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wow, what great links, and pics of quilts...i will try this method on a future quilt...i love the baby quilt with the blanket stitch!!!! thanks...
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Oh so going to try this one on my next charity quilts.
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I sew to the front and hand stitch to the back..
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Doghousemom, I love how you did the binding on your baby quilt. I am in the process of making a baby quilt and think I will give this a try. thanks for sharing!!!
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Originally Posted by qbquilts
I tried it, but didn't like my results. I did recently come across this tutorial that sews the binding back to front and then stitches it down by machine. It creates a faux piping look and you stitch in the ditch of the "piping" and the "binding" using a regular "stitch in the ditch" stitch.
http://tlcstitches.blogspot.com/2010...-tutorial.html |
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I like to sew the binding to the back and machine stitch on the front. The only problem I had was that I did not like the way the back looked. Sometimes I caught the binding and sometimes I did not. I Started using my stitch in the ditch foot to sew the front down. I barely cover the stitching line (that attached the binding), and set my needle to sew anywhere from an 1/8 to a 1/4 inch from the edge of the blade. This distance depends on how wide my binding is. Not all "stitch-in-the ditch" feet allow for needle movement side-to-side, so be sure yours does. Starting with heavily starched binding helps. The only pins I use are at the corners. The back of the binding ends us looking just as nice as the front. Below are a few pictures.
Start with all four corners already mitred and pinned down. [ATTACH=CONFIG]253619[/ATTACH] Getting ready to hold the mitre down while working to turn the corner. [ATTACH=CONFIG]253621[/ATTACH] Holding the corner, sew to the fold, then stop with needle down before turning the corner. [ATTACH=CONFIG]253623[/ATTACH] Turning the corner. [ATTACH=CONFIG]253624[/ATTACH] Final result on back and front. [ATTACH=CONFIG]253630[/ATTACH] |
I sew my binding to the front and then bring the binding to the backside, I then hand sew it down. I don't like the look of machine stitiching on the binding.
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I've been doing mine this way for years, can't do much by hand and they seem to hold up thru washing and drying and all the tugging and pulling they get at my house!!!
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Originally Posted by barbrdunn
I like to sew the binding to the back and machine stitch on the front. The only problem I had was that I did not like the way the back looked. Sometimes I caught the binding and sometimes I did not. I Started using my stitch in the ditch foot to sew the front down. I barely cover the stitching line (that attached the binding), and set my needle to sew anywhere from an 1/8 to a 1/4 inch from the edge of the blade. This distance depends on how wide my binding is. Not all "stitch-in-the ditch" feet allow for needle movement side-to-side, so be sure yours does. Starting with heavily starched binding helps. The only pins I use are at the corners. The back of the binding ends us looking just as nice as the front. Below are a few pictures.
i am sooo impressed! I do pretty good until the corners, but I am getting better. |
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