Machine sewing binding
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Sewing Binding on by machine, I am doing this today and I am finding it very difficult. The quilt is so heavy for me to manipulate and I have decided it is much easier to hand sew it on the back side. At least for me, it is much neater. I have not finished it yet I had to give my arms a break. Just wanted to vent. I do not like doing this.
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i understand completely= i hate doing the binding by machine- it is so much more difficult for me- to me it is a joy to sit on the couch with a new quilt draped across my lap, stitching the binding into place- and as time has gone by i have really become quite fast at it...relatively speaking.
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i pin in the seam (vertically) catching the binding on the back and remove one pin or two and sew. then remove and sew. i do this as i go along, so i adjust the quilt all the time and don't notice any dragging if it is large.
#8
I do both depending on my mood and how much more time I want to spend. I do like sitting and doing the hand work but also love doing a decorative stitch via machine. I put the binding on the back first and then machine stitch on the front using a decorative stitch so the back "kinda" lines up.
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