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If I was in a hurry I'd buy a blanket
It takes me about 8 hours to do a queen/king. I have a couple of mini-series I watch. |
Another person who doesn't really know or worry about how long it takes. But the idea of binding at a hockey arena kind of makes me giggle--because, where I grew up, we played youth hockey outdoors. Hard to bind a quilt woth choppers on. And the indoor arena was just too grungy .
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It doesn't matter how long it takes me -- I enjoy the process of hand stitching the binding. I usually take a little nap while the quilt is on my lap too.
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For me, threading the needle takes the longest. I love sewing with the real small thin needles (once they are threaded). The stitching goes so quickly (probably because I then have to re-thread the needle again!). But I will put up with that, because sewing is such a delight.
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I thread 4 or 5 needles first and then get started. Makes it go a little quicker
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I save my hand binding for when I "watch tv", actually hearing it most of the time. It helps keep my hands busy with something besides eating..... so maybe three evenings.
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I use (I think they're called milner's needles), and thread 6 or 7 at a time and have them lined up to go so I don't have to break while I'm binding. It is my favorite part, and it goes fairly quickly.
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Originally Posted by ckcowl
(Post 6850202)
It used to take me quite a while to do my bindings but now, generally I can do the hand stitching part on a queen sized quilt in 2-3 hours. With practice you get faster and better as with most things. It is my favorite part because when its done so is a new quilt :-)
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I also hand sew the binding and sometimes it has taken the better part of two evenings. I think it is worth it since they do come out perfect.
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Originally Posted by Nammie to 7
(Post 6850274)
It doesn't matter how long it takes me -- I enjoy the process of hand stitching the binding. I usually take a little nap while the quilt is on my lap too.
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