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Originally Posted by katier825 (Post 7299767)

Are you hand sewing or machine sewing it? I would hand sew it down and call it a day.

Most of the time now I use 2-1/2" binding. I sew about 3/8" seam and hand sew to the back. It's pretty close to being the same on both sides. If you are worried about losing part of the design, you can always leave a little bit of batting beyond the edge of the quilt to take up that extra space. I haven't been all that satisfied with machine stitched binding unless I take the time to glue baste it down. I prefer the look of the hand sewing, so most of the time that is what I do.

This is how I do it too. The edge of my walking foot is 3/8" so it is easy to use that as a guide. Since most of my quilts have a border on them I don't have to worry about the 3/8" cutting off points and such. I machine stitch it to the front and roll it to the back and hand stitch. The binding on the back is a tad wider than on the front because I want it to cover the stitching and roll nicely at the edge so there is batting all the way to the edge.

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Originally Posted by PenniF (Post 7299874)

My binding is never the same width on both sides...always wider on the back -- I like it that way --- i want to make sure to cover the stitch line and don't want to struggle with it....and i like the wider edging look on the back anyway as my backs are usually a simple tone on tone pattern white or cream fabric. Remember --- there are NO quilt police.

Same here. Once I did the binding on the back first. No one knew the difference. First time I ever did a binding and by machine. I use a decorative stitch on the front.

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Originally Posted by Tartan (Post 7299911)

I cut my bindings 2-1/4 but use my walking foot and a slightly larger than 1/4 inch to sew the binding to the front. The binding is SUPPOSED to be slightly larger on the back so you can cover the front stitching line. As long as the size is consistent on the back, don't sweat it.

This is the way I cut & attach binding - after making sure quilt is squared up at corners & straight edges on sides, top & bottom.

I helped a judge at our quilt show and what she looked at was if the binding was full and the mitered corners. She never said anything re size difference of front and back. Hope this helps.

Because I want everything to be "perfect" I ended up with quilts, table runners, etc partially done. (Which was depressing to me) I'm almost FINALLY able to do my best at the time, finish the project, know what I want to do better next time and Let It Go!!!! It's a process and I feel good :) No one examines your projects like you do.

I cut my binding strips 2.25, sew 1/4 inch on the front - so it is a bit bigger on the back. I like it to cover the stitches as mentioned by previous QB members.

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Originally Posted by earthwalker (Post 7299933)

I love binding, always handstitch the back (ladder stitch which I learned here.....most things I learn here). I find it relaxing.

Never heard of " ladder stitch " Sounds like it could be what I call blanket stitch ?

Done is excellent.

"Even" may never happen. I'm impatient to finish the quilt when I get to binding, so it is extremely unlikely that I would take it off a quilt and start over. It's possible that I would intend to fix it, but so much more likely that I would put it in a safe place and never see it again.

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Originally Posted by PaperPrincess (Post 7299860)

It's supposed to be the same width on both sides??? Says who? I just shoot for a consistent width on the front, with a fully filled binding.

Yes!!!!! I' be gotten better thru time, but my quilts are not for show. Just keep improving and move on. It will get there

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Originally Posted by ukdame (Post 7303108)

Never heard of " ladder stitch " Sounds like it could be what I call blanket stitch ?

No, the ladder stitch is not the same as the blanket stitch. Here is an illustration.

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It's a fantastic stitch to use for EPP, I prefer it over a whip stitch because the stitches don't show.