sewing the binding on by machine... clarify?
#21
I think your biggest "problem" is using too wide a strip of fabric for the binding. It gives you too much to fold over.
If you used a 2.5" strip, try it with a 2" strip folded--That is what works best for me. For a beginner, you might want to try a 2 1/4" inch strip first. There is no hard and fast rule on how wide to make the binding strip--experiment until you find the width that works best for you.
If you used a 2.5" strip, try it with a 2" strip folded--That is what works best for me. For a beginner, you might want to try a 2 1/4" inch strip first. There is no hard and fast rule on how wide to make the binding strip--experiment until you find the width that works best for you.
#22
Originally Posted by barnbum
Ah---so I'm still supposed to sew the binding onto the front first, NOT the back! Then sew the back down FROM the FRONT. I had reversed those steps--but I thought I followed what Leah Day did.
I wish Ms. Burns had a part 2!! That is a great video--she cracks me up. The only thing I do as good as her is throw things on the floor. :lol:
Okay--potholder #2 I'll try this way tomorrow. Then I'll report in. Oh--I cut the bindings 2.5", but some I cut 2 3/8 just because....
Thanks!!!
I wish Ms. Burns had a part 2!! That is a great video--she cracks me up. The only thing I do as good as her is throw things on the floor. :lol:
Okay--potholder #2 I'll try this way tomorrow. Then I'll report in. Oh--I cut the bindings 2.5", but some I cut 2 3/8 just because....
Thanks!!!
If you stitching it with decorative stitches (like in your picture) you were right to sew it to the back first. If you want to do a hidden (stitching in ditch) row of stitching you would reverse and sew binding to front first. Fold it to the back but sew it from the front side , stitching in the seam line. I find I have to pin my binding down when I do it this way so I'm sure to catch the back side all the way.
Some people glue it down with Elmer's school washable glue, then stitch. Keep practicing!
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See we learn something new every day. I am a self taught quilter and I was machine sewing my binding on so different then everyone on here it seems like. I line my binding up on the front and back...and just sew once. So I only have to sew around the quilt once and the front and back sew lines are the same. So no SID or hand sewing for me.
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I use a 2.5 inch width binding, which gives me a 3/4 inch binding once sewn. Sew on back using 3/4 inch seam. Fold to front. Fold under & pin in place using the thread line as a guide. Folded edge should be just over the thread line. Then I sew usually @ 1/8 inch, which will show the same on the back. When I do corners I sew to seam line, flip/fold it, tuck it in using a stilletto, pin & sew around the corner.
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I've never mastered doing this...hope you get it to work well for you. I've gotten to where if I'm going to machine apply the binding, I just use a decorative stitch on the face of the binding (and that will hit both the front and back).
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We did pocket potholders in class last year, and we pinned the binding on through all layers and sewed it together all in one stitch. I used a decorative stitch but it is hard to see in pic.
Also attached is another pot holder using the same technique.
Also attached is another pot holder using the same technique.
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