a1flower Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 I sew mine on and then iron it down use the machine to stitch in the ditch and it is finished. It\'s always been an easy way for me. Marcie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltaholi_518 Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 I took her pieceleque class, and it\'s really nice. The hard part is adapting a pattern to be done in this method, But she did disassemble a mechanical pencil for the tip, took apart the top mechanism for an Elmer\'s glue bottle, and then inserted the metal pen tip in the glue top so that a very very tint bead of glue comes out. Just like LAing - PPP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinaC Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 chip board then warm and natural then heat n bond heavy then 10 oz cotton canvas. It has to be cotton canvas every thing else is too light weight. any questions give me a call and I can walk you through it. Since switching to this board I use it for all my pressing. Tina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenMcManus Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 Thanks, I\'ll try that. Jen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annlittle1 Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 June Tailor\'s pressing board is very firm and that\'s what I use. I\'m becoming as glue dependent as Sharon Schamber. I use Roxanne\'s Glue Baste-It. It has a very fine tip that leaves a line of droplets, not drops; tiny droplets. The only reason that I use it was because I already had it for an applique class that I took. However, it is about $8.00 a bottle, so when its gone I\'ll probably try the Elmer\'s Washable School glue if I can find a tip that will fit. Maybe I\'ll re-fill it the Baste-It bottle with Elmers. I find the glue gives me better control than clips or pins. I prefer to stitch from the front because I\'m more concerned about the front than the back. I use an edgestitch foot that has a guide in the front. I put the guide in the ditch and stitch very slowly. After I stitch about five inches I stop the machine (use needle down) and check the area that I\'ve stitched. If I\'m not catching the binding edge on the back of the quilt then I move the needle position over just a couple places. I still keep the guide in the ditch but the front binding will be top stitched as will the back. I stop and check the back every five to ten inches to be sure that I\'m still catching the edge on the back. If worse comes to worse and I still am not catching the binding edge on the back then I go back and do a decorative stitch about an eighth of an inch above the ditch. I do bindings on a lot of my customer quilts and this is the method that I use unless they want to pay for hand work. So far everyone has been happy with the bindings. I make good money on bindings and with the glue method I don\'t mind doing them. This method is for utility quilts. It does take some practice to use this system and to catch the back while machine stitching from the front. I can do a queen size quilt in two to three hours. Personally, I think that the most important thing to do to get a good straight binding is to press it well. My bindings get three to four pressings; first, I set the seam; second, I take the edge of the binding and bring it over to cover the binding seam and press it firmly to create a crease; third, I open up the seam and press it; fourth, I roll the binding over the edge of the quilt and the crease I put in it in the second step helps it lay over the edge consistently without a lot of pulling, and at this point I put down the line of glue droplets and press it. I didn\'t get good bindings until I learned to press it. You can do a great machine binding without the glue if you press it properly. Phyllis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiltsbyNini Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Hi, Just wanted to let everyone know... I tried Sharon\'s glue technique on the binding of a very problematic baby quilt just before Christmas. Sort of! I was too impatient to wait on getting the flue tips, so I used the kids glue sticks. checked the ingredients, and they were the same as the washable school glue, so I figured what the heck... It worked just like her video... I really wasn\'t expecting it to work out as well as it did, guess I was more than just a bit skepticle (sp), but it really worked out a lot better than I ever thought it would. of course the little wheels started turning, and I have orderd a whole bunch from the office supply store... Also, since it was a baby quilt, I ALWAYS wash before it is given to new mom, and it washed great! Happy New Year! Jeanne Morris Monroe, GA Just thought I\'d share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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