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tips on binding aggravating corners

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Posted by grittymitts (My Page) on
Sat, Feb 6, 10 at 11:03

Don't sew so much any more & need SIMPLE tips to do 45 degree corners on baby blanket binding...
don't those stop & starts make the finished edge look kinda tacky?

Forget hand sewing; finger cramps from holding fabric & needle totally prevent such...just sewing on a button
is a big chore.

Sewing methods that once came easy elude me. Yeah, my brain is older but mini-stroke probably didn't help.

Suzi

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Suzi,
See if the below site helps.
The Start and Stops make sure needle down in fabric, helps prevent the skipped stitch look.
No stroke here but forget the special places I have put things..
Hoping others have more input.
Patti

Here is a link that might be useful: Binding corners.

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If you don't want to sew 45 degree corners then round the corners and sew without the 45 degree corners. It makes just as nice a blanket. No one ever said that baby blanket corners must have a miter. It's just one way to do it. I've seen knitted or crochet baby blankets that take dozens of different shapes and they are all baby blankets

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I've been practicing binding, and I'm finally starting to get the corners to look fairly decent. I basically do what is shown in the link provided by Patti. For any type of corner, I think you would just make a fold as you go around the corner. It takes practice (at least for me).

This is an example of a 90 degree corner - I just do the same type of thing with a 45 degree corner. Please excuse my quirky material choice ; ) (I'm into quirky materials...) And, you might not see the fold very well, I tried to get a good photo...:

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Also, for a laugh, I took a photo of all the potholders I've been doing. Can you say 'mass production'? lol You don't even want to see my earlier binding attempts...

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Good luck - practice.

  
 

 

 


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