Binding and a great solution
 

I hate putting binding on....well, I have a solution to that problem. Been quilting for 30+ yrs.

Got this huge quilt done and started using my walking foot as usual. Of course, front went fine. I usually do the binging on the back first. So I used the foot and did not like how it turned out on front when stitching from back. Ripped that out. Then I used a felled foot. That went fine for a bit. Tore out again.
Finally I put on my "stitch in the ditch foot" and wow.....done within 30 min. So if you are like me....
use that "stitch in the ditch foot" when sewing it to back! :)

Avante Quilter!

My edge stitch foot is one of the ones I use the most. It's great for getting that nice straight line of stitching evenly along the edge of anything. I'm glad you discovered how great it is!

i use that foot, too. but i sew the binding to the back first. then, on the front, i place the stitch-in-the-ditch/ joining foot along the edge of the binding on front and move the needle to the right a few clicks. this gives me a straight line and an even distance from the edge of the binding

My walking foot comes with 3 plates. I attach the binding with the quarter inch plate, switch the plate & sew it down with the SITD plate. I also sew to the back first.

Wow, I never thought of using the SITD foot. Thanks, I've never been happy with my machine bindings. I usually sew to the front and hand stitch to the back. I may have to dig that foot out and give it a try.

That sounds like a wonderful solution and I'll have to give it a try on my next crib quilt...WAIT...what is a SID foot? I'm not sure I have one with my Janome.

I have never been happy with the way it looks when I put binding on and sew both the front and the back by machine. I hate to hand sew the binding. My solution is to make a faux piped binding. That is pretty much all I use on my quilts. It looks good and is easy. There are lots of youtube videos on how to make it.

I had never seen or heard of the faux piping binding. I did a search and WOW. I will never use traditional binding again. I learn so much from all of you. Thank you and Happy New Year.

Check out this site about how the foot works. She also shows a number of things to use the foot for.
She has plenty of neat projects to make. Only been to her site once but like how she explains things.

http://www.seasonedhomemaker.com/sew...e-stitch-foot/

Thanks for this thread and advice! I will definitely give these a try.

I want to thank farmquilter for the great link! I've had this foot since I got my machine MANY years ago and had no idea what it was used for. HA! I'll be using it now ��

Something interesting I have discovered. The quilts that I have made that are used a lot, the binding is getting worn, almost bare in spots. Most I used double fold bias and full of batting to the edges. The quilts I made for fun, and they get heavy use with lots of washing, have fast bindings, with batting not to the edges, not batting full, are still fine. No wear at all. I think the full binding edge is a bunch of hoak, for quilt judges only.

Same here about having the foot and not using it, will put it to good use from now on. I will be reading her information on other feet.

Year ago, I bought a VCR tape showing how to use very sewing foot available. It was made by Clotilde, remember her anyone? Best instructional video I ever watched about machine feet. I learned to use the twin needle with only one needle threaded for echo stitching, straight edge stitching, and even SITD.

Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks? Thank you for a terrific suggestion. I learn something new each year and I've been quilting for close to thirty years. Now if they would just stop creating all that new gorgeous fabric.

My great aunt told me this very same thing when she saw local quilt judges count off for not having full bindings. She said they don't know squat about what they are saying. She never filled her bindings full. She won Viewer's Choice so many times at the local shows it made the local quilt police mad as heck!!! Her quilts were not made for show judges. LOL

SID foot (Stitch in the Ditch) has a blade in the center of the foot that extends down and beyond the tip of the foot. When you stitch, that blade falls into the "ditch" of a seam or a line you want to follow. It allows you to stitch straight without going left or right of that seam or line.

I remember Clotilde but was not sewing that much way back then. Hope you still have the tape because now they create a new foot to go with a video to sell the 'new' invention.

Probably do have it somewhere but no vcr to play it on. LOL

Stitch in the Ditch SID.....I have a Designer SE but the foot I used was a Janome. Fits perfect since both are low shank machines. Janome foot is so much cheaper too!

It's probably called an edge stitch foot and has a sort of *blade* that you put along the edge and move the needle to where you want the stitching.

I have been sewing bindings on by machine for the last couple months and it seems to go faster and if you match the thread it looks pretty good. It seems to be better on my shoulders than by hand

I thought you would need a walking foot for this thickness of fabric stitching on the binding. I can see the sid foot would help if you didn't need the walking foot. I'll try this. Thanks.

I bought the walking foot version of the Stitch in the Ditch foot for my Janome 6600, but just can't get the hang of it. The blade prevents the quilt from moving along. I might have to go back and try again with less foot pressure. It's been while since I've tried it, and the foot was expensive.

Just went to sewing machines plus website and ordered one for my bl.....cheaper than buying at dealer!

SID is "stitch in the ditch". Sometimes these abbreviations can throw you.

Thanks for the information Ladies. I too do not like the way my bindings turn out.

I bought that foot for my 6600 also and it works fine for me. I'm assuming your right - that you need to lower the pressure on the machine.