Puckering In Binding
#11
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Are you pinning your binding to the quilt sandwich before you sew it on? I don't. I almost always use bias cut binding; just my personal preference. I think it just hugs the edge of the quilt better than straight of grain. I also use diagonal joins. When I am sewing my binding to the top of my quilt sandwich, I lay the binding on the top and start sewing it on. As I am sewing, I will just keep laying the binding on top of the sandwich without pulling or stretching it. I stop 1/4" from the edge and then I do use a couple of pins to place my corners correctly. Works for me and I haven't had any issues with puckers. I also make sure that I don't have any joining seams anywhere near the ends of my binding.
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#12
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I loosen the tension on the presser foot. My default is 6, when I work with walking foot, I loosen to 4. I use straight grain cut, diagonal joins...so far no puckers... But I also do NOT tug as I sew, just lay together and let walking foot keep layers going together.
#13
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Funny, I was going to recommend that you maintain a firm hold on the binding when sewing it on. I don't mean stretch the life out of it, but just hold it firmly as you sew. When I don't do this I get puckers. To each his/her own! Ann
#18
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I am assuming that the method you are talking about is joining the two ends of the binding with a seam before it is attached to the quilt. when I have tried this I was not happy with the results for the same reason. I start my binding with a good 1/2 inch folded back like a seam allowance on a bias angle. Then I attach the balance of the binding to over lap my seam allowance at the start, fold back as before and finish. Then I hand stitch the join before turning the binding to finish.
#19
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Perhaps this will work for you as it does for me - only pin first 6" or so of the binding to the quilt. Continue just laying the binding onto the quilt as you sew. You can pin 6-8" ahead as you go. I learned not to measure and try to fit binding. Leave long and just "lay it on". Never ever had a wrinkle or pucker this way!
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