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Blind stitch for binding
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. -- AliceW |
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"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. Alice, I didn't have much luck with blind-stitching the binding. I missed several spots. However, using a decorative stitch works much better! You can stitch along, knowing that the decorative stitch is going to "hit" in several places and be a bit more reliable -- at least, that's my experience. G The stitches I like best for this are the ones that have a straight line (I put that into the ditch) and then swing over to the side where the binding is for several stitches before going back to the ditch. Works for me, anyway. G -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas sfoster 1 (at) earthlink (dot) net (remove/change the obvious) http://www.sandymike.net |
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I also think for machine stitching the binding, it looks better if the
binding is sewn to the back and brought around to the front for stitching. Then you know that you've caught all of it and it looks much neater. -- Kathyl (KJ) remove "nospam" before mchsi http://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz "Sandy" wrote in message ... In article , "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. Alice, I didn't have much luck with blind-stitching the binding. I missed several spots. However, using a decorative stitch works much better! You can stitch along, knowing that the decorative stitch is going to "hit" in several places and be a bit more reliable -- at least, that's my experience. G The stitches I like best for this are the ones that have a straight line (I put that into the ditch) and then swing over to the side where the binding is for several stitches before going back to the ditch. Works for me, anyway. G -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas sfoster 1 (at) earthlink (dot) net (remove/change the obvious) http://www.sandymike.net |
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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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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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Yes that works, I've tried this way before with not-so-important quilts and
it saved some time. Instead of machine sewing to the front then hand stitching over to the back, I machine stitched the binding onto the back then turned it over and machined stitched the front, that way I was able to get a much cleaner/neater finish. Then as Alice suggested you could use a decorative stitch as well. Wendy in NSW "KJ" wrote in message news:_QIBi.63753$Xa3.34148@attbi_s22... I also think for machine stitching the binding, it looks better if the binding is sewn to the back and brought around to the front for stitching. Then you know that you've caught all of it and it looks much neater. -- Kathyl (KJ) remove "nospam" before mchsi http://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz "Sandy" wrote in message ... In article , "AliceW" wrote: Has anyone tried this method of sewing the binding to the back of a quilt? I know it's not supposed to be used for heirloom quilts or show quilts, but I have some quilts that are scrap quilts and basic utility quilts that I would love to find an easier way to sew the back binding down. Don't want it to look schlocky but don't want to put the long hours of hand sewing into it if I can avoid it. Thanks! I hope this hasn't been a recent topic that I missed. Alice, I didn't have much luck with blind-stitching the binding. I missed several spots. However, using a decorative stitch works much better! You can stitch along, knowing that the decorative stitch is going to "hit" in several places and be a bit more reliable -- at least, that's my experience. G The stitches I like best for this are the ones that have a straight line (I put that into the ditch) and then swing over to the side where the binding is for several stitches before going back to the ditch. Works for me, anyway. G -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas sfoster 1 (at) earthlink (dot) net (remove/change the obvious) http://www.sandymike.net |
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Thanks everyone. I have already sewn the binding onto the front so I think
I'd better just bite the bullet and sew this one by hand. But I will really try the machine method the next time! Great tips as usual! -- AliceW "KJ" wrote in message news:_QIBi.63753$Xa3.34148@attbi_s22... I also think for machine stitching the binding, it looks better if the binding is sewn to the back and brought around to the front for stitching. Then you know that you've caught all of it and it looks much neater. -- Kathyl (KJ) remove "nospam" before mchsi http://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz "Sandy" wrote in message ... In article , "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. Alice, I didn't have much luck with blind-stitching the binding. I missed several spots. However, using a decorative stitch works much better! You can stitch along, knowing that the decorative stitch is going to "hit" in several places and be a bit more reliable -- at least, that's my experience. G The stitches I like best for this are the ones that have a straight line (I put that into the ditch) and then swing over to the side where the binding is for several stitches before going back to the ditch. Works for me, anyway. G -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas sfoster 1 (at) earthlink (dot) net (remove/change the obvious) http://www.sandymike.net |
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For charity, utility or kids quilts I often use a machine stitch.
If you choose a decorative stitch that has some width to it you can usually catch the edge all the way, even in those spots you might miss with a single line of stitching. I am not bad at that either though. For really nice or special quilts I do a hand stitch but sometimes the machine work is fine. Taria KJ wrote: I think she meant she didn't want to do it by hand. |
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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$Fc.25088@attbi_s21... I think she meant she didn't want to do it by hand. -- Kathyl (KJ) remove "nospam" before mchsi http://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz "Anne Rogers" wrote in message ... I'm not sure exactly what you mean, the stitch I use to sew bindings down by hand doesn't show, I just assumed everyone did it like this - though I realised recently this is not the case. I don't think it takes me any more time to do it this way. Cheers Anne |
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Thanks Polly. I have a Pfaff that has a gazillion built in stitches so I
think I have the ones you mentioned. I think any machine method is going to be less tedious than the hand sewing. I will have to make some practice blocks to get the hang of it first though. Thanks for the tips! Alice in NJ -- AliceW "Polly Esther" wrote in message ... Alice, try the one that looks like chicken tracks. (maybe 'feather' stitch?) . . . or the one that looks like little hills drawn with a single row of stitches (sort of a scallop). Any oops that you have with the blind stitch is going to be visible 15 feet away on a galloping horse. If you can, do your stitching from the top side of the quilt so you can control the appearance. The SM will try to bog down at the corners so you'll want to release the pressure of the presser foot some. Tell your SM that You are in control and use the hand wheel at the corners if you have to in order to have a uniform stitch. I didn't mean to make this sound so tedious; just thought I'd arm you with all the tricks. Polly "KJ" wrote in message news:U4JBi.80890$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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