Quilt Bindings take all the fun out of quilting. . . maybe?

There is only one part of quilting that I hate – and that is the binding. There is a reason I machine piece and quilt: it is fast. Hand sewing takes time and I am impatient and want instant gratification. Of course, when the border is finished, it really makes the quilt; that little contrasting edge that just makes the entire quilt pop.

I have always used a whip stitch when hand sewing my borders, which is relativelyfast.  For hand sewing at least.  But I saw a picture tutorial on a different way to stitch your quilt binding that makes the stitches invisible.  It is called the ladder stitch.

Maybe for my next quilt . . .

http://turningturning.com/tutorial-invisible-ladder-stitch-for-quilt-binding/

http://www.daystyledesigns.com/binding3.htm - a video on how to machine stitch your binding.