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01-21-2011, 07:27 AM

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feffertim

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So glad you found it, there are some really useful tutes on there

01-21-2011, 05:21 PM

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raynhamquilter

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Yes, I learned it 50+ years ago as an invisible blind hem stitch. Invisible is good!

01-24-2011, 02:25 AM

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Annya

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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.

I just saw what your mother taught you. I used to do that all the time but I have improved my stitches to a quicker method similar to the ladder stitch method. I even finish off the thread the same way, great minds think alike.
I use that stitch when ever I need to repair seams,dolls cloth bodies or any toy for that matter. I repaired a quilt some one had done and that the stitches had come out. My stitches were so small people thought it was done my machine not hand.

01-24-2011, 09:15 AM

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IndyQuilter

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Originally Posted by zipit

Here's a good tutorial. http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/q...ing-invisibly/

This is the way I have always done it and have taught my students. Not hard at all.

01-24-2011, 09:17 AM

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IndyQuilter

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Originally Posted by dakotamaid

This is how I was taught many years ago by my grandma!! Old things do roll back around.:)

This is the tute I found. Not sure if this is the one she was referring to but it shows how it is done.

http://turningturning.com/tutorial-i...quilt-binding/

Not to be critical, but I don't think these stitches are invisible.