Clips vs. Glue When Sewing Down Binding

How do you prefer to prepare your double fold binding when getting ready to sew it to the back?

I generally have used the metal hair clips and have liked that better than sewing pins.

Have you ever tried Elmer's wash out school glue? I have been doing it this way for more than a year and I love it.

Shows amount and placement of glue before ironing down to fasten in place.



  I first heard about it from posts on The Quilt Show website.  Quilters there were creating links to Sharon Schamberg's video about binding the Angel Quilt.  There she showed her method with the same washable school glue, but with a much smaller applicator tip.



Watch the video if you are interested.  I picked up a lot of hints and tips from seeing it more than once.  It is in three parts and takes about a half and hour to watch. 

I get by just fine by doing these steps:

1. Sew binding to the front
2. Miter corners while sewing
3. Trim edge of quilt with about 3/8 in overhang
4. Press binding out on front side of quilt, use lots of steam and some spray starch
5. Flip quilt to back and iron binding into folded position
6. Work with binding edge to have it just cover stitching
7. Apply Elmer's Washable glue just inside stitching line
8. Iron and steam binding to dry the glue
9. Sew with an invisible ladder stitch by hand
10. Wash and dry quilt



Advantages or disadvantages either way??? 

Binding Tip

This morning I was sewing a binding on the edge of my quilt.  I am anxious to get it done and start using this beauty as the weather has turned a bit chilly.  My binding was neatly rolled, but it dangled onto the floor and was developing lots of twists from flopping around as I sewed.  I had to stop after turning the first corner and get to the Saturday meeting.  So I left the quilt under my machine.

At today's meeting, it was suggested that when you are sewing the double fold binding to the front of the quilt you could roll it and place it on an accessory spool pin and let it slowly unwind as you sew it to the quilt edge. 



The binding naturally unrolls as you sew it!  A magical tip worth knowing.


I got home and put it right into place and I love this tip!!!  Now I'm wondering how come I couldn't have learned of this sooner!