binding question

I have 3 or 4 "hair clip thingies" in my battered old sewing
tin and I just turn and clip in front of where I am sewing.
As I get to a clip, I move it forward to the front. I have
never found any need to turn and pin an entire turned border
on straight edges. Curvev can be another matter of course.

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"Denise in NH" wrote in message
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:I don't pin my binding anymore. Now I iron the binding
flat from the
: front, then flip the quilt and fold the binding over the
back and iron
: again. If I needed more help, I would use the little
hairclip thingies.
:
: Denise
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: My QI
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On Sep 6, 6:05 pm, "CATS" wrote:
I have 3 or 4 "hair clip thingies" in my battered old sewing
tin and I just turn and clip in front of where I am sewing.
As I get to a clip, I move it forward to the front. I have
never found any need to turn and pin an entire turned border
on straight edges. Curvev can be another matter of course.

--

Cheryl & the Cats in OZ
o o o o o o
( Y ) ( Y ) and ( Y )
Boofhead Donut Rasputinhttp://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest
catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau

"Denise in NH" wrote in ...
:I don't pin my binding anymore. Now I iron the binding
flat from the
: front, then flip the quilt and fold the binding over the
back and iron
: again. If I needed more help, I would use the little
hairclip thingies.
:
: Denise
:http://community.webtv.net/DeniseJG/
: My QI
:

awesome! i too, iron the front flat, but never thought to iron a fold
on the back and use the clip things. cool idea! im gonna try that!
thanks!! =)
amy

No pins, don't need them. Just turn and sew as I go. If there's a straight
pin anywhere nearby, it's bound to enter my palm.
Roberta in D

schrieb im Newsbeitrag
ups.com...
Do you pin down your binding when you quilt by hand? I always have,
every few inches, and just pull the stick pins (the ones that haven't
yet stuck me in the knee, the elbow, or the thumb) out as I go. But
I'm wondering if that's silly and I can just give the binding a little
tug to the back as I stitch along. What do you all do?

thanks, Lynn
(Don't know why I waited until August to bind an extra long queen
quilt...)