![Owls and Trucks for Oliver](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7130/6976076538_64960f4296_b.jpg)
I finished a commissioned quilt today for my friend's little boy! I'm really happy with how it turned out, especially with my first experience machine binding a bed sized quilt! I always believed in the nobility of my walking foot, and used that to sew my binding to the front of quilts and I hand sewed to the back. However, I have noticed that here is where a thread is often likely to pop. And especially with a quilt that will undergo use by a little boy, I thought I should entertain the idea of machine binding some of my quilts. I had seen a post somewhere about a dual feed edge stitch foot and the benefits of using one on machine binding. I do have an edge stitch foot, but was afraid of losing the feeding action of the walking foot. Well, I tried it and am happy to report that it worked BRILLIANTLY. I couldn't be happier (or have finished faster!) with my new little best friend. I still like the look of hand sewn, but this is a great method and one I have confidence in for a quilt I am sending out to someone!
![Owls and Trucks for Oliver](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7048/7122169295_6b5a204e1a_b.jpg)
Here is my little friend in action.
![Machine Binding the the Edge Stitch Foot](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7133/7122221801_c05ee1d807_b.jpg)
And here is her work. The blue fabrics are on the back and the yellow is on the front.
![Machine Binding](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8025/7122224583_bb2435c8fb_b.jpg)
There are several tutorials on the internet of how to machine bind a quilt, this one by Crazy Mom Quilts describes exactly the method I used for mine. And here is the back of the quilt!
![Owls and Trucks for Oliver](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8017/6976078748_b211e40f39_b.jpg)
I wonder what my friend will say when I tell her I've decided to keep the quilt for myself? ;)
![Owls and Trucks for Oliver](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7110/6976332258_f2d0af746c_b.jpg)
![Owls and Trucks for Oliver](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7113/6976092078_3edaa07801_b.jpg)
Beautiful! I love that last pic!
ReplyDeleteThanks Alisa!
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