Need some binding tidbits!! You got'm??
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Originally Posted by grandmasue
I usually sew on the front and hand stitch on the back. My question is, do you ever sew the binding to the front before you layer? I am doing a quilt with inside corners and think it would be easier.
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Originally Posted by sidmona
I think if you do it that way you're not achoring the binding to the quilt and then you'll have a lot of pull on the back stitches. Just my opinion.
#25
We had judges at the fair knock quilts down because the binding was not "full". So out here we sew the binding on by machine, then trim 1/4" past the edge to fill the binding, turn to the back and hand sew. And the judges like good square, mitered corners on that binding too. And it does look nice.
#27
It depends. Most of the time I sew the binding to the front, trim then turn to back and hand sew. If I need to get a charity quilt out fast (emergency request) I sew the binding to the back, and machine stitch to the front. Occassionally I use the self binding method for charity quilts. For those that don't know self binding is leaving the backing larger than the front (1" I think). Then fold to edge of quit, fold again to front and machine stitch. In this method you are supposed to leave a little extra batting (1/4"???).
#28
Most of the time I sew the binding to the front, flip to the back and sew it down by hand. But, a few times, I have used the backing fabric for the binding. Trim the front and batting even. Then trim the backing fabric about 1-1/2" wider than that. Fold once and press. Then flip to the front and sew it down.
#29
I square my quilt first......I use to cut binding at 2 1/2" but as I have been quilting I find it to big and have cut it down to 2 1/4" and now that seams a bit big too....so I believe I'm going to do the 2" .........I sew to the front and miter the cornors and hand sew the binding to the back.......someday I may be brave and do the blind hem stitch...that sounds interestin.....I've got some potholders here to practice on.....:-)......Oh my first quilt class we cut the binding 1 3/4".......now that was a full binding......also if your going to show your quilt all the judges do judge on a full binding....:-)......but I think I've heard of a way you sew the back to the front....binding is already there....might give this a try....hummmm interesting......:-)......any hoooo however it gets done is what works and just try different things and see what works for you......:-)......main thing is getting it done.....:-) Yeahh.......I have known ladies that ...that is all they have to do and they never finish the quilt.....ahhhhh what a shame.....just bite the bullet and get it done ....;-)......yattta yatttta....bing bang boom.......I'm done....:-)
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Originally Posted by fabricluvr
i've seen an episode on Quilter's TV about doing the binding entirely by machine. i'm usually in too big of a hurry at that point to do anything that neatly!
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