BINDING, Do you turn from the back to the front or front to back?

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03-23-2011, 09:38 AM

#21

jljack

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I ALMOST ALWAYS sew onto the front, turn to the back and hand stitch it down. I like how the seams disappear...after all that work on the top I don't want even 1 seam showing!!

It's not that much work...and the overall look it worth it.

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03-23-2011, 02:12 PM

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QuiltnNan

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i like the look of sewing on the front by machine, turning it to the back, and hand stitching.

03-23-2011, 07:35 PM

#23

Qbee

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I just learned how and that is exactly how I was taught.

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Originally Posted by MommaDorian

I machine stitch to the front and wrap around to the back with a blind stitch.

03-23-2011, 07:40 PM

#24

Prettiptibbs

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I sew front to back, then machine stitch in the ditch. Usually turns out OK

03-23-2011, 07:43 PM

#25

lalaland

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I always do back to front and stitch down on the sewing machine using decorative stitching but I bet it would look just as nice from back to front.

03-24-2011, 03:03 AM

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Yooper32

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Quote:

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.

03-24-2011, 03:24 AM

#27

redmadder

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If finishing by hand, I machine sew it to the front and hand stitch to the back. If machine sewing (never really happy with that, some quilts just gotta get done) I stitch to the back and turn to the front.

03-24-2011, 03:25 AM

#28

Crlyn

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Jan in VA

Quote:

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.

Jan in VA

Me too!

03-24-2011, 03:29 AM

#29

MerryQuilter

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Quote:

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.

I do the same.

03-24-2011, 03:32 AM

#30

jitkaau

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I prefer back to the front. Decorative finished can be put on the top whilst finishing.(I find hand stitching to the back boring as well as more difficult now that I have two numb fingers).Sometimes the choices are the simplest path.