Binding

Binding Misses

June 8, 2009

Edit: Diana Wilson commented that she had a few misses too and she thought her misses may have been due to: 1.  The binding not having been folded perfectly so that in some places it was narrower or wider than in other places; 2.  When she originally sewed the binding onto the quilt, her seam [...]

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More Binding Info

June 8, 2009

Eventually there had to be a top where the thread would show.  The blacks and dark browns I’ve been working with, the thread just didn’t photograph well.  Here’s one I did where you can see the stitching better. In this first photo, you can see how closely I pin. The pins I love are the [...]

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A Bit More About Binding

June 7, 2009

To answer some questions: When I take a quilt off the longarm, I trim it before adding the binding.  I usually trim to near the edge of the quilt top, leaving just a smidgen of backing/batting.  My main goal is to be sure everything is straight.  If my outer border was cut 3-1/2″ wide, in [...]

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Binding Video

June 5, 2009

For those who have asked to see how I’m finishing the binding by machine, I made a little video. And here are a couple of closeup pictures.  This first picture shows the front.  You can hardly see any machine stitching! This shows the stitched corner. Why didn’t I figure this out sooner? Related Posts: A [...]

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The Last Quilting Frontier

June 5, 2009

Since taking the picture of the stack of quilts to be bound, 3 more have been added and 2 more will be done today.  I have deadlines to meet!  Not all 27 of the quilts have to be bound by next week but more than half of them do. My dear friend, Vicky . . [...]

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A Day of Binding

June 4, 2009

Tuesday morning my plan was to sew the binding on four tops.  The plan was to be done by noon.  As most always happens around here, things didn’t go according to plan.  I always almost always make the binding as soon as I finish the top.  It goes into this basket and it’s so nice [...]

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