toverly

Thank you so much for posting that video on the Sharon Schamber method. I had heard of it but never bothered to look it up. I am going to have to look for those little glue tips.

Zinda

I hand stitch the binding if it's a quilt that I need more time with and it's a labor of love! I did use the hand method for several years until I decided that the individual who was receiving the quilt (considering the investment of time, money, etc.) would know the difference. I've only entered one quilt show and probably will never enter another. My goal is to quilt for the enjoyment I receive, etc., not to be judged. I'm my own worse/best judge. My hat is off to those who do enter the shows.

Sneed

I, too, use the Sharon Schamber method and highly recommend her tutorial on youtube. My corners, etc have been great since following along with her instructions. It does take alot longer, but since binding does seem to be an important factor I think well worth it.

DOTTYMO

I have always cut binding at 2.5 and have used jelly roll stripes on small table runners. Could you tell me how far you machine binding on in first place. I was taught 1/4 inch then told it was definately 3/4inch. Help?

Daylesewblessed

You can choose the width of binding you prefer and decide if you want an equal width on the front and back. However, I think that most would agree that the batting should "fill" the binding completely to the fold.

Letty

Without a doubt the 'Pirates' way of finishing off the binding is wonderful,since using it I have been delighted with the smooth finish --- you must follow her instruction to the letter though -- it comes as second nature to me now. Letty

piepatch

I once knew a lady, who had quilted since she was a teenager, who was almost 90 years old, who would add Batting strips, or filler of some kind to her binding. She said if the binding was "filled" completely, it not only looked better, but most of all it would not wear out so fast. I have noticed on some old quilts I have, that are washed pretty frequently, the binding does wear out first. I don't know why she didn't just take a bigger seam to fill her binding, but maybe it would alter the size of the squares etc next to the binding?

Edie

I have found in my years of quilting that a perfect binding is totally impossible. I do the very best that I can, pull threads if absolutely necessary and say, I did my best and only God is perfect. Edie

Steady Stiching

Agree with you wholeheartadly....you spend so much time making the quilt the binding is the crowning touch. I recently did a binding with this method and when horror of horrors my bias sew line of my strip landed dead on the fourth mitred corner. DIdn't want to frog stitch so went ahead and I was amazed how flat and nice it layed.
Just remember you don't need a lot of glue. I drag a pin through a puddle of glue and just lay down tiny well dispersed dots, then fold down and iron.

citruscountyquilter

I use a 2 1/2 inch strip folded in half for my binding. Before I apply the binding I stitch around the edge of the quilt very close to the edge of the quilt top. I then cut off any excess batting and backing. I use a walking foot and use the edge of the walking foot as my guide line which give me a 3/8" seam. I join all the binding pieces together using a miter join. I sew the binding on the front of the quilt stopping 3/8" from each corner, fold the binding like you do for a miter. The trick to a good miter corner on the binding is to stop the distance of your seam allowance. If you are using a 1/4" seam allowance you would then stop 1/4" away. I join the two ends of the binding again using a miter. There are several ways to do this so choose the one easiest for you. I use a thin stream of glue along the top edge of the back and roll my binding over. I either secure it with some pins until the glue dries or iron it to dry the glue. I don't like the folded edge of my binding to be ironed so avoid that. By not ironing this edge it is easier to hide my stitches when I hand sew the binding onto the back. The binding on the front is narrower than the binding on the back. I use a very small (thin) needle to hand sew the binding on the back and you can't even see the stitches.