My first ever attempt at binding by hand...

[songbird857]

Ta daaa.... yes, definitely has flaws, and I gotta work on hiding the knots; but it's an 8" X 12" wall hanging so no-one will ever look at the back! I actually enjoyed the peaceful nature of the hand sewing (does that sound weird???)
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[Bubby]

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You did a fine job. Many quilters love to hem bindings by hand - myself included.

[cyndiofthevortex]

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Cute wallhanging! I love the look of hand binding and it is peaceful work.

[Marta]

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I love hand binding.

[Pegger]

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I enjoy hand binding. That is unless I have something else that I am just itching to start. Nice wall hanging. You're right no one will look at the back.

[sewbizzy]

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You are not weird...I also love to do the binding by hand...great job!

[LynneLeavell]

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I too love to do hand binding. It is something that I do while watching tv. I don't need an extra blanket. I just curl up in the one I'm putting the binding on.

[auntiemern]

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Very nice. Not weird at all. I love to sit and hand bind. I only machine bind if I am in a rush and need to get it done. I do some of the PICU quilts by machine, to get them done faster.

[Annav]

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I, too, enjoy hand binding. I feel like I have more control over it, and it is relaxing sitting in a comfy chair stitching on the binding.

[lilmouse]

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I love hand binding and also do primitive stitch hand quilting...love both of them...so relaxing and calming!

[easyquilts]

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Yay... Now you know how.....m,any of us look forward to sitting down with our bindings....good job!

[Lightwriter]

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I don't mind doing binding by hand. I used to love to hand quilt, but arthritis in my wrist/thumb makes this painful now. I can usually manage a quilt binding if I rest a couple of times. When I do it on a machine, it never looks quite right.

[slg0522]

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Nice wall hanging! I think hand binding looks so nice.

[Kelly F]

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I never really learned to sew, but learned to quilt. Sometimes I think I need to learn it for the tranquility. So ya I get it. Maybe I will give it a try. This looks good!

[Simply Quilting]

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That looks nice. I enjoy hand binding and handwork.