Are there any binding tricks.....
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This was all I needed to see to give me a quick kick in the keister! I've had that thing in my sewing closet for a couple of years now and I guess it's time to take it out and master it!! That wandering line on the back is why I hand stitch my bindings but with all I have in my 'to-do' pile and watching my years grow shorter, I guess it's time. Thanks!
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Thanks everybody for the replies. To you dear ladies that own the Martelli binding system, let us know how it goes. I also think nativetexan's method is an option, but I would not be fast with all that pinning either. For now I will probably continue to hand sew because the way my brain is wired that line should be straight. Lol.
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This was all I needed to see to give me a quick kick in the keister! I've had that thing in my sewing closet for a couple of years now and I guess it's time to take it out and master it!! That wandering line on the back is why I hand stitch my bindings but with all I have in my 'to-do' pile and watching my years grow shorter, I guess it's time. Thanks!
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the easiest way to avoid this is to use a decorative stitch. My favorite is one that is a bit wavy and has a tiny leaf. It will catch everything and if done with a variegated thread, it can add a nice touch. I often find myself sewing very late at night and the old eyes don't want to work that well that late! If the top screams for a straight stitch, just go very slowly and keep looking at your stitch line underneath so that you are sewing either directly on top of it or a thread or two next to that line. You could take the time and pin it like crazy, but I do not have the patience for that (the same reason I do not hand sew the binding!). I am in awe of all the folks who do hand sew it and if entering it in a show, I know I will have to - but for now.......
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I cannot say that I'm really "good" at binding quilts, but I use Jenny Doan's (Missouri Star Quilt) method and I've found it to work very well. One thing I do differently is that I cut my binding lengthwise of the grain. Unless I'm doing rounded corners, I don't use bias as a matter of course. But, I have used bias and have no problems with that either. Using Jenny Doan's method, I've found I can attain very good corners. I hand-hem all my bindings. I don't make a great many quilts, but I put a little of myself in every one of them.
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