Comments on: Binding Misses

By: Klm

Klm — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:21:27 +0000

This is a lifesaver! I’ve tried sooooo many times to machine bind – even bought one of those expensive gadgets – but always had lots of misses. What really hit home for me was when you stated that NO method of binding was fast. Other methods made it look like you just lined up a certain way and zipped through. I just bound a quilt using your method and it turned out GREAT!!!!! I had one miss – and it was where I didn’t pin close enough. I used 2 1/4″ binding. I’ll use this forever after. Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing!

By: Jeanne B.

Jeanne B. — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:25:12 +0000

Judy! Judy! Judy! You are amazing! You’ve gotten me to do what I haven’t successfully done before! I just put on and finished a binding on a lap quilt in about 45 minutes!! Sure beats the hours I spend on hand finishing! Granted, I’ll still want to do my hand binding on special quilts, but some are just crying out for this method! Beats the heck out of the “glue” method, at least for me! Thanks again for your great instructions!

By: Pam in KC

Pam in KC — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:27:40 +0000

Although I typically machine stitch my binding, it could look better. I used several of your hints — specifically pinning close together and the direction of the pins — and by golly, there were no spaces on the back which didn’t get caught. Not to mention I didn’t get stuck by pins like I usually do! This evening I’ll post pictures on my blog. Thanks so much!

By: Bobbie

Bobbie — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:06:44 +0000

I “think” I discovered another reason I was having trouble with the skipping–I was taught to trim my backing and batting 1/4 ” away from the edge of the quilt-then that makes the binding fuller-I’ve always done that, but also have always hand stitched the binding and never had trouble. So besides the pinning and too much left on the backing/batting-I think I’ll probably might have it whipped. Thanks Judy. Hugs, Bobbie

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:51:54 +0000

When in a super hurry, i cut my bindings 3 inches, for a bit extra – no misses. You may not like the “piping” effect that this gives, but done is done…