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Quilt and deco binding (Moderated by Deepika)
Posted on: 1/23/14 12:12 PM ET
I'm a new quilter and have been told I HAVE to sewing the binding when turned toward the back by hand. UGH I hate hand sewing. Is this true. Do any of the binding attachments work well. Everyone I know is a quilt purist so I get the hand sew stuff. I'd like to know what else works.
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Posted on: 1/23/14 1:21 PM ET
In reply to erinsluck
You do not have to sew the binding by hand.
I actually like hand sewing the binding on. I have used my machine to do this tho usually baby quilts and use a decorative stitch.
Janome have a binder. There are you tube showing the binder in use -looks pretty good to me
Sorry. can't link on work computer
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I actually like hand sewing the binding on. I have used my machine to do this tho usually baby quilts and use a decorative stitch.
Janome have a binder. There are you tube showing the binder in use -looks pretty good to me

Sorry. can't link on work computer
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Posted on: 1/23/14 1:54 PM ET
i absolutely loathe hand sewing, and i sewed my binding on by machine for my first 10 or so quilts. i decided to try hand sewing one, and it looks sooooooooooooooooooooo much better. after spending hours and hours on the quilts, i would much rather suffer through the hand sewing to achieve the better finished look. :(
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Posted on: 1/23/14 2:59 PM ET
I have the Janome binder and I love it, but it is expensive! It only fits certain Janome machines. It is a plate that screws on the machine and you attach the binders from the janome coverstitch machine for different widths. Before I got the binder, I used the binders from my babylock coverstitch and stuck them on with blu tack. So any coverstitch binder could work on any machine if you want to find a way to attach it.
Posted on: 1/23/14 3:07 PM ET
In reply to erinsluck
You may sew the binding on with the machine easily. But to get the front looking really nice, sew the binding to the back, and then to the front, and that way you can see how the front will look. Here is a great tutorial that taught me this and which I use to refresh myself!
Missouri Quilt Company tutorial on binding
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Missouri Quilt Company tutorial on binding
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Posted on: 1/23/14 4:11 PM ET
I never hand sew binding ...... I just don't have time to faff about. But I do get you on the quilt purist (down here I call them the "quilt police"). My girlfriend is ok with machine binding, but crazy about complex piecing and even more complex quilting, and is constantly tutting at my simple stuff.
I have machine sewn binding both from the back and the traditional method from the front. If you are making a quilt for children, it makes sense as the binding is more sturdy and better able to stand up to repeated washings, and general wear and tear.
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I have machine sewn binding both from the back and the traditional method from the front. If you are making a quilt for children, it makes sense as the binding is more sturdy and better able to stand up to repeated washings, and general wear and tear.
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Posted on: 1/23/14 4:21 PM ET
I like both methods (not on the same quilt).....especially, machine stitching the binding on the back and then turning it to the front where you can do a blind stitch or decorative stitching.
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Posted on: 1/23/14 7:18 PM ET
In reply to Datcat23
Quote: Datcat23
[...] But I do get you on the quilt purist (down here I call them the "quilt police"). [...]
[...] But I do get you on the quilt purist (down here I call them the "quilt police"). [...]
Oh, yeah, the quilt police. We have those in the US, too.

Considering that:
It's my fabric
It's my thread
It's my batting
It's my sewing machine
Then it's my quilt, and I'll do what makes me happy.

Every quilt binding I've ever done has been sewn on by machine. I've tried several methods. I am happy enough with how they have all turned out. Some inspiration:
This is my favorite method: Magic Strip Binding web page. For me, the extra steps are worth it because the final stitching is easier to do and the stitching on the back blends in so well. As always, YMMV.
I have not tried this method: Susie's Magic Binding, but it looks interesting.
Sew to the front, wrap to the back, stitch-in-the-ditch from the front: not my favorite method, but it can work OK. Prudent Baby tutorial for this method, including fixing the spots you missed by hand stitching.
Elmer's Washable School Glue (EWSG) is your friend. Combine EWSG with any machine-stitched quilt binding method you use, and you can skip the pins. Watch Sharon Schamber, 3 binding videos to see how helpful EWSG can be.
CMC
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Posted on: 1/24/14 0:11 AM ET
NOT TRUE. Even when I was new to quilting I never did the binding by hand. I have never bought any fancy tools to do it either (except a stitch in the ditch foot).
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Posted on: 1/24/14 0:14 AM ET
@CM_Sews - love it "quilt police" - LoL. Btw I have found a cure for missed spots - 9mm stitch.
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