When you sew your binding on...
08-15-2012, 11:57 AM
#42
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Am I the only one that uses 3" binding? I sew down about 8" with maybe a 3/8" SA. I wrap the binding around to see if it's going to cover. If it is too wide I adjust my needle so I can end up with the right amount for both sides. Sometimes I sew mine down by machine and sometimes I like to hand sew it. Usually small projects I sew down by hand and use only 2 1/2/ wide binding.
08-15-2012, 04:48 PM
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I do it the Sharon Schamler does; I use 2 1/4" and cut the binding the length of your fabric, this makes for a more stable and straight binding (and border fabrics too) then I will take small drop of Elmer's School (washable) glue and iron it down doing one side at a time and stitch it down, doing this all around the quilt. You will have even binding and it will not wave or pucker on you. Yu also do not need a walking foot and I stitch it with the 1/4".
Go to you tube and check out her "Angel binding method" it makes dooing binding so much easier!
Go to you tube and check out her "Angel binding method" it makes dooing binding so much easier!
08-15-2012, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Missus Fear
I sew my binding to the front and also use the edge of the walking foot. I hand stitch to the back for I cannot sew a straight line 
08-15-2012, 06:43 PM
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I sew the binding to the back using my 1/4" foot as the guide; then turn it to the front and sew the edge with a straight seam or a decorative stitch. With a straight seam, on the back it often looks as if I had sewn an outline stitch in the border along the binding to match the outline stitch I do on the other side of the binding. I cut my binding strip to 2.5" as so many of you do.
08-16-2012, 01:44 AM
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I also like Sharon's method. I always trim after attaching the binding that way my walking foot is completely supported. If I have way too much extra I will cut the majority of it away and do a finish trim after attaching the binding. And I can't say enough good things about using Wonder Clips instead of pins. I was never happy with the results of my attempts at machine finished binding til I tried them. I still prefer hand finished binding. I use a ladder stitch with 1/8 to 1/4 inch stitch length. It's invisible and stands up to machine washing.
08-16-2012, 04:35 AM
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Depends on the size of your binding. I usually cut 2 1/2" for large quilts and 2 1/4" for small wall hangings. You are supposed to sew 1/3 of the way in from the raw edge. Just experiment a little. Good luck!
08-17-2012, 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by kristakz
I cut mine 2 1/2" wide. And sew with a "wide 1/4" seam". That means (to me) that rather than a scant seam, I go about the same distance the other way so I have slightly more than 1/4" seam in the end. probalby almost 3/8, now that I think about my trimming activity (I attach binding, then trim).
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