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Old 10-06-2010, 04:15 AM
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I see many workshops for blocks..i think a workshop for tips and tricks on finishing quilts would be so useful! Binding, Machine quilting, basting, difference between batting etc...
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Old 10-06-2010, 04:44 AM
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Originally Posted by jitkaau
I don't like finishing off the binding by hand as it is always too time consuming. Doing it all by machine was a bit hit and miss until a tailor showed me a trick of how I could sew it all by machine, and it was just as neat on both sides. No - one can tell from which side I was doing the final stitching and my binding goes on very quickly.
What was the trick? I don't like to finish by hand either because it is too time consuming.
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Old 10-06-2010, 04:55 AM
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Originally Posted by cbridges22
Measure twice,cut once.
Ditto
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Old 10-06-2010, 04:55 AM
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Best tip ever is to relax and enjoy the process, nothing is ever perfect and trying to reach it will only lead to frustration and you are supposed to have fun and enjoy being creative.
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Mistake? Can you spot it on a galloping horse? No, then it is a planned design change.
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Old 10-06-2010, 05:22 AM
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I learned by accident if I pulled the binding strip fabric just a little to the left when sewing the fabric goes back right over the seam line and covers it up. It works every time.
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Old 10-06-2010, 05:32 AM
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Originally Posted by jitkaau
I don't like finishing off the binding by hand as it is always too time consuming. Doing it all by machine was a bit hit and miss until a tailor showed me a trick of how I could sew it all by machine, and it was just as neat on both sides. No - one can tell from which side I was doing the final stitching and my binding goes on very quickly.
What did the tailor tell you? What is the trick? You have my interest on this one. Thanks
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Old 10-06-2010, 05:43 AM
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Those are all great tips! As a newbie, I'm watching this for more.
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Originally Posted by katesnanna
The VERY best tip I ever got was to use 2 pins when lining up seams. One on either side of the seam. Providing I have it properly lined up before I pin it won't shift and has saved me lots of unstitching over the years.
I learned from someone on this board to do that plus 1 more pin just a hair to the left of those 2. My seams have lined up perfectly since learning this.
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Old 10-06-2010, 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by jitkaau
I don't like finishing off the binding by hand as it is always too time consuming. Doing it all by machine was a bit hit and miss until a tailor showed me a trick of how I could sew it all by machine, and it was just as neat on both sides. No - one can tell from which side I was doing the final stitching and my binding goes on very quickly.
One of my least favorite things to do for baby quilts............can you explain the technique.
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