Quilt binding

[mala_14]

I'm back and after a couple of days of not sewing, I'm back at it. Today I sewed around the edge of the baby quilt, trimmed the layers, sewed the binding to the right side of the quilt, and started sewing the other side of the binding. I'm stitching in the ditch on the right side to catch the binding on the wrong side of the quilt. It is super fiddly and not all the edges get caught even though I'm using a million pins. I decided I need a break and will probably get it finished tomorrow. I am so ready to work on something that is just for me, but I need to finish this and make the bridesmaid dress first. :p

Comments

[starlightmasque.livejournal.com]

The trick with the ditch is the backside needs to be longer than the front side, to be sure you catch it all! You can also buy a foot that will do it for you-- it works well for straight quilt bindings, not so much on anything wibbly wobbly!

Good luck!

[mala-14.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm pulling the binding on the back side further over and pinning in the ditch, so theoretically it should be fine, but I think it's shifting a bit on me as I sew and remove pins which makes it miss a couple spots. Annoying!