with either a straight
or fancy stitch.
Sharon W.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf7Mm_mkbCc
does it. Your miter is sewn in and it works every time.
I cut my binding strips 2 1/2" and sew them to the back and turn over the front and stitch down with either a straight
or fancy stitch.
Sharon W.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf7Mm_mkbCc
#80
Originally Posted by Lystra
I have been trying to machine sew my binding on the back of my quilt instead of doing the blind stitch by hand and it doesn't look good! But it takes forever to do it by hand. I would like to stick to doing it by machine so does anyone have any ideas how to keep it straight and looking good on the back and STILL catch the binding?
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