How do you finish sewing the binding on?
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I use a variation of the Sharon Schamber's method (no glue) and I must admit that it takes me FOREVER - but I am usually happy with the result. Until I learned it, I did the same thing you did Blue - overlapping and bulking.
Now I leave a rather long strip at the beginning and the end unsewn so I have plenty of room to maneuever the binding and the quilt top to fold, mark, pin, and sew the binding strip. When it is sewn at a 45 (and the 45 angle should go in the SAME direction as the other 45s - guess why I mention that!) the binding lays nice and flat. It is like a perfect picture frame.
Now I leave a rather long strip at the beginning and the end unsewn so I have plenty of room to maneuever the binding and the quilt top to fold, mark, pin, and sew the binding strip. When it is sewn at a 45 (and the 45 angle should go in the SAME direction as the other 45s - guess why I mention that!) the binding lays nice and flat. It is like a perfect picture frame.
#22
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CB, I have tried and tried to do the binding this way. Had instructions all printed out that I was following and still couldn't do it -- I feel so stupid!! My problem is knowing where to join them so it comes out even....I just don't get it! :oops: :oops: :oops:
But your pictures make it look so easy so will print out your pictures to use next time :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:
But your pictures make it look so easy so will print out your pictures to use next time :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:
#29
fold over and line up with the quilt and then sew in place. and you are ready to fold it over and stitch the other side down.
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stitched in place
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