Well, I'll be darned. I'm another who's going to try this. Geez, you never stop learning!
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I never press binding...........I always sew it on the back first, then flip it to the front, and sew it down with a cute decorative stitch.........I havent had any problem doing it this way. I use 2 1/2 or 3 inch width.
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I cut my binding 2 and a half inches... fold over... then sew, from the front, to the quilt by machine... then fold over to the back and handstitch down.... makes a lovely job... mitred corners are a must too...
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Originally Posted by Peckish
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It might have been one of my posts - I fully believe your bindings will lay better if you don't press them first. This allows the fabric to shift across the width (not length) and lay flatter when you sew. Plus it's less work! :)
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Originally Posted by charity-crafter
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I confuse easily also, so you align just one edge of the binding to the quilt, then fold it in half and stitch it down on the other side? I understand what you are saying about the track and it makes sense.
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Is it harder to align the binding to the edge of the quilt without the crease? I'm still trying to wrap my mind around this.
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Originally Posted by Mickey1
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Is it harder to align the binding to the edge of the quilt without the crease? I'm still trying to wrap my mind around this.
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Me too. So do we fold it together (and just not press it) first, so that both raw edges of the binding are being sewn on or do we not fold it together first and only sew on a single raw edge on first. Sorry for the confusion!
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You do everything exactly as you would normally do, you just skip the ironing step.
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LOL omg it's gotta be way past my bedtime. I think I understand but not sure...thinking I'm confused. Maybe in the morning it all be clear....but hey sounds easy to do....thanks bunches
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