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New Way of Binding
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. -- Kathy Applebaum (Woodland, CA) Longarm Machine Quilting, Queen of Fabric Tramps (remove the obvious to reply) |
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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. -- Kathy Applebaum (Woodland, CA) Longarm Machine Quilting, Queen of Fabric Tramps (remove the obvious to reply) -- Please visit my web page at: http://home1.gte.net/res0yk6g/taria/index.htm See my Siberian Cat, Lilly, at: http://home1.gte.net/res0yk6g/lillypage/lillycat.htm |
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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. Melissa in NJ -- and the "Boos Hounds" (Bear, Bits, and Lexus) and Maxi (aka Witch Kitty with a "B"), Kenobi (aka "Kitty Wan Kenobi"), and Salem (aka "Salem the Yak") Quilt Something for Yourself! Adopt a Racing Greyhound! -- Remove STOPCRAP to reply -- "Kathy Applebaum" wrote in message news:1fxxfqo.1ssuzq6wmdsagN%Kathy_A@KayneyNOSPAMqu ilting.com... 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. -- Kathy Applebaum (Woodland, CA) Longarm Machine Quilting, Queen of Fabric Tramps (remove the obvious to reply) |
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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 New 311 Album--EVOLVER--July 22nd www.311.com |
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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..... -- mslibra www.cutcakes.ca "Joan8904" wrote in message ... 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 New 311 Album--EVOLVER--July 22nd www.311.com |
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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 (remove the obvious to reply) |
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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. "Kathy Applebaum" wrote in message news:1fxz75a.1ge2a0017ap3gkN%Kathy_A@KayneyNOSPAMq uilting.com... 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 (remove the obvious to reply) |
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