Crafty Sewing & Quilting: Getting Up Close with All Machine Embroidery Binding

Monday, February 6, 2012

Getting Up Close with All Machine Embroidery Binding

I use the same quilting thread on my regular sewing machine to stitch the binding. It's a little heavier than regular thread, but it works great and matches.

It's a nice and neat durable binding.

It's also pretty. The embroidery stitching finishes off the quilt with a lacy effect!

Here's the back side of the quilt showing the embroidery binding.

I stitch slowly and very carefully making sure it holds the binding in place perfectly. It is important that is looks even on both sides of the quilt.

If you want to see more photos of embroidery binding - check out my photo gallery. I show photos of the process of stitching the embroidery bindings. Also there are a variety of embroidery stitches.

We are having another warm day in Wisconsin! That's amazing for February!
Have wonderful day!
Marcia
Here's the link to Thursday's post - Charms for a Valentine's Table Runner with Lazy Daisy Quilting - How I made it and quilted it.

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11 comments:

elizabeth said...: I would like to try that sometime , I like the look : ); February 6, 2012 at 8:14 AM
Janine @ Rainbow Hare said...: This is looking wonderful!; February 6, 2012 at 9:29 AM
Taryn V. said...: I love the special touch the embroidery gives the binding! Great idea!; February 6, 2012 at 9:54 AM
Linda said...: I love the design on the binding. Yours are so nice and straight. I did some snowflakes on my winter placemats which came out ok, had some waves in it and my corners were a little weird after pivoting. Any tips for the corner?; February 6, 2012 at 10:09 AM
Mrs.Pickles said...: great work. I have been wanting to try and machine stitch my binding down i am going to have to give this a try; February 6, 2012 at 11:41 AM
Carolyn J. said...: thanks for the photos of the binding stitch....great idea! beautiful work!; February 6, 2012 at 2:11 PM
Susana Neiger said...: Beautiful florals, beautiful solids, beautiful quilting and binding!; February 6, 2012 at 2:13 PM
Richard Healey said...: I love the binding on that wonderful.

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Stop by for my quilt givaway to guess my babys b-day and weight.; February 6, 2012 at 7:37 PM
Connie Kresin Campbell said...: What a neat way to sew binding down! Beautiful runner and quilting!
Quilting by the River; February 7, 2012 at 9:15 AM
barbara woods said...: i have never though of that but i love the way it looks; February 7, 2012 at 2:38 PM
waggonswest said...: What a great idea. I've always been afraid to try machine sewing the binding because of the need to get it all to catch. This looks like it is a bit more forgiving.; February 9, 2012 at 2:48 PM