I dont iron my strips. I just finger press as I sew them on.Never had a problem. I also dont pin them on. I fold and stitch as I go.I always finish by hand with a blind stitch.

You and a few others may be in the minority because most of us enjoy the binding because it is the finale to finishing the quilt. You can buy the pre-packaged binding, you are limited to the colors but it is already made for you. Maybe you can find a find and exchange a task for a task (something you may enjoy doing for her in exchange for that person finishing the binding). You can also leave extras fabric on the back and fold it (a certain way) to the front for a neat finish for a binding. There are a few techniques that you can use in order to speed up of take short cuts to finishing your product. If you have a quilter, they will do it also. Just a few ideas to help. If you were close by, I would trade the binding for the cutting.

ditto

Not the only one! I have been using RIcky Timms machine technique and will never go back. It is quick and easy, but I do recommend buying the video to study. I get rave compliments on the look of my bindings and can do a king size in less than a day!

I quilted two charity quilts and used the pillowcase method, then I ran about 1/4 to 1/2 inch "seam" around the outside edge. I think it looked fine and with the seam just inside the outside edge it resembled being bound. I certainly don't think I would use it on some of the fancy quilts I see, but I don't make anything so fancy that the pillowcase method wouldn't be ok on.

Binding is not my favorite part of quilting, but.... it means that I can check another finished quilt off the list.

That's a Good Thing!

I actually like to bind. It gives me the "whoo hoo" feeling. When it's done, I'm done.

pay someone to do it for you that likes it

Sorry, but I really enjoy the binding part of a quilt. I actually look forward to it.

country1 yep me, but I am still learning the how to do it stage....

No advice as I hate doing them as well.

I agree with you. Mostly, I think 'hand' is a 4-letter word, but I LOVE to hand sew the binding. It's like I'm "connecting" to it. Like cherylynne says - it's almost done!

I hate, hate, hate, doing binding also. I did watch the tut on u tube that was posted a few days ago and that helped, but it doesn't work on the mug rugs to well. I even bought the elmers glue.... I do not like hand sewing, so that is my big hang up and still can't make things look decent machine sewing the last side...

I have a really hard time with binding. The projects sit until I get up the nerves of steel and get to it. This tutorial helped me out. It is easy to follow and the results are very nice! I'm not as intimidated by the binding as I used to be.

http://tlcstitches.blogspot.com/2010...-tutorial.html

I don't like to do the binding either! I can hand applique for hours at a time, but doing the binding is just boring.
I have learned to do it all be machine and like doing it that way much better. It's lots faster than by hand.

Binding is the best part :) It means the quilt is DONE!!!

This describes the way I feel at the end of a quilt, too. Couldn't have said it better! :thumbup:

It's certainly not my favorite thing to do... I think because I'm a perfectionist, and I can't always get the corners exactly the way I want them! Sometimes I bind by hand, sometimes totally by machine... depends on my mood.

I, too, think I have 4 quilts waiting for binding! It's not creative for me and that's why I do not enjoy working with it.

I hate binding too... I am trying to learn to do it on the machine but haven't had good success-it is quick. I do take binding projects to my small quilt group because it is portable. I am also trying my hand at applique-very time consuming.

Ditto, I agree! I always feel that binding is the last design decision I make on my quilts so I love to do the binding. :wink:

I used to hate to bind because I did not do a good job. After watching several tutes and mastering the technique I now love it, ESP the hand stitching!

I put all my binding on by machine. It is so much easier. Also if it is for charity the quilt will go thru a ton of washing and the binding will stay on.

I love to bind. I watched the video on Missouri Star Quilt Company and I love the way she does it. I wish I could get to the point that something has to be bound.

Me too! I always use bias binding, so that may be why I don't have any problems with it. Always lays flat, and is more durable.

I am not very good with hand sewing. So I sewed my machine sewed my binding on the back and then flipped to the front. Yes you do get this second stitch on the back, but the front looks great. I would recommend doing 4 1/2 strips, folded in half with 3/8 seam on the back and then flip and top stitch the front. That way the second seam is closer to the binding on the back. I haven't experimented enough to get the front and back to align so you can't tell. Only time and practice will do that. I did buy the binding attachment to attached to by Janome 7700, it work well, but I haven't practice enough with that either. Need to make more lap size tops to practice on. Time to go shopping and get more patterns. Yeah, an excuse to go fabric shopping.

I also machine both sides, goes so fast. I learned to miter my corners so I don't need to sew together bunches of strips!

There are so many free patterns out there...but still go look at fabric, yum!

I hate to bind, have tried taking my GF in to doing it for me for a price (really cheap) but she keeps telling me no.

I love to do the binding, I have a friend with a long arm shop and I quite often do her bindings for her. She taught me how to do it like the video,except I don't glue,but will be trying that. Thanks for sharing the video I enjoyed watching it.

I do I do :( :( :( :( :( :(

Yeah I like binding too, I find it relaxing.

Man I'd really hate to also bindings also if I did them the way they do on this video. Talk about over kill.

Ditto

I like to do the binding. For me, the hard part is the cutting. Probably because I broke one of my wrists years ago, and it doesn't bend correctly now. So I have no strength to hold the ruler and fabric and push the rotary cutter. But I've herd many say they don't like to bind.

look at this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ot7Trk6J2Vw

I really enjoy doing the binding. It's like putting the ribbon on the package after it's wrapped.

If the long arm quilters do the binding they charge up to $.25 an inch. Think I'll start a binding business.

I attach my binding on the back and turn it to the front. I use a small zig zag to sew it down. The zig zag shows up less than the straight stitch. I put the zig on the binding and the zag in the quilt.

When I sew my binding on, I have a small thickness of painter's tape to guide it against so my binding is very straight and even.

I am going to hand do one quilt, 103" square. But that will be the first one in 10 years.

Longarmers put it on the quilt, but usually don't do the hand stitching. Ask, don't assume they are doing the handwork