Several of you have asked me to explain how I do Painless Binding...
10-28-2011, 09:52 AM
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I have been known to machine sew the binding to the BACK of the quilt and do the hand sewing on the front. It's nice to have the "beautiful" hand stitching on the front of the quilt so that others will notice your "wonderful" work!
10-30-2011, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by 4dogs
I too do this, but not bias, and I also do the back first, then bring it to the front and machine stitch it in place. I would never get it done if I had to do it by hand..
I have a question ... do most of you stitch the mitered corner, or just do the quilt part and go round the corner? (did that make sense?) I havent been stitching down the miter part.
I have a question ... do most of you stitch the mitered corner, or just do the quilt part and go round the corner? (did that make sense?) I havent been stitching down the miter part.
10-30-2011, 09:54 AM
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I too would like to know if I should hand stitch the mitered corner or just go around the quilt. If i don't stitch the mitered corner, will it eventually work out and become a little nipple at the corner of my quilt?[/quote]
Answer- When you approach a corner, stop 1/4 inch from the corner of the quilt. With your needle down, lift the presser foot, rotate the quilt 1/4 turn, and back stitch off the quilt, fold the binding so that it makes a backwards 'L' shape, then fold the binding down the edge you want to stitch it onto next. Stop and check to be sure that it is a nice mitered corner that has formed from your folding, it will be under the piece you are about to sew. Now begin sewing down the next edge. Do this for each corner. Here is a link to show you what I am talking about.
http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/...=1&tit=Binding
The video is only 3 minutes but for some reason the link is a long one.
I have not made a binding with an inside corner, so I haven't worked out the mechanics of that yet. I hope this is helpful. :thumbup:
Answer- When you approach a corner, stop 1/4 inch from the corner of the quilt. With your needle down, lift the presser foot, rotate the quilt 1/4 turn, and back stitch off the quilt, fold the binding so that it makes a backwards 'L' shape, then fold the binding down the edge you want to stitch it onto next. Stop and check to be sure that it is a nice mitered corner that has formed from your folding, it will be under the piece you are about to sew. Now begin sewing down the next edge. Do this for each corner. Here is a link to show you what I am talking about.
http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/...=1&tit=Binding
The video is only 3 minutes but for some reason the link is a long one.
I have not made a binding with an inside corner, so I haven't worked out the mechanics of that yet. I hope this is helpful. :thumbup:
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