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For me, binding is like frosting a cake....when it's on and sewn down, the quilt is done!.....a great feeling of satisfaction....yes, sometimes it's a PITA, but I sew down on the backside, flip to front and machine sew with a decorative stitch....it's a fast and easier finish (and I feel a much sturdier edge).....
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I'm with the others who enjoy the binding process, especially now that I do the invisible ladder stitch which involves no pins, glue, nor clips.:thumbup:
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Originally Posted by DebraK
(Post 5461321)
My favorite thing about binding is watching old movies. I line up a few in Netflix, set up a comfy corner on the couch, with my needles, thread, scissors, and a glass of wine on the end table, and go to town. I have a sip of wine every time I start a new thread. I have a grand ol' time binding. *hic*.
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It's my least favorite part of quilt making. But, it's not bad when sitting in front of the TV on a cool evening, hand sewing the binding to the back of the quilt. I'm saving a few bindings to-do, waiting for cooler weather.
For me, sewing on the binding is painful after more than an hour at a time. I do 1/4 of the quilt an evening so my hand doesn't hurt the next day (or for many days after). |
I hand sew all the bindings on my quilts. When I have hand sewing to do, my husband and I watch movies together. In a few weeks we will be watching a lot of movies..lol...I have at least 3 quilts to bind, after I get them off the LA.
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Originally Posted by DebraK
(Post 5461321)
My favorite thing about binding is watching old movies. I line up a few in Netflix, set up a comfy corner on the couch, with my needles, thread, scissors, and a glass of wine on the end table, and go to town. I have a sip of wine every time I start a new thread. I have a grand ol' time binding. *hic*.
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I sew my bindings all by machine. I make double fold straight grain binding, sewn to the back of the quilt first and then turned over to the front. I stitch it down with either a straight stitch or a decorative stitch. I learned to make binding by watching Kaye Wood on PBS. My corners always come out just right using her method.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf7Mm_mkbCc&feature=plcp Sharon W. |
Originally Posted by Chicca
(Post 5461608)
For quite a long time, I hated to do the bindings. But, knowing I can not afford to pay someone to do it for me and I love to gift finished quilts; I began to do some research. My first discovery was using Elmers Washable School Glue instead of pins...it makes everything so much faster and neater in my opinion. The second was learning how to make Continuous Bias Bindings. There are several videos and posts about it, but I was really inspired by this one.
http://www.mccallsquilting.com/mccal...ontinuous_bias for some reason on my screen, the video is about halfway down the page....so you may have to scroll down. Little by little, my bindings are looking prettier and I am enjoying the process more all of the time. |
I use to dread binding. I always felt like it was a wrestling match. Now I hand sew all my bindings I find it to be quite relaxing. They look better and for some reason or other its faster.
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Originally Posted by maviskw
(Post 5464071)
I LOVE putting the binding on. It's the finishing touch. And I have come to REALLY LOVE putting the ends together. First I press a triangle at the beginning. Starch this and maybe pin it, too. I start sewing it on leaving a loose tail 8 - 10 inches. After you have a few inches sewn, put a pin in the quilt 8 - 10 inches beyond the beginning of the binding. That would be 16 - 20 inches from the place you started sewing. That is where you will stop when you get around the quilt. Then I pin down the binding exactly as I want it when it is sewn. I usually stretch a binding just a little. That prevents the edge of the quilt from becoming wavy. Then lay the ends one over the other, with pressed triangle on the bottom. Cut the other end EXACTLY at the bottom of the triangle. You will have the two layers overlapped exactly as far as the binding is wide. Take out all the pins, open the triangle and open out binding. Place ends right sides together, and twist so that the binding pieces are at right angles. Sew across the ends on that fold you pressed in at the beginning. If the fold is going from top to bottom, just twist it the other way. The seam has to go from side to side. Now snap open the binding to see if it fits. Then open that last seam and finger press. (It's kind of hard to press with the iron here unless you have one of those little things.) Then cut off the triangles of the seam allowance and continue sewing down the last bit of binding to your quilt. You will never be able to tell which binding seam is your last one this way. I find it very exciting to see how nicely this finishes up my quilt. HAPPY BINDING!
After reading all those posts, I'm kind of excited to bind my 9 quilts. Well, not all 9 at once. And I think it's 10 now that my king is finished. And I have one coming back from the long armers really soon and have a baby quilt I have to hurry and make. So, I do like the hand sewing on binding better than machine sewing and I do watch TV at night, so there is the perfect time for me. I don't drink, so no fun wine to go with it. I guess I could have hot flavored tea. Yummmm! What I want to do is my king first and I probably shouldn't start on such a big one at first because I'll get burnt out. I have one that I already cut the binding, attached it, ironed it in half and it's sitting there. All I have to do is roll it up on my Simplicity's The Winder. OMG! You all have me wanting to bind, and hand bind at that! Thank you all so very much. I didn't think anyone could talk me into wanting to bind but you all did. And if I decided to machine bind it to the front instead of hand bind it to the back, I will be happy as can be because I will be binding just the same. Thank you thank you thank you! Truly!!!! |
I feel like it's the icing on the cake. I Love icing and I love cake so wqhen I finish, I can have a nice piece of cake with icing and not feel guilty!!!
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Originally Posted by LivelyLady
(Post 5466149)
I'm with the others who enjoy the binding process, especially now that I do the invisible ladder stitch which involves no pins, glue, nor clips.:thumbup:
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Choosing the binding fabric is just as much fun as piecing the quilt! I love using stripes cut on the bias for mine, as that just adds more excitement to the finished quilt. Plus... most of my quilts are little ones.. yes, I waste some fabric, but the final result is worth it to me.
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I like to do bindings. In fact at our service bee, I try to get as many bindings to do as are available. I like to stitch by hand in the evenings in the living room with my husband. At least we can share some of my sewing time rather than just me cooped up in my sewing room. At first they were more difficult, but the more you do the easier to finish. I can take them with me when we have doctor appontments or traveling in the car. It's just one of the steps to quiliting. The next time I get out to Phoenix I'll find you and if you have any more to bind I'll give you a hand.
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I love hand sewing the binding on the back... especially in the winter when it's chilly and I can have the quilt laying over my lap and watch a good movie...
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I'm with you.....I like absolutely, positively NOTHING about binding. I follow my grandmother's habit of bringing the backing to the front as about a 1" "binding" and sewing it down by machine, so I avoid binding at all.
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The quiet time for me as I do it sitting in front of the TV and just relax as I sew. Also it is the final touch to a quilt and time for a new one to start.
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I like to bind quilts. For me it's relaxing...and allows me to "wind down" from the quiltmaking/quilting.
Originally Posted by jcrow
(Post 5461209)
I am trying to find my nitch in binding. Me and binding don't go together. There isn't one aspect of it I like except the end result, when it's finished. So, if you will share with me what you like about binding, maybe it will get me to start binding. I have so many quilts to bind and no drive to do any of them. I want to start a new quilt, but I really need to bind these first. I want to like to bind really badly!
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I love to use bias binding that has no seams to deal with. Cutting the binding in one continuous loop is easy for me. And there is really no waste fabric when done this way. I also prefer bias binding because it holds up better. I've experienced what happens with binding cut on the grain. It ravels at the fold over the quilt front to back and happens much sooner than the life of a well used quilt.
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Being finished with it! LOL. Not my favorite part of quilting. LOL
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Buying binding or making your own can make the process easier. Truly, it is the stitching it on the quilt, that finishing touch that gives satisfaction. While I don't look forward to binding, I am glad to be at that point with a quilt. In fact, I make sure the binding is sewn together correctly to ensure a non-stop stitch. The smoother the process, the greater the satisfaction.
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I know when I get to the point of binding, the quilt is almost ready for it's owner. I don't mind the binding at all...I get to choose what color I want to end the project with...and each time I want to start another quilt, I remind myself to finish the binding on this one, then I can go play with another!
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Hi I just finished a lap robe and I don't like a wide binding so I cut strips of 3 inches and sew them together to be one long strip. then I fold in half (can press if needed) I sew on right side of quilt with the batting and backing already tied on. About 1/4 inch. After I get that done I turn it over and fold under 1/4 th inch and sew by hand onto the back side.At the corners I make mitered corners. After you do a few they become very easy. quilt for fun Grandma G
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Originally Posted by jcrow
(Post 5466707)
This sounds really exciting!! I have so much trouble at the end of binding. So I kind of get what you are saying. Both pieces need to be the same length as width, right? Now, that makes complete sense. I would never have thought of that in a million years. I would love to see a step by step instruction on this method though, just to make sure I have it right. I understand not to cut it after I sew to make sure I sewed it side to side and not up and down and also to make sure it fits snugly.
After reading all those posts, I'm kind of excited to bind my 9 quilts. Well, not all 9 at once. And I think it's 10 now that my king is finished. And I have one coming back from the long armers really soon and have a baby quilt I have to hurry and make. So, I do like the hand sewing on binding better than machine sewing and I do watch TV at night, so there is the perfect time for me. I don't drink, so no fun wine to go with it. I guess I could have hot flavored tea. Yummmm! What I want to do is my king first and I probably shouldn't start on such a big one at first because I'll get burnt out. I have one that I already cut the binding, attached it, ironed it in half and it's sitting there. All I have to do is roll it up on my Simplicity's The Winder. OMG! You all have me wanting to bind, and hand bind at that! Thank you all so very much. I didn't think anyone could talk me into wanting to bind but you all did. And if I decided to machine bind it to the front instead of hand bind it to the back, I will be happy as can be because I will be binding just the same. Thank you thank you thank you! Truly!!!! Well, we will expect pictures of course! And good for you to have found this enthusiasm. I would start with a little one vs. the king size. As you said, you don't want to get burnt out and that way you'd at least have one done. Enjoy! Donna |
I love doing the binding. It is such an accomplishment, because it puts the icing on the cake :) I do the double fold binding. My corners are nicely mitered and turn out very well. It just takes a bit of practice, and I always join the ends, when I get all around the quilt, with the spliced method. It doesn't show, and it looks so nice, much better then the tucking the end in method. When I started qulting 6 years ago, my sister,who has quilted for around 30 years, used to say, "Oh, your corners are so cute and round". I nearly cried. I just couldn't get it right. It makes me smile now, when I think of how hard I struggled to get it down pat. So enjoy the binding, see it as a beautiful finishing touch to a beautiful quilt. Also, I do sew it to the front and hand stitch it onto the back. I like the clips that look like hair clips, to hold the binding down while hand stitching. They are great, and there are no pins to poke me. What is really fun, it to do a bias binding on a large round wall hanging. It goes on much easier than on a quilt. It amazes me, no careful fitting, etc. just stitch it on the front and enjoy hand stitching it down on the back.
Originally Posted by jcrow
(Post 5461209)
I am trying to find my nitch in binding. Me and binding don't go together. There isn't one aspect of it I like except the end result, when it's finished. So, if you will share with me what you like about binding, maybe it will get me to start binding. I have so many quilts to bind and no drive to do any of them. I want to start a new quilt, but I really need to bind these first. I want to like to bind really badly!
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I just watched the video on U TUBE - "How to attach a continuous binding." That is pretty much how I do it, but she didn't have the magic triangle pressed in, so she was just sewing "by eye" across that last seam. I also find it easier to lay out those last two tails wrong side up, and pick them right sides together; then just twist them the correct way.
When I'm showing people how to do this, I usually put my hands down on the table over the ends, fingers pointing toward each other, pick up my hands and "say my prayers" then twist my hands at the fingertips until they are at right angles. Then I can twist them the other way to show how to find the correct way that will put that pressed triangle in the right place. I guess you have to have a good imagination to figure this out. Have fun. Mavis |
Originally Posted by jcrow
(Post 5461209)
I am trying to find my nitch in binding. Me and binding don't go together. There isn't one aspect of it I like except the end result, when it's finished. So, if you will share with me what you like about binding, maybe it will get me to start binding. I have so many quilts to bind and no drive to do any of them. I want to start a new quilt, but I really need to bind these first. I want to like to bind really badly!
I'm with you the only thing I really like about binding is that when it's on the quilt is finally finished. I hate to do hand work and I have to on the binding, as I don't like the looks of sewing it finally down by machine. I can't get it to look good so I hand sew. However not that I have vetted some, I rean across a neat tool I purchased some time back and had forgotten about - the Quilter's Boot. for making the mitred corner on quilts and for other uses too. I decided I would try this on the two quilts that I need binding on, what a neat tool really works good. On one of the quilts I was using a 3" strip, that I had originally cut for a border on this quilt and didn't like it, but decided to use it for a binding instead, love how the 3" works and folds over better than the 2 1/2" or 2 1/4" I normally use. Also I read a thread on the board recently about some of the quilters not pressing their binding in half before sewing and how neat it folded over -- tried that on these two quilts love how it works and looks -thanks for the hint. I still don't like the hand sewingthough. You might invest in the quilter's boot and see how you like it. I couldn't remember where I purchased it, but then I searched a few sites and found it on Nancy's Notions.com for $7.99 -- worth every penny of it I might add. Have fun. |
I love hand sewing (hand quilting, not so much). I really look forward to stitching the binding on so I can sit in front of the TV in the recliner and watch old movies while I hand stitch the binding to the back.
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