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    Old 03-23-2011, 07:50 AM
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    I don't think that it matters. It is entirely a personal choice. If you are doing all of the binding by machine, wrapping it from the back to the front and top stitching it down, ensures that your binding looks great on the front. This way you can even select a decorative stitch and have it straight and even. If you are planning on hand stitching it down, everyone I know, stitches it to the front and wraps it to the back. Your binding, your choice. As my daughter reminds me "The baby won't care!"
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    Old 03-23-2011, 07:50 AM
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    Originally Posted by MommaDorian
    I machine stitch to the front and wrap around to the back with a blind stitch.
    Me too!
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    Old 03-23-2011, 08:21 AM
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    Originally Posted by supergma
    If I want to hand stitch the binding down, I sew to the front, turn to the back. If I am going to machine stitch it down, I do just the opposite.
    Here the same.

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    Old 03-23-2011, 08:53 AM
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    I machine stitch mine to the front, turn to the back and hand stitch down. :D The only exception to that is if I'm doing a pet quilt - then I machine stitch to the front, turn it, pin it and machine stitch it to the back staying in the ditch of where it's stitched on the front. (easier to do than describe! lol)
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    Old 03-23-2011, 09:03 AM
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    When I hand-stitch one side, I go front to back.
    When I machine-stitch the whole thing, I go back to front.
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    Same here.
    Originally Posted by supergma
    If I want to hand stitch the binding down, I sew to the front, turn to the back. If I am going to machine stitch it down, I do just the opposite.
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    Originally Posted by supergma
    If I want to hand stitch the binding down, I sew to the front, turn to the back. If I am going to machine stitch it down, I do just the opposite.
    ditto
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    Old 03-23-2011, 09:15 AM
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    I machine stitch my binding on the front, and hand stitch
    on the back.
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    Old 03-23-2011, 09:35 AM
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    Originally Posted by supergma
    If I want to hand stitch the binding down, I sew to the front, turn to the back. If I am going to machine stitch it down, I do just the opposite.
    These are the methods I use.

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    Old 03-23-2011, 09:36 AM
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    Originally Posted by Lori S
    It depends on the project. I do it both ways. But I always machine stitch my bindings.
    Same here as for the project. If I turn to the back, I hand stitch. If I bring to the front, I decorative stitch.
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