would like to know if they work o'k before i spend money for one. I think they sew on front and back at same time. any ideas or suggestions?

I had never heard of it until I looked it up. Warning: don't google "binding foot", you'll get gross images of human feet being bound.

Something like this, right?

http://www.newarkdress.com/mn39.html

Can't imagine that I would have enough control with a foot that is supposed to handle all those layers. Nope, I'm footlose and fancy free.

it is bias binding foot that does what i want thank u for link

I have used my regular stitch in the ditch foot for this.

I have started machine stitching the binding on charity quilts; I think I could use something like this. I will have do some checking, thank you for the info.
I love to hand stitch the binding to the back, but for charity baby quilts I will go with the machine.

Anyone use one of these?

I've never used one but they are intriguing.

I just sew the binding onto the back of the quilt and then machine stitch it on the front with a decorative or blanket stitch.
I have one of these feet, but the binding is very narrow, more for potholders and coasters IMHO.

You know I had to go Google..... it's akin to a song being stuck in my head all day.......

When I went to the big quilt show I asked about the binding foot and the lady at the booth for my machine said it wasnt good and dont buy one. She works for the company and says it dosnt work well.

I've had a couple. They require a lot of skill to use correctly. Most people find them pretty frustrating.

Instead of investing in a binding foot, I would recommend trying a form of "invisible" machine binding. It is demonstrated in this Youtube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wprg5vzkuGw

I have a Pfaff bi-level foot which is amazing. It's still a 2 step process though. but the finish is much better than I could do with an ordinary foot. I love this foot and I've not bound anything by hand since I got this foot.

http://www.pfaffusa.com/5436_8394.html

Nope don't have one, and don't want one.

I also have found this foot to be very effective. For all Pfaff owners reading: do yourselves a favor and consider adding this foot to your arsenal.

I bought a cheap one years ago for sewing pre-packaged bias binding on things such as potholders, etc. It was supposed to sew all layers at one time, but I found it impossible to do a neat job ... stuff was slipping and sliding every which way; I assume doing a one-step quilt binding would be a real "Mission Impossible". I saw a professional quilter on t.v. several years ago who had a large, sophisticated and expensive piece of equipment for that, but it was not an item for the average home quilter.

How do you use it to attach binding?

If you go to the link that gailmitchell posted to the Pfaff site, there is a link to a short video showing it in use.

I have one. I have only used it on satin binding, which is a pain in the neck anyways. I would not use the foot for satin binding again. I will be finishing another quilt soon, I'll let you know what I think of it with cotton binding.
Thanks!

Last week I watched the Baby Lock serger lady (demonstrator) use the double fold binder on the Evolution serger and I was instantly sold on it.
karen

great demo they make it look so easy ;)

i have the snap on foot that attaches to my Janome..it does ok until you get to the corners, then i have trouble with it..

i would not use it again.

i sew the front and back binding at the same time with a fancy stitch/walking foot.

I have one and I love it. You have to use it along with your walking foot. It takes a bit of practice to get everything together alright; kind of reminds me of when I first learned to drive cause you have to watch in front of your and watch to your right and left to make sure everything is coming together just right. I always hated binding and using bias strips 'cause I could never get it together right on the machine and ended up doing one edge totally by hand. Last Christmas I bought a generic one for my machine and I LOVE IT!!!!

I have used this foot and it works pretty well. There are also clips and a miter bar that work with this but that set is about double in cost. I haven't invested in that.
Hand stitching is best if going in a show or the quilt is extra special.

I have the Martelli system & it is great for baby quilts or anything that is going to get a lot of washing. It certainly saves a lot of time & it comes with the mitering tools. Would not use it on an heirloom quilt.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ubi0fwfHBss

is this it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OLcD7M6awk

the second one is for double needles and looks very professional.


http://www.softexpressions.com/help/...achappliq.html

third one is marti mitchell. if you use monafilament, can't you stitch in the ditch?

You have to be really careful about what you type in when you're searching on the Web. I typed in "Cool Whip" once looking for low sugar things for my diabetic husband. Wow! I had no idea there were so many different meanings to the phrase. Need I say more?

LMBO!!!

Once, long ago, when the internet was still fairly young, I was looking for a job. Did I type "employment"? Nooo. I typed "jobs". :oops:

here is a picture of mine..for the Janome 6600..
other pictures of it with bonding and fabric at this picture link:

http://picasaweb.google.com/strut526...eat=directlink

I have a binding attachment that's very similar to the one pictured in the post above. I use it on my "home" Bernina.

I rarely use it... but...

... it's better than putting binding on by hand. And better than all the pinning you'd have to do.

... there IS a learning curve.

... you can't go fast. For someone who's used to working on an industrial machine, that's a bit maddening. Still... if I tried to go faster I don't think I'd be able to control it.

What I've used it for, was potholders and apron edgings. I don't think you could use it on anything thick, like fat batting.

I have one and in my opinion the ones for everyday machines (in other words not commercial ones) are not made quite right and I absolutely refuse to use it anymore I do better just using a straight stitching foot.

TRIVIA: I can't remember for sure because it's been many years ago, but I think the binder that I saw used on a Saturday a.m. quilt show was an entirely separate machine and not attached to a sewing machine. It was impressive anyway and a bit "over the top" for a 25-minute PBS show.

Has anyone else seen the binding foot (double binding) used on the Serger?
That is the one I saw.
Karen

I find them incredibly difficult to use. Never can seem to get all the layers to be where they should be.

I have a foot that does binding and like Amma mine is more for potholders etc. Its a pain because you can't put a join through it. I've never hear of one that does quilts.

Thos feet are ok if you can be very accurate in feeding the binding through. I do not care for the stitching on both sides, about 1/8th from the edges. Fun to play with though.

i got one from ebay. there is no way a whole quilt sandwich and binding will fit in it. I think it is more of a sewing or potholder sort of thing.

I too sew a basting stitch around the edge of my sandwich then trim to within 1/8 in of basting line, and then I sew binding to back and fold over to topstitch or deco stitch on front. Easy peesy!

I have a binding foot, but I don't use it for binding quilts. I haven't used it for this purpose yet either, but I want to for binding baby bibs, after I've embroidered on them. I think it would be too hard to get everything lined up and keep it that way to put a binding on a quilt with one.