How do you attach your binding?
#3
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i use 2 1/2" double fold binding, machine stitch it to the top, fold over to the back and hand stitch it down...easy
i have in a pinch machine stitched the back but i always hate how it comes out...in my mind it seems like i just put all kinds of loving work into making a beautiful quilt then ruined it with (cheap) looking shoddy binding...so i go back to doing it the old traditional way. i know some people do not hand stitch anything...and somehow make those machine bindings look passable but i guess i just don't like the look---there are some good tutorials on bindings.
you might want to make a potholder or something small and do a practice binding before doing the larger quilt...just to see how it goes and make sure you like the look--it really sucks to go through all the work to get it done and hate it!
i have in a pinch machine stitched the back but i always hate how it comes out...in my mind it seems like i just put all kinds of loving work into making a beautiful quilt then ruined it with (cheap) looking shoddy binding...so i go back to doing it the old traditional way. i know some people do not hand stitch anything...and somehow make those machine bindings look passable but i guess i just don't like the look---there are some good tutorials on bindings.
you might want to make a potholder or something small and do a practice binding before doing the larger quilt...just to see how it goes and make sure you like the look--it really sucks to go through all the work to get it done and hate it!
#5
recently i saw a video of a two color binding put on only by machine. it is sewn to the back, turned to the front and sewed down. the front is sewn in the ditch and the final look is a small piping of the second color. wish i had bookmarked this video.
#8
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I too am a binding "traditionalist" and prefer to machine sew my binding to the front and hand sew to the back, I just think it looks much nicer or cleaner.
However, I recently had a LA client who wanted me to do a backing folded over to the front binding by machine. I used one of my Bernina's decorative stitching and have to admit it looked pretty darn good. I suspect you could do the same with an attached binding. Match up your raw edges and machine stitch to the back of the quilt. Fold the binding to the front, pin and sew down with a decorative machine stitch instead of the standard straight. I lined it up so the edge of the binding was right at the center line on my presser foot (I used a walking foot just to be safe and not get any puckers). A small zigzag may also work but I would test it. My decorative stitch was a leaves and vines and because it serpantined back and forth I was assured of half the stitch being on the binding and half on the quilt top.
However, I recently had a LA client who wanted me to do a backing folded over to the front binding by machine. I used one of my Bernina's decorative stitching and have to admit it looked pretty darn good. I suspect you could do the same with an attached binding. Match up your raw edges and machine stitch to the back of the quilt. Fold the binding to the front, pin and sew down with a decorative machine stitch instead of the standard straight. I lined it up so the edge of the binding was right at the center line on my presser foot (I used a walking foot just to be safe and not get any puckers). A small zigzag may also work but I would test it. My decorative stitch was a leaves and vines and because it serpantined back and forth I was assured of half the stitch being on the binding and half on the quilt top.
#9
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Ohio
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Originally Posted by Mariposa
I use 2.25" strips. Sew to the back, then sew to the front with a matching thread. I sew a straight stitch about 1/8" or a bit less from the edge of the binding. Saves time, and my hands!
#10
Originally Posted by CAJAMK
The quilting is done and now the dreaded binding begins. I have never made my own binding yet. Anyway, when I do ...how do you attach both sides using a sewing machine yet have it look nice?
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