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craftysewing 04-13-2011 03:35 PM

How about doing an all machine embroidery binding? There are tutorials out there that walk you thru' all the steps. I have photos on my website photo gallery of the all machine embroidery bindings that I embroidery stitched on my quilts and customer's quilts. I really enjoy stitching them with the embroidery stitches. They are fun to stitch!

GrannieAnnie 04-13-2011 03:36 PM


Originally Posted by Country1
Am I the only one who doesn't like to bind? Maybe, it's b/c I'm doing it all wrong or something. I presently have 4 quilts that only need to be bind, but I haven't been able to bring myself to do it.
Any get in the mood to bind advice out there?

I don't mind doing simple bindings. It's a "in front of the TV project".

JCL in FL 04-13-2011 03:40 PM


Originally Posted by cherylynne
Sorry I can't help you. Binding is my favorite part, I think, because I know the quilt is almost finished.

me too. It's my favorite part.

AnnaF 04-13-2011 04:10 PM

You are so not alone..I hate binding..don't mind stitching the binding on the front but I despise doing the hand finishing. I am so anal about doing neat little stitches..it takes me forever to bind a bed sized quilt.

newbee 04-13-2011 04:33 PM

Binding is my favorite part, too! I think it is a fun way to finish the quilt. I hand stitch the back of the binding down, and curling up in my chair doing the final stitching on the binding is heaven to me.

Quiltaddict 04-13-2011 10:15 PM

I don't like binding either. I had one quilt that was all done except for binding and it sat for about 6 months before I finally got it bound. I think it would have sat even longer but I wanted to put it in a local quilt show so had to finish it. Now that's it's done and the show is over I love having it on my bed.

katigirl 04-13-2011 11:36 PM


Originally Posted by cherylynne
Sorry I can't help you. Binding is my favorite part, I think, because I know the quilt is almost finished.

Ditto. Then I can either use the quilt or give it to whoever it's meant for and start somethng new. lol.

Jammin' Jane 04-14-2011 10:23 AM

I like to do binding...it's relaxing and I do it while watching TV...in no time at all, it's done!

nellebelles 04-15-2011 10:16 AM

I, too, love to do binding. I didn't use to, though. I think when I finally learned to do it right, especially for mitered corners and joining the ends together at the end, is when I started to love binding. I especially love the hand stitching! And most of all, I love that the quilt is done when I put in that last stitch! :D

mayday 04-16-2011 12:58 PM


Originally Posted by Country1
Am I the only one who doesn't like to bind? Maybe, it's b/c I'm doing it all wrong or something. I presently have 4 quilts that only need to be bind, but I haven't been able to bring myself to do it.
Any get in the mood to bind advice out there?

ONLY IF THE EDGE IS[sorry block caps] is wobbly.


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