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    Old 09-02-2011, 01:19 PM
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    I hate doing the binding!!! So my sister hand sews it to the back for me!
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    Old 09-02-2011, 01:30 PM
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    Always machine sew the binding to the front of the top, turn it over and hand stitch the back. Looks good to me.
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    Old 09-02-2011, 01:35 PM
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    I do both depending on wat the quilt is for. Any quilt for a toddler gets the machine treatment. Everything else is hand sewn on the back.

    I want to try a decorative stitch like quilting angle does. I think it's a neat idea!
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    Old 09-02-2011, 02:16 PM
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    As I've said before about the only thing I do by hand is 'fork to mouth' ... that said, I do hand stitch down the edges of a quilt's hanging sleeve and hate every stitch I make.
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    Old 09-02-2011, 03:01 PM
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    I have been sewing by machine for my wallhangings and by hand for bed quilts. My hands get really stiff and sore when I do it by hand.
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    Old 09-02-2011, 03:22 PM
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    I machine sew the top and hand stitch the back. I think this makes the quilt look better for all the binding stitches to be hidden.
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    Old 09-02-2011, 03:31 PM
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    For utility quilts (which includes baby quilts), I machine stitch front and back. For large bed quilts I machine stitch to the front and hand stitch to the back.
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    Old 09-02-2011, 03:54 PM
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    I have had many of my quilts in competition so I have always sewn the binding to the front by machine and then hand stitched it to the back. With the beginning of arthritis, I am not sure how much longer I will be able to do the hand stitching.
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    Old 09-02-2011, 04:01 PM
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    I machine hand it on then hand sew on the back :)
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    Old 09-02-2011, 04:10 PM
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    I have taken 2 quilt classes & we have hand sewn the binding onto my quilts. I have yet to machine stitch it on.

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