Better late than never--Just "found" the right foot for sewing bindings!

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09-04-2012, 01:26 AM

#31

janedb

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same here dont quite understand a pic would be great to see .... janedb

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Originally Posted by sniktasemaj

I have always hand sewed my bindings, but this sounds interesting. I'm not sure I understand it completely, but will give it a try.

09-04-2012, 07:55 AM

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Sierra

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Mine looks exactly like the regular walking food, but with a "blade" sticking out the bottom that fits into the seam. By "blade" I mean the shape; it is not sharp for cutteing.

09-05-2012, 11:28 AM

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ShirlR

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Originally Posted by sniktasemaj

I have always hand sewed my bindings, but this sounds interesting. I'm not sure I understand it completely, but will give it a try.

That's what I have done too, but after reading the discussions above, I can hardly wait to try it! Wow! Such a timesaver! Thanks, Members, for this posting!

09-05-2012, 06:28 PM

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moreland

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Originally Posted by Yarn or Fabric

Okay... I had to go look and see if I could find a video showing this foot. I think I'm going to demo it at my next quilt guild meeting. Wow. It's a cool foot for a lot of things. We have a few ladies that are working on applique quilts and this foot would make life a lot easier for them as well.
I thought I'd share the really good video I found

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uk0ifHrepQ

Thanks for sharing the video. It really explains the foot well.

09-05-2012, 08:21 PM

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Christine-

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Originally Posted by BellaBoo

The foot use to be called Edge Joining foot but when quilters discovered it's great for SITD , the foot changed names. So be sure you don't already have one for your machine before buying the STID foot.

HaHa! Another foot has changed names recently. It used to be called the fagoting foot. It's now more PC to use the name "Spanish Hemstitching" foot. To me it will always be fagoting though.

10-14-2012, 06:11 PM

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Kaye

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Thanks for sharing the video. I went to the website and looked at several of the other videos on feet. This will really help me use my feet to a much better advantage!

I bought a SID foot but then decided that I liked my walking foot better since it did better with the bulk of the quilt. Any tips that I am missing?

10-18-2012, 01:52 PM

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ube quilting

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What does this foot look like. I have never heard of it. I use a bernina and would be interested in it, thanks.
peace

EDIT> Should have read more of the thread! thanks for the you tube!

10-18-2012, 02:10 PM

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Skyangel

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Originally Posted by Steady Stiching

I wish I could figure out how to machine sew the binding so that it catches the seam on the back just right. any hints?

I always use the SITD foot on my Bernina for kids quilts or charity quilts. It is much faster and studier than hand sewn binding IMO. But I also had trouble getting the front side even with the back so it looks good. I took a class on Bindings a couple of years ago at my guild and found a terrific product. It's called "Wash Away Wonder Tape" by Dritz. It's 1/4" wide and I apply it to the inside edge of the binding when I fold it over. I stick the edge down about 1/8" past the stitch line from the back of the binding. then I move the needle over until I am 1/8" inside the edge, use the SITD foot to stay right on the edge of the binding and stitch it down. Works very well for me and is much easier than trying to use a stiletto to keep the binding in place as you remove clips.