Look for the demo for Binding the Angel (and there are a lot of other good ones to check out as well). Use this on quilts that you plan to wash (I use Elmer's Washable School Glue). I've never used it on a quilt that I didn't intend to wash, so I don't know what would happen if you left the glue in there!
Here's a brief demo:
Sew your binding on as you usually do. Iron it out from the front, so that it will be easier to fold the binding around to the back without leaving puckers on the front.
Then run a small bead of glue (what you see here is probably too much!) in the seam allowance on the edge of the back of the quilt. I use these smaller caps for the glue. You can find them at a craft store. The metal ones leave a clean, small bead of glue but I find it hard to squeeze the glue out when I use them, so I just deal with it and use the slightly larger plastic tip.
Then iron the binding in place!! The heat of the iron sets the glue quickly and it will hold it long enough for you to hand sew it in place. It's especially handy for fixing the corners neatly - just as you would like them to be!!
And the last little hint - I hate making labels, but I do use the alphabet on my machine to stitch my initials and the year into the binding.
Now I'm off to watch some Olympics and finish this binding!
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I've been known to use my machine to stitch my initials and the year right on the front of the quilt.
I've seen this method but I'm so used to using a few clips and turning the binding over and hand stitching it that the glue seems like an extra step.
Sounds interesting. I could never get the hang of pins or clips, they always seem to get in my way. I'm going to try the glue on my next binding. What about a glue stick? Might be less messy than the liquid?
I've never used a glue stick! What I do know is that the Elmer's washable glue sets hard and really sticks when it is ironed, but then comes right out when it is washed. Aida, I don't have your email to contact you directly so I gave this a try.
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