Does anybody else have trouble making yourself bind a quilt?
#52
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Join Date: Aug 2010
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I hate doing the binding, too, but what I dislike most is not putting the strips together but sewing the front to back by hand. An alternative might be to sew to the back and then turn to front and stitch by machine, perhaps with a decorative stitch and contrasting thread. That might make it more interesting for you!
#54
The binding is one of my favorite parts too. There's just something about finishing up that part myself that makes me feel like I've accomplished a lot. Also, when doing the hand-stitching I can sit back and prop my feet up in the recliner.
#55
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Central Minnesota
Posts: 1,751
When Karen McTavish lived next to me I used to do all her bindings so if you just can't do it and want to send it out I can do it. But take your time it isn't that hard of a job and you will learn how to do it and be happy that you learned something new.
#59
I LOVE to bind! I usually take home 2-3 philanthropy quilts a month from my guild to put some binding on. I'll search out that perfect fabric and pay whatever it takes to frame each masterpiece. It's the last chance to enhance its personality.
I've developed 9 different ways to create binding, some of which use two fabrics. It was suggested by some that I write a book. Yeah....no. Three of my methods I have since seen elsewhere in quilt books, so I guess I can't claim originality... Great minds think alike! HA!
I've developed 9 different ways to create binding, some of which use two fabrics. It was suggested by some that I write a book. Yeah....no. Three of my methods I have since seen elsewhere in quilt books, so I guess I can't claim originality... Great minds think alike! HA!
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