MamaO2011

I was machine stitching the front with the intention of hand stitching the back....lol. After a couple hours away from it, I'm still feeling a little silly for making such an obvious mistake, but I will chalk it up to experience and go back to it in a couple days! Thanks for the encouragement!

Mickey1

Beaniekins and I agree. It's a painful mistake you won't likely make again. Binding isn't my favorite either.

lalaland

I hate binding with every fiber of my being. This is the technique I use and I love it. If I'm doing a runner or something small, I just sew it all around, turn it right side out, stitch up the opening and then sew a decorative stitch 1/4" to 3/8" in all around the sides to give the illusion of binding.

http://www.lorettaalvarado.com/binding.htm

vondae

Keep practicing and if you don't have one, buy a binding tool (ruler). I have one and love it. Makes joining the 2 ends soooooo much easier. You can do it, you can do it, you can do it...................

CoyoteQuilts

Do you have an small electric hair trimmer/nose hair trimmer in the house? Something like this with a guard on the blades?

http://jmichellewatts.com/Quilting_Supplies.htm

Slide the thing along the stitching and that binding will be off in a jiffy.

mltquilt

I'm with CoyoteQuilts regarding the small electric hair trimmer, etc. There was another post with a link to Fave Crafts showing how to use an electric razor to remove stitching. I use a mustache trimmer for this type of unsewing.

mltquilt

#1piecemaker

Binding isn't hard to do. You just need a good instructor. Have you tried watching any of the tutorials on it?

nycquilter

Sharon Schamber has a you tube video on binding. It really helped me. Before watching (and learning from her), I was never able to get four nice corners. Now, it seems much easier to get a nice binding done.

annthreecats

Good luck with your binding. Ripping won't take that long. I have done a lot of ripping in the last few months on projects and I'm always surprised that it doesn't take as long as I think it will. Just sit down in front of the TV and make sure you have plenty of light to do it right. Don't rush.

pinkberrykay

Thanks for the Sharon Schamber recommendation. I just watched her youtube videos and her technique was great!!