Binding Corners: Will the world fall in...
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Binding Corners: Will the world fall in...
I apply my bindings by machine. It's invisible on the front, and just catches the edge of the binding as a topstitch on the back. (You can see if you do a close up on the second and third photos here: http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...d-t215231.html ) The part I hate is going back and hand stitching the little seams at the mitered corners. If they look tight to begin with, will the world fall in if I don't sew them??? Will the corners hold up to washing? It doesn't seem there is any way the corners could possibly pull out, but I wanted some backup on that. What do you think?
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The one I sent you to in my link was machine washed. I washed it after completing it, and the corners came out fine. I just hope they continue to do so in subsequent washings. I actually just FORGOT to stitch them, LOL!
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Unless you are putting the quilt into competition, you don't need to sew down the mitered corners. The judges usually take off points if the binding miters are not sewn. I don't know why because I like the look of the corners better without the sewing. Maybe it mattered when using singe fold binding but most everyone uses double fold binding....and judges take off points for single fold binding too! Weird but true.
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