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01-20-2011, 08:06 AM

#31

stormatsea45

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I've been using the ladder stitch on bindings for about a year. I saw a tute on Stashbusters and tried it. It took a little bit to get the hang of it but it's that way with any new thing I try. I love the way the binding looks when I finish, can hardly see the stitches at all.

01-20-2011, 08:32 AM

#32

DA Mayer

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That is how I learned to hem Only you take a very small stitch on the outer fabric and the regular ladder stitch on the turned hem side.

01-20-2011, 08:38 AM

#33

moreland

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I learned it from Ami Simms also--attended one of her workshops. It is very similar to the invisible hem stitch we were taught in 4-H (a long time ago. :>)

01-20-2011, 08:45 AM

#34

Daisydoodle

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Didn't know the stitch had a name, I always called it invisible stitching. Used for hems, trim and other hand sewing for clothes making. Use the stitch for hand binding a quilt. Now if I could just master the mitered corners it would be a grand world.

01-20-2011, 09:54 AM

#35

janetter

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Quote:

Originally Posted by feffertim

I watched a tutorial yesterday called 'ladder stitch for binding'. I was so impressed that I tried it today on a quilt I was finishing up and it is amazing. I never really liked the look of my hand stitched binding on the back of my quilt, but this tip is fabulous. Please watch it, you will be so glad you did. You need to scroll down to the second set of pictures to really understand the concept, but it is so easy to do.

I didn't know there was another way. lol How else would you do it???

01-20-2011, 11:24 AM

#36

lillybeck

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I have used this stitch for years on many things and never knew that it was called a ladder stitch.

01-20-2011, 11:37 AM

#37

Tsanchez

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Just watched and looked at the websites. I have done that for years on smaller items but I sew the larger quilts on my machine. Still looks good and is almost like it was done by hand.

01-20-2011, 11:40 AM

#38

feffertim

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Well, I put up this post because after watching the tutorial, I thought it was something new. No one had ever shown it to me before and I whipstitched my bindings. Silly me, it seems like everyone but me knew how to do this. WIll keep my big mouth shut in the future. LOL

01-20-2011, 12:21 PM

#39

Daisydoodle

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Quote:

Originally Posted by feffertim

Even if 1 new person learns something it is good! So keep up with the sharing, it is always good to see a refresher course. Sometimes as we get older, we get alittle sloppy or take shortcuts. Thank you for sharing!

01-20-2011, 03:31 PM

#40

wraez

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Hand sewn bindings are usually awesome but I do mine by machine ... The only part of a quilt that I will do by hand is the hanging sleeve that needs tacking down. I'm a terrible hand sewer, like using my toes with my eyes shut.

warm quilt hugs, sue in CA