Re: Blind stitch for binding

Alice:
You surely can machine sew the binding on this project. I just finished a quilt where I sewed to the front, trimmed, pinned to back and then did my decorative stitch FROM THE FRONT! The key is that when I pinned to the back, I *made sure* that the folded edge just covered the stitching line. Of course I used thread to exactly match the binding fabric. Try it, you'll like it! PAT in VA/USA

AliceW wrote:

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!

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