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Old 05-10-2011, 07:29 AM
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I've done this method a couple of times. What I found helped me was to pin in the ditch on the front through the binding on the back. I pinned very close together, went pretty slowly, and removed the pins just as I got to them. Other than having to go slowly, it worked fine. Even when I'm hand sewing the binding on the back I still pin in the ditch on the front. I don't have so much thread catching on pins issues and I don't get as many puncture wounds (O: if you know what I mean!
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Old 05-10-2011, 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by bj
I've done this method a couple of times. What I found helped me was to pin in the ditch on the front through the binding on the back. I pinned very close together, went pretty slowly, and removed the pins just as I got to them. Other than having to go slowly, it worked fine. Even when I'm hand sewing the binding on the back I still pin in the ditch on the front. I don't have so much thread catching on pins issues and I don't get as many puncture wounds (O: if you know what I mean!
I will definitely try this the next time I do this method.

One thing that I have realized is that my binding is way too wide. If I sew close enough to the accent fabric to make sure the original seam is covered I am well into the binding on the back which looks bad.

I will say, though, that in the parts where everything is in line I really like the way it looks. So I just need much more practice!
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