tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735303099565656294.post2118876678882372322..comments2023-06-19T04:26:37.438-07:00Comments on Quilting and "Other Stuff": Help, What I did in Phoenix, and How fast they grow!Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04832241599210438101noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735303099565656294.post-86936916362878994082009-02-08T08:51:00.000-07:002009-02-08T08:51:00.000-07:00Hi Vicki, I love your blog, tremendous work! I did...Hi Vicki, I love your blog, tremendous work! I did not have time to read everything but the binding one caught my attention. I always do my binding by machine. Come by the store and I'll show you.<BR/><BR/>See you soon<BR/><BR/>SimoneSimone Famhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116022761234272570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735303099565656294.post-79128030521660786782009-01-24T16:11:00.000-07:002009-01-24T16:11:00.000-07:00binding tip - sew it onto the BACK of the quilt fi...binding tip - sew it onto the BACK of the quilt first then fold it to the front and top stitch. <BR/>i cut mine 2 1/2" wide (press them in half) and sew them onto the back with a seam that is slightly bigger that 1/4" then i fold to the front and top stitch - top thread matches the binding and bobbin thread matches the back of the quilt, then pin the binding down (when you pin: pin where you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735303099565656294.post-13892057884941675052009-01-23T13:26:00.000-07:002009-01-23T13:26:00.000-07:00Try 2.5" and put your pins through the seam line o...Try 2.5" and put your pins through the seam line on the front. Make sure you have at least an eighth of an inch of binding on the other side of the pin (toward the folded edge). That should give you enough so that you won't miss it when you sew from the front. Good luck!KateKwiltzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155485457058205111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5735303099565656294.post-16868019417902563842009-01-22T15:24:00.000-07:002009-01-22T15:24:00.000-07:00wow...I'm glad you shared that story of the kids g...wow...I'm glad you shared that story of the kids growing fast...I realize it all the time. I see my 6 year old LAUGH...it 's the same laugh she had as a baby..throwing her head back so the giggles become gutteral...very hardy laugh from the deep. Tonight at dinner when she did it, I was thrown into the memory of her babyhood! At this point I'm so AMAZED with her activities...she goes to swim Carol in Swedenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269032707952515342noreply@blogger.com