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I am new to the quilting world and so far have finished 4 projects. however with each one I am having trouble with the mitered corners once I turn the binding to hand sew to the back. I have watched Jennys tutorial over and over and I think I am sewing it right its just when I turn and hand sew they don't look as nice as I think they should. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated..
I love this tut but I may have posted them backwards. One is for a single and the other is for a piping effect.
http://www.52quilts.com/2012/05/tues...nding.html?m=1
http://www.52quilts.com/2012/01/tuesday-tool_24.html
Honestly, chica, it takes practice, practice, practice. I struggled with this when I first started, and forced myself to face it head-on. I must have made 10 sets of potholders, just trying to master the binding technique. I used Jenny's Craftsy 'Quilting Quickly' tutorial, which I would highly recommend. Now maybe I'm not ready to enter a quilt in a county fair, but I can hold my own...
I'm a visual/audio learner and I really got it with Eleanor Burns video on YouTube. It's a simple method but she's detailed (as an OCDer very helpful lol) and doesn't zoooooom through everything) - nice closeups, so you can see what the heck she's doing. My main complaint in many videos when you're trying to learn something new, too quick and no closeups.
Below is the link to the video. Then it's takes some practice, however with her method I found it much easier to get consistent results on all four corners of my mugrugs, portfolios, journals, wallarts, quilts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c85voeoj50Y
Hope it helps. Huggers, Ruby
Oh how I wish that video was by ANYONE but Eleanor Burns! She's a smart lady, really knows her stuff, but her voice is like nails on a chalkboard to me lol I put my FIRST EVER binding on yesterday by machine (I put a binding on MIL's table runner and then my own Mom's table runner, but they don't really count) and I got the first side done perfectly, then flipping it over took a whole lot of fudging to get those miters to show up on the front (or back, however you look at it). I managed to finish it, but it did take a few four letter words lol I think I know what caused a lot of my problem though, I was using my walking foot and that bugger is HUGE! It was the first time I tried that foot because I was sewing together two layers of flannel so I wanted to have as much help as I could get, but I really think my binding would have been nicer with a 1/4" foot, so that will be my next experiment :DQuote:
Originally Posted by HandsOffItsMine
thanks so much for the suggestions. appreciate all the help I can get
cindy
I agree,I really have a hard time listening to her tutorials! Glad to know it is not just me.
Did you know that you can buy an open toe walking foot and open toe FM foot for some sewing machines? Check the website for your machine. I then called my dealer and he had them in stock for my 12+ year Janome.
Me too! But she is a good teacher.Quote:
Originally Posted by lighthouse
Another suggestion is to clip off the corners of your quilt, so there isn't as much bulk. The key is having that 45* angle when you flip it up, and it is aligned straight with the edge when you fold it back down.
Have the same problem as you, here is a link for a good method which Wwena (Anna) kindly sent me, http://mysweetprairie.blogspot.se/20...s-binding.html, good luck!
I like Eleanor's video on binding and I have learned to keep the volume as low as possible and still hear what she says. She has a wealth of information and good tips to share.
I was liking this one but noticed in yours how the angle went down and not up. No wonder it was folding weird. That little angle didn't even need to be there. lol I'm going to try yours tomorrow :)Quote:
Originally Posted by nana margaret
http://www.52quilts.com/2012/01/tuesday-tool_24.html
I agree with clipping off a bit to lessen the bulk. I also try to fold it first one way and then the other. It seems there is always a preferred way that the binding wants to go!
I use the double-mitered binding method instead of the continuous binding. The corners come out so much better for me.
Do you have a link for that?Quote:
Originally Posted by MartinaG
LOL I know, it's very visual...mute her! You can follow it...or put it on very, very low. You only have to endure it once!Quote:
Originally Posted by Musical_Starling
Aww, do I HAVE to? lol I actually watched it, and it's not TOO bad, but she just talks to us like we're toddlers. I talk to my 3 yo nephew with a more adult voice than that lol Drives me loopy! Thankfully I found out I was doing it right anyway, so I NEVER have to watch it again! :icon_giggle:Quote:
Originally Posted by HandsOffItsMine
She really doesn''t bother me either. I look at her as kind and really friendly.
I agree with Marilyn. To help me when I first started, I marked a dot with ball point ink 1/4" inch away from the seam allowance at the corner and made sure that my needle stopped exactly at the 1/4 inch mark. Then I raised the presser foot and flipped and folded the binding into 45* angle and continued. This worked miracles for me and I've never had troubles since. Always nice miters.
I have a rough sketch from when I took a class. Next time I sew one on I'll try to remember and take pictures. Then I can post a tutorial.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hulamoon
I have yet to use it but I found on line a mitered corner tool like the binding tool that i got from msqc it comes with instruction plus a web site to watch a Video demo .
Sharyn, question for you please...after you stop at your pen dot, then flip and fold the binding up, do you start sewing right at the top edge of the fabric and then down?