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Great instructions and visuals! Thank you! I have seen the ladder stitch mentioned before but did not know what it was. Now I do!

Great Visuals - Thanks so much!

Never did mind hand-sewing binding but this method will be fun and satisfying I'll bet. Another week or so and I'll be trying it!

My friend loves this stitch; guess I shall have to give it a try on my next project.

Thank you both for this wonderful thread, I'm bookmarking it
right now. :D

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Originally Posted by ConnieF

I do a hiden knot ever couple of inches for I have seen the binding get cought and the threds pulls and pops. If you noted every few inches that is as far as it will pull.
Very nice pictures show iho it is done...

ConieF

Great advise thanks I'll do this :thumbup:

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Originally Posted by fromthenestdesigns

Janie,
Thanks for the visuals on Ladder Stitch Binding!! You did an awesome job "re-explaining" it.
Two heads are better than one you know!!!
I'm really glad everyone is getting on board with this awesome way of doing binding.
Happy Binding everyone!!
Robin

Yes, I agree. Your pictures really help. :thumbup: :thumbup:

Thanks for the pictures. I am a visual person and I need pictures! I am getting ready to bind a quilt tomorrow and am going to give this a try. I think it looks very nice. I love this board. Wouldn't the world be a better place if everyone was as nice as quilters?

Never thought of that!

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Originally Posted by JanieW

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Originally Posted by bstanbro

I'm not exactly getting this. So is the stitching between the quilt and the binding so that it doesn't come to the top of the binding? It's the "invisible" part that's throwing me off. It seems that this would end up looking like hand quilting stitches. Please enlighten me.

Your first stitch is parallel to the stitching that was used to put your binding on. It goes between the backing and the front.

When you go to the left to make your stitch in the binding, it goes between the two layers of fabric in the binding. Then the next stitch is the same as the first, etc. After you have made two or three ladders and you pull your thread, the stitches won't show because they are between layers of fabric.

I used blue thread to help you see it better. Once the ladders are pulled you can see why it's invisible as the blue thread doesn't show up in the green binding.

Hope this helps!

Thank you!! I'll try that on my next binding.