Are you a quilt binding purist, or do you look for short cuts when it comes to attaching quilt binding? I hate to sew on binding. Both Sharon Schamber and Deb Karasik have a method for using Elmer’s School Glue for attaching binding. So I decided to attach the binding to Starry Starry Night totally by machine. It came out pretty good, but there is always room for improvement. This quilt is a class sample, if it were for a quilt show I would probably sew it on by hand.
Starry Starry Night 70″ by 80″, Rapid Fire Lemoyne Star
Only use a water soluble glue such as Elmer’s School Glue. You can order the Glue Tips from Sharon Schamber and see her binding video at:
http://www.sharonschamber.com/
Fiber Artist Deb Karasik also has a free detailed binding lesson at:
http://www.debkarasik.com/
Make your binding as usual. Sew onto the back of your quilt as you would for the front. Press binding toward the edge of the quilt.
Continue press, but don’t press the corners yet.
Turn the quilt over front side up and lay about a 15 inch thin line of glue.
Fold over and press using the steam setting. It will hold the strip in place.
Lay another 15 or so inches of a very thin line of glue and continue to fold over and press
See how wonderfully it works. Continue around the quilt until all the sides are glued down.
Sew the strips down stay close to the edge of the binding.
Front Close up.
Back Close up.
Starry Starry Night Label
Not sure I like the idea of gluing! My best shortcut is to have Pat bind my quilt!
The glue is water soluble and washes right out
What a cool idea! Don’t know if I brave enough to do it!
Love
NikkiM
Go for it! It really works. Make a counter quilt and try it. ( counter quilts are small quilts I make for the counter to dry dishes on instead of kitchen towels)