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The going price in our area is $25-35, depending on size, just for doing the hand stitching on the binding.

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Originally Posted by Lacelady

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Originally Posted by gaevren

It would really depend on whether or not you were doing hand-stitching or only machine-binding, I'd think.

I must be weird, 'cos I LOVE the hand stitching part.

Same here

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Originally Posted by Old hen

Sewing binding on with a machine IS cheaper, and quicker, but don't enter it into any kind of competition. They frown on anything but hand stitching!

Guess that answered my question, because I sew mine on by machine and finish by machine, but of course you do see the sititching that way. :-D

I just paid my LAQ $20 to do the hand sewing on a twin size quilt. I am apparently allergic to the needle and hand sewing tears my thumb up so I am stuck paying someone else to do it. I felt the $20 was very reasonable.

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Originally Posted by patdesign

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Originally Posted by Old hen

Sewing binding on with a machine IS cheaper, and quicker, but don't enter it into any kind of competition. They frown on anything but hand stitching!

Guess that answered my question, because I sew mine on by machine and finish by machine, but of course you do see the sititching that way. :-D

Just a comment regarding Old Hen's comment: The judges don't frown specifically on machine stitched bindings. They don't care how the binding is finished as long as it is done well. (FYI--I am on the Colorado Quilt Council Competition Committee i.e. Quilt Judging).

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Originally Posted by Ellen 1

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Originally Posted by patdesign

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Originally Posted by Old hen

Sewing binding on with a machine IS cheaper, and quicker, but don't enter it into any kind of competition. They frown on anything but hand stitching!

Guess that answered my question, because I sew mine on by machine and finish by machine, but of course you do see the sititching that way. :-D

Agreed. My machine stitched binding on my quilt took first place in the state quilt show last year. :)

I charge 0.06 cents per linear inch when I do machine binding (which is all I do, no hand stitching). So for a 60" x 80" quilt that comes to $16.80. I can do one in about 2 hours, so roughly about minimum wage. But then again, I like doing binding. ;)

.15 an inch to attach

If you attach and roll over and hand stitch that is .25 an inch

I do quilt bindings in our local area and I charge $.15 per running inch if the binding is provided and $.18 per running inch if I have to cut and piece/prepare the binding and then put it on. If there are scallops or unusual binding requests like minkee binding etc. then I charge more per inch. There are several people in our area that do binding work and that is the going rate.

Wow, so many different answers! I'm glad to know, though, that I'm not along in thinking this is a service that some folks would pay for. Now, to put together a plan for advertising, and such.

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Originally Posted by Old hen

Sewing binding on with a machine IS cheaper, and quicker, but don't enter it into any kind of competition. They frown on anything but hand stitching!

Guess that answered my question, because I sew mine on by machine and finish by machine, but of course you do see the sititching that way. :-D

Congrats on the first place, I have been sewing for so long that I am able to do a binding that looks better than any store bought quilt, I just take it slow, slow, slow, and I too like to bind, but don't think I would do it for others since Iam a perfectionist, and would be a basket case before finished. :thumbup: