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Blind stitch for binding
I like the idea of the WonderTape, hmmm..........
So many good ideas! I may try one of them yet! -- AliceW "Pati C." wrote in message ... I'll add another. G If you are going to stitch from the front side to catch the back side of the binding down: glue or tape the binding in place. Use glue stick, which will wash out, to make sure the binding stays in place and you catch it all. Or use WonderTape which is a double sided tape that is also water soluble, washes out with the first wash. G Either of these work very well. Pati, in Phx http://community.webshots.com/user/PatiCooks Polly Esther wrote: Just one more. You will not die if you have to baste the corners. It will still be a heap faster than handstitching the whole quilt. Polly "AliceW" wrote in message ... Thanks Polly. I have a Pfaff that has a gazillion built in stitches so I think I have the ones you mentioned. I think any machine method is going to be less tedious than the hand sewing. I will have to make some practice blocks to get the hang of it first though. Thanks for the tips! Alice in NJ -- AliceW "Polly Esther" wrote in message ... Alice, try the one that looks like chicken tracks. (maybe 'feather' stitch?) . . . or the one that looks like little hills drawn with a single row of stitches (sort of a scallop). Any oops that you have with the blind stitch is going to be visible 15 feet away on a galloping horse. If you can, do your stitching from the top side of the quilt so you can control the appearance. The SM will try to bog down at the corners so you'll want to release the pressure of the presser foot some. Tell your SM that You are in control and use the hand wheel at the corners if you have to in order to have a uniform stitch. I didn't mean to make this sound so tedious; just thought I'd arm you with all the tricks. Polly "KJ" wrote in message news:U4JBi.80890$Fc.25088@attbi_s21... I think she meant she didn't want to do it by hand. -- Kathyl (KJ) remove "nospam" before mchsi http://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz "Anne Rogers" wrote in message ... I'm not sure exactly what you mean, the stitch I use to sew bindings down by hand doesn't show, I just assumed everyone did it like this - though I realised recently this is not the case. I don't think it takes me any more time to do it this way. Cheers Anne |
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Mitered Binding Corners was Blind stitch for binding
On Aug 31, 9:55?am, Elly wrote:
On Aug 31, 4:35 pm, Pat in Virginia wrote: Talking to myself ... bad form! LOL To clarify: you want the tucks turned in opposite directions on the opposing sides of the binding. You do not want to flip the existing tuck. I hope this is more clear. PAT Pat in Virginia wrote: To get pretty mitered corners, be aware of how the tucks turn. Check it out on the sewn side, then make sure the tuck is in the OPPOSITE direction when you turn the binding. This makes for a neater and more precise miter. HTH. PAT in VA/USA . As Mud Pat! lol, no just kidding... I think I know what you mean and think I do it like that already. But I'll pay closer attention to the next one I do. Elly On my last two quilts I sewed my regular binding on the front as usual. Then I used a blanket stitch from the front and used the hair clips ahead of my stitching to make sure the back was turned under good. They turned out amazingly well. I did go back and hand tack a few places that didn't catch well enough. These were sort-of-heirloom quilts. They were for my niece's and nephew's graduations. I have tried the fusible thread and not had any luck, but I was using flannel backings so I thought that might be the problem. |
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Blind stitch for binding
For all but the really special quilts I force myself to stitch the
binding on by machine. What I have found to be the least frustrating and gives good results is as follows: 1. Cut binding 2 1/2", press wrong sides together. 2. Sew binding to the back of the quilt using my walking foot. 3. Stitch each corner and about two inches on either side of the corners by hand just the way I would if I were doing the entire binding by hand. Forming the corners by hand makes it much less frustrating when machine stitching around the quilt. By using the regular blind hand stitch rather than basting I don't have to remove any hand stitching when machine stitching is finished. 4. Machine stitch around entire quilt, including stitching over the hand stitched areas. Why stop and start? Machine stitching is either a tiny zigzag or the hem stitch. The thread depends on the quilt. I prefer to use a cotton thread if I can find one that doesn't call attention to itself. Occasionally polyester invisible is the only way to go. Susan On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:14:52 -0400, "AliceW" wrote: Has anyone tried this method of sewing the binding to the back of a quilt? I know it's not supposed to be used for heirloom quilts or show quilts, but I have some quilts that are scrap quilts and basic utility quilts that I would love to find an easier way to sew the back binding down. Don't want it to look schlocky but don't want to put the long hours of hand sewing into it if I can avoid it. Thanks! I hope this hasn't been a recent topic that I missed. |
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Mitered Binding Corners was Blind stitch for binding
On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 11:21:12 -0400, Pat in Virginia
wrote: To get pretty mitered corners, be aware of how the tucks turn. Check it out on the sewn side, then make sure the tuck is in the OPPOSITE direction when you turn the binding. This makes for a neater and more precise miter. HTH. PAT in VA/USA I don't even know what I did last time, but Mom said she wished she could do as good a job. Straight as an arrow on the sides, flat at the corners, and nearly invisible hand stitching on the front. I was just doing a wrapped binding though. I have better success with wrapping than with a separate binding. Debra in VA See my quilts at http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere |
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Mitered Binding Corners was Blind stitch for binding
You Go Gal! A Mom's compliment is about the best thing in the world to
hear! ME-Judy "Debra" wrote in message ... I don't even know what I did last time, but Mom said she wished she could do as good a job. Straight as an arrow on the sides, flat at the corners, and nearly invisible hand stitching on the front. I was just doing a wrapped binding though. I have better success with wrapping than with a separate binding. Debra in VA See my quilts at http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere |
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