Binding Tip
10-07-2010, 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Pam J
Lady Shivesa, thank you so much. In all my years of putting binding on, I did not know this tip. I tried it with a quilt I was just finishing, and your tip made a world of difference. You are correct, without pressing it, I was tugging the binding which made for uneven binding. I took the time to press it, and it came out better than any binding I have ever done.
Please share more of your tips! This old dog is ready for new tricks!
Thank you!
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Please share more of your tips! This old dog is ready for new tricks!
Thank you!
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Awww, you're welcome, dear!! I'm so glad it helped you. :)
10-07-2010, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Paulett
This isn't a sewing tip but a big one which helps me...I keep a file on my computer of these tips given by all of you by subject matter. I copy and paste each one on a word doc and keep for future reference when I come across a problem I then pull up your tips and usually find an answer to problem or at least a nudge in the correct direction. I know it may take a little longer during my reading of the threads but it saves my sanity when I come to a problem during sewing time and can't remember how the procedure is done. I have learned so much from each of you. THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART!
10-08-2010, 08:03 PM
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Have any of you tried to use hair clips (available at the dollar stores for about a dozen for a dollar) to clip your binding after you fold it over to the back side? I have about 150 hair clips, so I do the whole quilt before I start to sew it down. It keeps everything in place and it isn't too heavy to manage.
10-09-2010, 12:46 AM
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I use them on small quilts, but my bed size are sent out.Hands don't go for handsewing
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Originally Posted by carolynjo
Have any of you tried to use hair clips (available at the dollar stores for about a dozen for a dollar) to clip your binding after you fold it over to the back side? I have about 150 hair clips, so I do the whole quilt before I start to sew it down. It keeps everything in place and it isn't too heavy to manage.
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