Boston1954

No, I would rather do my own. It is nice to have a project while watching television.

Macybaby

I machine bind most of my quilts, and would only consider hiring someone to hand bind if I was planning on entering the quilt in a competition. So the quality would have to be very, very high. I'm very good at it myself, just don't especially care to do it.

EasyPeezy

Totally agree with you.

NZquilter

Yes, because my binding never turns out nice.

linda8450

I Hate doing anything by hand, to me that is a four letter word! lol I have a friend in my guild that loves hand work, so I pay her (a very reasonable $20 per quilt rate....so why not?) and she has it back to me in a few days. We eat dinner together a few days a month, go to retreats and guild meetings, so swapping it is never an issue. I have done the dreaded hand work, it looks fine. I just don't enjoy it, would rather move on to something else!! I have also done machine binding, but I think I try to hurry and it never looks as good as I would like...I guess I should practice more!

Quilt30

For those who bind by machine........what is your technique. What do you consider "good machine" binding. What do you strive for. I find that majority of videos on machine binding are less than satisfactory and don't answer my questions.

Doggramma

Probably not since I do pretty much all my bindings by machine. They've improved with practice. I, however, would pay to have someone sandwich my quilts.

ArtsyOne

Since I make mainly baby quilts that will get lots of laundering, I machine bind mine. I really like hand-sewing though, so I have done that for others at a rate of $50 for a lap- or twin-size quilt

quilts4charity

Nope, I do it by machine. Most folks don't give a hoot that it's done that way and I give all mine away. I don't do show quilts just use them til they fall apart quilts!!!

cathyvv

Yes, I hate to bind. But since I make so many charity quilts, I machine bind.