do you bind by machine or by hand?
#122
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Location: Granbury, Texas
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I do the back with hand stitching either the blind stitch or lately I have been using the ladder stitch. I tried by machine once and did not like the look of it. Plus I hand quilt and I like doing the binding by hand watching tv, etc. Very relaxing for me and it doesn't take that long.
#123
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Spring, Texas
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I bind almost everything by machine. I sew the doubled binding to the front, turn, pin, then stitch in the ditch (on the top.) I mostly use invisible thread on the top.
Nadine, your sewing machine is just like my mother's. I gave it to my niece and it is her primary sewing machine. What a good old sturdy machine -- they don't make them like that anymore.
Nadine, your sewing machine is just like my mother's. I gave it to my niece and it is her primary sewing machine. What a good old sturdy machine -- they don't make them like that anymore.
#125
I believe it right sides of the fabrics altogether and sew around leaving a spot open to turn inside out and then stitch the smal spot closed, they are quite often tied and don't need a seperate binding.
#126
Originally Posted by tutty
I put my bindings on by machine and then handstitch but I would like to learn how to completely machine stitch front and back without the stitch showing through on the front, I've seen it look that way but my tests have not worked out so......
#127
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Southeastern Indiana
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I like for the back to look as good as the front. Therefore, I stitch the back down by hand using a blind stitch and you can't see it if you are careful. If you look at prize winning quilts, they are all stitched down by hand. I'm not saying I am a prize winning quilter, but I've watched a lot of judgingof quilts.
#128
Originally Posted by CircleSquare
Originally Posted by tutty
I put my bindings on by machine and then handstitch but I would like to learn how to completely machine stitch front and back without the stitch showing through on the front, I've seen it look that way but my tests have not worked out so......
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