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Old July 11th 03, 07:08 PM
Kathy Applebaum
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MelissaInNJ wrote:

Apparently Ricky Timms (sp) is teaching a new way to bind quilts that
includes piping and machine stitching it all down (no hand stitching).
Anyone tried it out? I heard the mitered corners take practice.


It's not all that new, but yes, I've done it. DH also did it on his
first quilt after I talked him through it.

The piping adds a little more bulk, but other than dealing with that,
doesn't really present any more difficulties.

As to machine stitching the binding, that's how I do all my quilts.
Interestingly enough, I've seen quilts over 100 years old that had
machine stitched binding, and the binding fabric appears to be original
(same fabric, same amount of wear and fading as fabrics in the quilt.).
Since the binding was applied to the back and flipped to the front, I
have to assume the machine stitching was original, too. One quilt
historian I talked to said that was really the style in Canada in the
1930's.
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Old July 11th 03, 10:05 PM
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You'll see some old sort of crude machine stitched appliqué
around too. They were proud to show off they had a machine
and wanted people to see the machine stitches.
Taria

Kathy Applebaum wrote:



It's not all that new, but yes, I've done it. DH also did it on his
first quilt after I talked him through it.

The piping adds a little more bulk, but other than dealing with that,
doesn't really present any more difficulties.

As to machine stitching the binding, that's how I do all my quilts.
Interestingly enough, I've seen quilts over 100 years old that had
machine stitched binding, and the binding fabric appears to be original
(same fabric, same amount of wear and fading as fabrics in the quilt.).
Since the binding was applied to the back and flipped to the front, I
have to assume the machine stitching was original, too. One quilt
historian I talked to said that was really the style in Canada in the
1930's.
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Longarm Machine Quilting, Queen of Fabric Tramps

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Old July 12th 03, 05:29 AM
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That's how I bind, sew to back, flip to front, sew down. However, my goal is
to enter a quilt in NJ's big show next year. I'll do that one the
"traditional" way.

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MelissaInNJ wrote:

Apparently Ricky Timms (sp) is teaching a new way to bind quilts that
includes piping and machine stitching it all down (no hand stitching).
Anyone tried it out? I heard the mitered corners take practice.


It's not all that new, but yes, I've done it. DH also did it on his
first quilt after I talked him through it.

The piping adds a little more bulk, but other than dealing with that,
doesn't really present any more difficulties.

As to machine stitching the binding, that's how I do all my quilts.
Interestingly enough, I've seen quilts over 100 years old that had
machine stitched binding, and the binding fabric appears to be original
(same fabric, same amount of wear and fading as fabrics in the quilt.).
Since the binding was applied to the back and flipped to the front, I
have to assume the machine stitching was original, too. One quilt
historian I talked to said that was really the style in Canada in the
1930's.
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Old July 12th 03, 02:48 PM
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That's how I bind, sew to back, flip to front, sew down.

And I use a decorative stitch and often variegated thread when I sew it down on
the front. I try to always use this on baby quilts. Seems like it would stay
put longer after many many washings. I use the traditional method for
everything else. There is something very satisfying about hand stitching the
binding down, turning the corners well and being FINISHED!


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Old July 12th 03, 03:16 PM
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I agree about hand sewing the binding down. I hand sewed the Ohio Star and
does give a different sense of accomplishment done by hand. I do like the
idea of machine stitching down with a decorative stitch on the front though.

Shawn doing her usual Libra back and forth and back and.....

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That's how I bind, sew to back, flip to front, sew down.


And I use a decorative stitch and often variegated thread when I sew it

down on
the front. I try to always use this on baby quilts. Seems like it would

stay
put longer after many many washings. I use the traditional method for
everything else. There is something very satisfying about hand stitching

the
binding down, turning the corners well and being FINISHED!


joan o'reilly
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Old July 12th 03, 05:52 PM
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Melissa in NJ wrote:

However, my goal is
to enter a quilt in NJ's big show next year. I'll do that one the
"traditional" way.


I've never had a negative judges comment about machine sewn bindings.

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Old July 12th 03, 07:20 PM
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A friend entered a wall hanging and a judge commented on the wide binding.
It was
the usual narrow amount on the front and then she
had wrapped it to the back and hand sewed it down-- it was at least an
inch wide on the back...it was just her way of doing it as she didn't feel
like cutting it down ! I thought the judge shouldn't have given a negative
feedback on
it because who is to say that there is a preferred way to do something
like that?.
She did get a ribbon on it though...she had designed and cross stitched 5
blocks on
a medieval theme that were just lovely.


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Melissa in NJ wrote:

However, my goal is
to enter a quilt in NJ's big show next year. I'll do that one the
"traditional" way.


I've never had a negative judges comment about machine sewn bindings.

--
Kathy Applebaum (Woodland, CA)
Longarm Machine Quilting, Queen of Fabric Tramps

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