Wow, must see this
#31
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I've been using the ladder stitch on bindings for about a year. I saw a tute on Stashbusters and tried it. It took a little bit to get the hang of it but it's that way with any new thing I try. I love the way the binding looks when I finish, can hardly see the stitches at all.
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Didn't know the stitch had a name, I always called it invisible stitching. Used for hems, trim and other hand sewing for clothes making. Use the stitch for hand binding a quilt. Now if I could just master the mitered corners it would be a grand world.
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Originally Posted by feffertim
I watched a tutorial yesterday called 'ladder stitch for binding'. I was so impressed that I tried it today on a quilt I was finishing up and it is amazing. I never really liked the look of my hand stitched binding on the back of my quilt, but this tip is fabulous. Please watch it, you will be so glad you did. You need to scroll down to the second set of pictures to really understand the concept, but it is so easy to do.
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Well, I put up this post because after watching the tutorial, I thought it was something new. No one had ever shown it to me before and I whipstitched my bindings. Silly me, it seems like everyone but me knew how to do this. WIll keep my big mouth shut in the future. LOL
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Originally Posted by feffertim
Well, I put up this post because after watching the tutorial, I thought it was something new. No one had ever shown it to me before and I whipstitched my bindings. Silly me, it seems like everyone but me knew how to do this. WIll keep my big mouth shut in the future. LOL
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Hand sewn bindings are usually awesome but I do mine by machine ... The only part of a quilt that I will do by hand is the hanging sleeve that needs tacking down. I'm a terrible hand sewer, like using my toes with my eyes shut.
warm quilt hugs, sue in CA
warm quilt hugs, sue in CA
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