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Great tip, Klue! I'll have to look for that kind of thread. I pin it now and I always end up poking myself about a million times.
I use 3" binding strips, folded in half, sewn to the front then turned to the back. I used to hand stitch it to the back, but I noticed that the hand stitching was the first thing to go, no matter how small or precise I made the stitches. I've lately been using a zig zag to attach the binding (in a nice contrasting thread colour) but I'm going to try the decorative stitch. Great tip! Kristy |
Originally Posted by kluedesigns
its really very easy. you just put fusible thread in the bobbin and sew the binding strip to the front like normal.
then when you turn the binding strip over to the back instead of having to put down glue to hold it in place you just iron the edge of the binding strip to the seam line on the back. its a light fusible that will hold the binding strip in place while you SITD from the front. the fusible washes out or wears away with time so it doesn't make the area stiff at all. |
Klue, that is a great idea. I have used fusible thread to hold down binding by ironing it on the seam line but your idea is much better. Thanks
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Holy Cow! This sounds interesting!
I'm almost finished quilting that tumbling blocks that I asked you guys about and I was dreading the old hand stitching the binding. |
I use 2.5 inch binding and sometimes stitch it down by machine to finish it off. i to use straight pins to hold the binding till i stitch it. i pin in the "ditch" from the front. i want to make sure I catch the binding.
i put about 3 pins in the corners and go slowly there. works well 99 percent of the time. if i miss a corner i hand stitch that down later. |
Another thing that really keeps that binding there...if you didnt want to do in the ditch a zig zag or even fancier stitch can help keep it there. Just my 2 cents!!
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Originally Posted by Loretta
Wonderful tip about fusable thread. Would it work with hand stitching too?
when i have a complex applique with lots of pieces i'll hand stitch them together using fusible thread - then when its a nice big unit fused together i move the entire piece to the background fabric and stitch it down. |
Originally Posted by Iluv2quilt
Originally Posted by kluedesigns
its really very easy. you just put fusible thread in the bobbin and sew the binding strip to the front like normal.
then when you turn the binding strip over to the back instead of having to put down glue to hold it in place you just iron the edge of the binding strip to the seam line on the back. its a light fusible that will hold the binding strip in place while you SITD from the front. the fusible washes out or wears away with time so it doesn't make the area stiff at all. i use YLI or Superior Brand of fusible. here's a link http://www.redrockthreads.com/misc-t...ble-thread.asp |
I am trying to picture this and guess I'm being a "blockhead", but if you use the fusible thread in the bobbin, won't that wash out and leave the top unsecured when you SID?
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If you bobbin threads washes away what is left to hold the binding on from the back? You would have to stitch with the machine from the front to "hold" the back of the binding on the quilt. If you hand sew the front - the back would eventually come apart...or am I missing something?
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