How long does it take you to hand bind a queen sized quilt?
 

How long does it take you to hand-bind a 60 x 60 inch quilt that you have machine sewed
the binding on, and then you are hand binding it on the other side?
How long does it take you to hand-bind a queen sized quilt? (Same kind of binding as above.)

I would say about 3 hours for the small one, 4-5 hours for the large one.

I'd say about that long. I hand sew in the evening while watching TV. Takes one evening for a lap quilt and two for a queen.

I agree - usually I will do it over a couple of evenings - unless I need to finish asap.

I never really time myself. I just did a 86 x 98" quilt and make small stitches. I just try to race the clock or a talk radio program. I try not to think of how much time it takes me. I mainly do large quilts.

over the years with lots of practice i have managed to get so i can do a queen sized quilt in 2-3 hours *normally* sometimes i may work on it for an hour or so...usually around 2 corners...then set it aside & finish it the next time i pick it up...small quilts are about an hour-maybe 2...depending on how small..when i first started it took me 5 or 6 i'd guess to do a queen- i pretty much never managed to finish them in one sitting- might be a week- now i can usually get one done during a movie-or baseball game.

My hands don't work as well as they have in the past so I do one side a night while watching TV if it is a queen size. Although I have a friend who likes to sew by hand and she sometimes takes them home and does them for me.

takes me about 8 hours to do a queen quilt. I just put a good movie or music on and stitch away.
I love every step of quilt making and don't feel the push to hurry up :)

I just finished sewing down the binding on a 65" square quilt and did it over 3 evenings.

Probably 4-5 hours.

I think about 5 hours. I usually do it over 2-3 days.

maybe four movies.

I have never timed myself but after doing several, I feel I'm much faster..I love a finished binding that is hand sewn so it really doesn't matter to me!

I can do a lap quilt in one night watching tv. Larger quilts take me from five to six hours.

This is probably close to my estimate as well. Don't really pay much attention to how long it takes unless there is a major deadline. And it depends on how many interruptions and/or distractions.

If I'm watching TV it will take twice as long as it should - I like to multi task!

For a queen I would say 6-8 hours if I am watching TV, 5-6 if I am listening to the radio.

Alison

I break mine into multiple sessions due to wrist problems but I try to enjoy the process too. It's so nice to have that warm quilt on my lap while working on it. It is the only time I get to "use" most of my quilts.

About 3 hrs for the smaller one and 4hrs for a queen one. I so it while watching TV in the evening or while watching movies on TV on a weekend day.

I will do 2 sides a night unless it is a small quilt, but, I sometimes think there are 6 cornors on the quilts.

You are all faster than I am. Just did a double size quilt and sewed most evenings on it for about 5-6 days. I'm not usually in to much of a rush to get that part done. I like stitching the binding on.

30 -45 minutes per side...

4 or 5 hours here, too.

Same for me.

I find it depends on how long my eyes hold out!! I usually can go for 2-3 hours at a time, then the double vision sets in, and I have to put it away until the next day.

I don't do a whip stitch. I don't think it's very secure. It generally takes me about 3 to 4 days to do the hand stitching on the binding. But I also can't sew for more than 2 to 3 hours at a time.

I do a ladder stitch and it takes me about 4-5 days, probably 4 hrs. Per day to finish a queen size.

If I were watching tv, it would take me forever. Listening to audio books on my mp3 player with nothing else I have to stop for, about 1/2 hour a side....average. But I don't usually do all four sides in one sitting--I usually aim for half hour at a time...but then, I haven't hand bound a quilt in quite some time.

I do an invisible stitch and it takes me 6 hours. Somehow I just agreed to bind a scalloped DWR. I expect that will take a good 12 hours.

It usually takes me about 2-2 1/2 hours for queen size and less time for smaller quilts.

I usually do my binding in the evenings with on the deck (weater permitting) ....sitting and talking with DH and enjoying a nice glass of wine....It usually takes me a couple of evenings for a king sized quilt, so probably about the same for a queen. I think the key to it all, is to make it an enjoyable and relaxing experience, your work will be a nicer experience.

Hugs, Drue