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jljack 03-23-2011 09:38 AM

I ALMOST ALWAYS sew onto the front, turn to the back and hand stitch it down. I like how the seams disappear...after all that work on the top I don't want even 1 seam showing!!

It's not that much work...and the overall look it worth it.

:-)

QuiltnNan 03-23-2011 02:12 PM

i like the look of sewing on the front by machine, turning it to the back, and hand stitching.

Qbee 03-23-2011 07:35 PM

I just learned how and that is exactly how I was taught.


Originally Posted by MommaDorian
I machine stitch to the front and wrap around to the back with a blind stitch.


Prettiptibbs 03-23-2011 07:40 PM

I sew front to back, then machine stitch in the ditch. Usually turns out OK

lalaland 03-23-2011 07:43 PM

I always do back to front and stitch down on the sewing machine using decorative stitching but I bet it would look just as nice from back to front.

Yooper32 03-24-2011 03:03 AM


Originally Posted by supergma
If I want to hand stitch the binding down, I sew to the front, turn to the back. If I am going to machine stitch it down, I do just the opposite.

Ditto.

redmadder 03-24-2011 03:24 AM

If finishing by hand, I machine sew it to the front and hand stitch to the back. If machine sewing (never really happy with that, some quilts just gotta get done) I stitch to the back and turn to the front.

Crlyn 03-24-2011 03:25 AM


Originally Posted by Jan in VA

Originally Posted by supergma
If I want to hand stitch the binding down, I sew to the front, turn to the back. If I am going to machine stitch it down, I do just the opposite.

Here the same.

Jan in VA

Me too!

MerryQuilter 03-24-2011 03:29 AM


Originally Posted by supergma
If I want to hand stitch the binding down, I sew to the front, turn to the back. If I am going to machine stitch it down, I do just the opposite.

I do the same.

jitkaau 03-24-2011 03:32 AM

I prefer back to the front. Decorative finished can be put on the top whilst finishing.(I find hand stitching to the back boring as well as more difficult now that I have two numb fingers).Sometimes the choices are the simplest path.


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