What do you like about binding?
08-24-2012, 06:25 AM
#51
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Originally Posted by DebraK
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*.
I make my own bias binding to coordinate with the quilt and just love watching it "finish" as I go.
08-24-2012, 06:34 AM
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Can you get with some quilting buddies and have a goal to make the binding? Friends make any work easier.My LQS have Fun Days where anyone can meet and sew. Binding would be a perfect project to make while talking and laughing with others. At least with binding I don't have to understand a pattern, make sure my points match and sew the perfect 1/4 inch seam!! Now it is easy, right??? Dianne
08-24-2012, 06:36 AM
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Originally Posted by carolynjo
Just like we ice a favorite cake or put on our wonderful, flattering makeup before we start out the door, the binding finishes the quilt. I like it, because, as others have said, it is the finishing touch before we move on to another lovely quilt.
08-24-2012, 06:54 AM
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I also sew my binding to the front and then hand stitch it to the back while watching TV or traveling in the car. I can't just sit and watch TV, so this gives me something productive to do. I like the fact that hand stitching the binding on is a "no brainer" thing to do.
HOWEVER, binding IS on my list of things to learn!!!
08-24-2012, 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by katei
I love the binding stage 'cos it means the quilt is finished. I find sewing on binding really relaxing (especially when accompanied by a glass of red! I always add the binding to the front of the quilt by machine and then relax and hand sew to the back. Go for it and when you see all your lovely finished quilts, you'll be hooked.
08-24-2012, 08:08 AM
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I treat the binding process as a sort of meditation. I think about the person who will be using the quilt. If it will be a new baby or a young child, I think about a pleasant future for that child, and if it's an older person, I call up pleasant memories and feelings, wishing for the same for that person. Once I started doing that, my attitude about binding improved immensely!
08-24-2012, 08:19 AM
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My sister liked to sit and sew. She could not sit at the machine very long, and could not manage sewing the binding on large quilts on the machine. So we worlked together on binding. I would sew the binding on mine and hers, and she would sit in her recliner and sew the bindings down! Maybe you could find a partner to do this with.
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