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Old 06-26-2010, 04:47 AM
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Thanks for all the advice-- it helped alot. I'm nervous and excited to be so close to finishing. Then I'm on to the other 8 quilt kits my sister has sent me. Perhaps I'll get bold after awhile and design one myself.
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Old 06-26-2010, 06:04 AM
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I also sewing the binding to the back, and use a decorative stitch to sew it down. I really like the extra little touch it gives to my quilt.
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Old 06-26-2010, 06:05 AM
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How many of you hand stitch the binding? have used a nylon invisible thread, zig zag, straight stitch or use a decorative stitch on your machine to finish the binding.
Do any of you use a glue or iron on such as Steam a Seam to get the binding straight before stitching? Please let the rest of us know what works best for you.
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Old 06-26-2010, 06:13 AM
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I machine sew my biinding on the front before trimming batting and backing. Then I slice them off nicely and hand sew the to back.
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Old 06-26-2010, 06:14 AM
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Since most of my quilting has been hand quilting, I've also done the binding by hand. On the ones I've done lately, branching out into machine piecing, I've attached the binding to the front by machine and done the back side of the binding by hand. These have either been tied or hand quilted. Still not ready to tackle machine quilting!
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Old 06-26-2010, 06:28 AM
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If you wait to trim after sewing the binding on the front- how do you make sure your quilt edges are true?
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Old 06-26-2010, 07:32 AM
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I cut the edges even first, then sew a basting stitch all the way around--nothing fancy--but a little less than 1/4-inch so that the binding covers it. I just think it holds the edges of the sandwich together so I catch everything when I sew the binding.
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Old 06-26-2010, 08:37 AM
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I zig zag round the edges of the quilt before I put the binding on, I find it makes it easier to put the binding on
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Old 06-26-2010, 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by salemmm
If you wait to trim after sewing the binding on the front- how do you make sure your quilt edges are true?
I mark the edges (with a Sharpie) instead of cutting them, then line up my binding with the marks.
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Old 06-26-2010, 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by madamheather
How many of you hand stitch the binding? have used a nylon invisible thread, zig zag, straight stitch or use a decorative stitch on your machine to finish the binding.
Do any of you use a glue or iron on such as Steam a Seam to get the binding straight before stitching? Please let the rest of us know what works best for you.
I usually hand stitch. The only machine stitching option that works for me is this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wprg5...os=axOUdkCOtDs
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