Why do the binding by hand?
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Originally Posted by Tink74
My Aunt, whom has quilted for years, gave this answer...hand sew to back when heirloom or decorative, machine from front when you want it sturdy. Make sense?
Since the baby quilt im making is going to be used and washed a lot it is best to machine quilt the binding.
If I were making a quilt to use on a bed as a decrative spread or something you pass on to a family member do the hand quilting.
Your aunt is a wise woman.
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My hands hurt too badly to hand stitch the binding. I do the easy machine stitch on the binding. However I plan to enter a quilt next year at several shows and I am going to pay to have the binding put on and hand stitched to the back.
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I'm including some photos of a machine binding done using a tute shared with me by Homemother. It's a faux piping technique - it's very straightforward, and looks better in person than in these photos. I am very impressed, and will definitely use this technique again!! Thanks Homemother!!
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