Serge before you bind?
#21
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I always square up my quilt when I get it back from the quilter's and see that she's sewn a line about 1/16" all around the outside of the quilt and I usually have to cut a lot of it off to square it up. I don't sew it back down. I just bind it as usual. But I do sew my binding together so they don't drift apart when sewing. I learned that trick a few years ago and it's made a world of difference. Takes a little extra time, but it's so worth it. I sew 1/8" of the raw edge of the binding edges to each other before sewing them to the quilt.
#22
Seems like a waste of time and thread to me. Besides, it would take away that puffy "the binding is full" look, I like my binding to have some weight to it. But, seems like it is a matter of personal preference.
#24
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Location: Maine
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serge the seams
I always serge the the seams on all my quilts. I makes for a nice clean edge and makes it easier to turn the binding over.
I would try it and if you don't like it than don't do it again. Good luck in what ever you decide to do.
I would try it and if you don't like it than don't do it again. Good luck in what ever you decide to do.
#27
on the baby quilts and the doll quilts I check for square, trim if less than 1/8 of an inch (find the problem if more than that) quilt then check for square again, then serge with the blade disengaged, then bind.
when binding as in piecing it is good to use a single,straight needle throat plate...the zig zag plate is just not able to produce a really nice straight stitch.....this is when my SINGER 301A really shines.
do not my BERNINA hear me say this
when binding as in piecing it is good to use a single,straight needle throat plate...the zig zag plate is just not able to produce a really nice straight stitch.....this is when my SINGER 301A really shines.
do not my BERNINA hear me say this
#29
I am wondering if those of you that have sergers use them on your quilts before you sew the binding on. I saw someone on the web (I'm sorry I have since forgotten who) serge the edges to flatten and trim THEN sewed on the binding as usual. I am tempted to try this but I am a serger newbie and somewhat nervous. After all the work on a quilt, I don't want to mess anything up at the end of that sometimes long road.
#30
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I always square up my quilt when I get it back from the quilter's and see that she's sewn a line about 1/16" all around the outside of the quilt and I usually have to cut a lot of it off to square it up. I don't sew it back down. I just bind it as usual. But I do sew my binding together so they don't drift apart when sewing. I learned that trick a few years ago and it's made a world of difference. Takes a little extra time, but it's so worth it. I sew 1/8" of the raw edge of the binding edges to each other before sewing them to the quilt.
I also DO NOT press the binding in half - because by the time the binding has made all it's turns -the half-way line is 'off' where the fold line actually is by the time the binding is ready for it's second stitching.
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