Should I press my binding?
#1
I'm going to do bindind where I sew edges on theback of the quilt and then fold over to the front and stitch the fold edge down. Not sure what that method is called...Do I need to press that binding first giving it a sharp edge or leave the edge a little full or puffy looking? Thanks
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I might be wrong here because I am still a newbie but I always press the binding with lots of starch. Then I sew the raw edge to the front side of the quilt and then fold over to the back and sew.
I am sure you and I both will get some great tips on this thread so I glad you asked it!!
Billy
I am sure you and I both will get some great tips on this thread so I glad you asked it!!
Billy
#3
Originally Posted by Lostn51
I might be wrong here because I am still a newbie but I always press the binding with lots of starch. Then I sew the raw edge to the front side of the quilt and then fold over to the back and sew.
I am sure you and I both will get some great tips on this thread so I glad you asked it!!
Billy
I am sure you and I both will get some great tips on this thread so I glad you asked it!!
Billy
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I most definitely press my binding! I generally stitch it to the back and bring it to the front. I guess because that is the way someone at my LQS store taught me to do it when I first started quilting. I don't think it makes much difference one way, or the other. It is your quilt, after all. If I doing a wall-hanging, or something smaller, I will often times use one of my machines decorative stitches. When I am doing a large quilt, I like to machine stitch to the back and hand stitch when I bring it to the front. A very good excuse to watch DVDs while I am doing it. And, actually, that is what I should be doing right now instead of playing on the computer. I have a Xmas quilt to bind that I want to use on our bed this season.
#7
Originally Posted by diogirl
hmmm I didn't think about sewing the raw edges to the front and folding over to the back... does that make it look better in the front? thanks.
#8
Originally Posted by patty48
Originally Posted by diogirl
hmmm I didn't think about sewing the raw edges to the front and folding over to the back... does that make it look better in the front? thanks.
#9
Ditto to that last posting. I usually cut my binding at least 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 inches then fold in half and press before sewing it to the front and handfinishing the back. I also don't pin it I just roll it as I go. I believe this is called the French method. I usualy use the straight of grain unless I will be doing rounded edges etc. It saves a lot of peiceing.
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