xstitchcchris

I consider it another method for finishing the edges and have no problem doing it that way if there is extra fabric for this purpose. I do not look upon it as tacky..this method also requires skill.

sew_itnow

Not trying to be a smarty but it is you quilt so you do it your way. I don't know a lot about quilting but when I make one it is mine and it doesn't matter about the quilt police. IMHO the quilt police can go look else where.

antiquegirl68

Hey that sounds like a neat way, can you explain how you do it? I am still not sure on how to bind a quilt, this way sounds easier to me.

orangeroom

It is up to you. If you think it's tacky; is this a gift for someone, or for yourself? If it's for someone else, will you ever see it again?

There are some quilts that I make to the recipients color requirements...and I can't stand the colors. It makes it less enjoyable to make if I don't love at least one of the fabrics. I've learned that I at least pick out one fabric. There are some quilts I give and I only see it once a year, or never again...

pamesue

you do whichever way is good for you...

I make my quilts the way that makes me happy....not worried about what others feel is right or wrong.

enjoy the process

pac

You have to FEEL COMFORTABLE at what you do

Winkee

I am not a fan of pulling the backing around, I love to do a great backing.

heather1949

Not tacky I don't think.

CAJAMK

Oh my gosh that sounds just plain rude...especially the word "unprofessional"...Quilting is a hobby for so many of us not a profession. It is a way to relax, commune with ourselves and maybe in our own way commune with a higher power! Many of us "unprofessional" women make quilts with this kind of binding for loved ones, for sick ones, for anyone. Many of us (including me) work and have very busy lives. Quilting is a way to relax! Who cares about how the binding is done? Who cares if this is not perfect...don't put others down if you don't like what they do! Look at the big picture...again, the act of doing, the love involved, the art involved, the acts of kindness involved, the learning and teaching of future generations that is involved. Not the precision, the color choice...bad or good..Quilting is the celebration of women (and men) who learn a craft to help themselves, to help others and to learn and pass on ideas and information from one generation to the next, working and finding time for a craft in this busy hectic complicated world...QUILTERS ARE TO ALL BE RESPECTED AND NOT CRITICIZED OVER SOMETHING SO SMALL HOW A BINDING IS DONE...

jpthequilter

Depends on what you like to do...If it is going to be judged in a show, better use traditional binding.

Otherwise, do as you like. Using a folded over backing can be quite attractive, and offers a chance to use decorative stitching.

If you are making quilts for kids in a hospital or quilts that will be washed a lot, the people using them request that the binding be machine stitched twice around, for durability.