Learned a new trick!
This is probably not new to the rest of you, but I have recently bound several quilts in a row for a friend. I machine sew mine to the back, then hand stitch to the front, but in the interest of time, I did these entirely by machine. After struggling to fold over the binding to stitch it in place, I thought about ironing it first. What a difference! Now, after applying the binding to the back, I iron it along the seam, then fold it over and iron the fold into it. Much less resistance for the final decorative sewing. Just thought I'd share.
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Thank you for a valuable tip! Some quilts are just right for having the binding done entirely by machine.
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I would not iron the binding. I use poly batting and afraid it might not work out so well. I also hand sew the binding to the back, I like that look much better.
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thanks for sharing your tip
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I fold and iron mine in half.then sew to the back with a quarter inch seam,then fold to the front and miter the corners.I can not hand stitch as many items as I make and keep up-2 carpal tunnels operations and machine sewing is better for my hands too.
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Originally Posted by faykilgore
(Post 5701439)
This is probably not new to the rest of you, but I have recently bound several quilts in a row for a friend. I machine sew mine to the back, then hand stitch to the front, but in the interest of time, I did these entirely by machine. After struggling to fold over the binding to stitch it in place, I thought about ironing it first. What a difference! Now, after applying the binding to the back, I iron it along the seam, then fold it over and iron the fold into it. Much less resistance for the final decorative sewing. Just thought I'd share.
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Originally Posted by lfstamper
(Post 5701707)
Try elmer's glue with the pressing - a small bead works great!
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I sew binding from back to front too. I have started to use the knife edge binding on my quilts. Many old quilts has this binding.
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BellaBoo,
What do you mean by "knife edge"? Can you give us a pic? Jan in VA |
Originally Posted by BellaBoo
(Post 5701744)
I sew binding from back to front too. I have started to use the knife edge binding on my quilts. Many old quilts has this binding.
Originally Posted by Jan in VA
(Post 5702463)
BellaBoo,
What do you mean by "knife edge"? Can you give us a pic? Jan in VA http://thegirlwhoquilts.blogspot.com...christmas.html |
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