Use a Stitch in the Ditch foot to Machine Bind your quilt! The Tattooed Quilter | Fat Quarter Shop
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- Have you ever thought of using your stitch in the ditch foot for binding your quilts?? (P.S. we know it's not called a zipper foot, it's a blind hem stitch foot!)
We sure hadn't until Christopher Thompson, The Tattooed Quilter came into the Fat Quarter Shop studio to show us how! In this video Christopher walks us through how he binds his quilts and gets the binding to be nice, crisp, and flat.
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I wish you would have shown us what the back side of the quilt binding looked like after you finished.
The stitch in the ditch foot is a game changer. Absolutely love it for machine binding.
Boy, that is one of the best binding tutorial!
I was soooo sad when I couldn’t find this video again. I meant to save it. I’m new to quilting and watched a ton of machine binding videos. None of which come close to how perfect yours looks on top.
I’m so glad I found it again. I haven’t seen anyone else use this technique. It’s perfect. Thank you so much!
Thanks for sharing this method!
Thank you for this video. I struggle with binding your excellent video has helped me
I prefer this method of putting on binding.
I tried using a decorative stitch while machine binding a small quilt. Turned out great and covered any irregularities on the side the binding was folded over to.
This is an eye-opener to me! I never had good luck with machine binding before, because it's hard to line up the needle, but the use of this foot makes it so much easier!
Way more precise method than the wish and a prayer method I use. I never thought to use my stitch in the ditch foot or my blind hem foot. I usually use my walking foot. I agree on the 2.5" binding. I did a mini quilt with 2.25" binding and it was a disaster. :)
EXCELLENT tutorial...best, most thorough tutorial on binding I've ever seen!
When you press the binding after sewing it to the right side, one way to avoid stretching out the binding is to PRESS versus iron.
I just used your method on a queen size quilt with a 2 1/2 inch binding and it came out just great! Thank you, you just saved me from yanking out my hair!
As you demonstrate, using and edge binding (or SID) foot allows for a uniform seam. I believe that for machine binding a better practice is to sew on the back, bring it forward to the front, and then use the edge stitch foot (which is an MVP for binding and SID). Bernina has one as a sole plate on its walking foot. If you have an even feed system (any brand), get an edge stitch foot that works with that system. (e.g. I have Juki Smart feed system; but had to by a special foot with the open back to use with it). If you use a top thread that matches your binding, and a bobbin thread that matches the backing, it results in flawless seam on the front, and an imperceptible seam on the back. More importantly, it avoids the 'catch as catch can' for the back edge.
I did see that the binding was puckering. It he had used a walking foot and stitched on the back to attach and topstitched to the front is a better method. I have tried both. I have found when you have a lot of layers, increase your stitch length works also.
@@georgiapeach6704 Yes, a longer stitch length works well. I typically use close to 3
Your corner technique is going to save me! I have struggled so much with this. Thanks!
I know some people love hand-binding, but I HATE it. It's so boring... The same stitch over and over for what feels like years! Haha. I've been scared to try machine binding, so I'm going to practice on a small piece. Thanks so much for the video!
I have to say that yours is the easiest way to join binding that I have seen !
Just tried this. It is the best binding I have done so far. It was not perfect but the improvements are amazing!! Thank you!!
I always sew the binding to the back of the quilt and then bring it to the front that way you make sure that it’s all sew down and the opposite for hand binding
That's how I was taught too.
Amazing
Hurray! Thank you. I can now bind by “machine”. Your video was extremely CLEAR! M🍀
Thank you for this video! I sew all of my bindings with the machine for durability but hadn't thought about using this foot. It looks like it will make the process much easier. Thanks for the tip! I enjoyed your live interview with Kimberly a while back and have been looking forward to seeing more of your videos.
Would have loved to have seen the back stitches as that is what most have trouble with. Great tip on the edge foot
Thank you! Mainly for showing your work, both sides, on a regular basis. Excellent tutorual.
I was a brand new sewer years ago. Accidentally sewed over a pin. The pin broke and shot right into my right eye! Thank goodness I was wearing hard contact lenses. It cracked the lens but spared my eye. So please think before you ever say it’s ok to sew over your pins!!!
Good video. I always machine bind. It works great on large quilts. I also iron the binding for folding to the back to know that the folded edge is crisp too.
Thank you for doing a machine sewing on your binding, everyone does hand stitching, and I have a disease called CIDP hands are numb and I get fingers that spasm or lock. Machine sewing would be great and if I make one I want it to hold up if they are used. I appreciate this.
I have neuropathy in my dominant hand so can't do the hand sewing either so this is the way to go!
As per previous comment, I also really needed to see the back of finished quilt and binding.
I love your method it has made binding so much easier.
I love how precise you are. Thank you so much for your tips.
I use these clips for all of the quilts I make. I love them.
When he was showing how to join the two binding pieces together it would’ve been helpful to have had the camera overhead. I think I could’ve seen better than through his left arm.
Beautiful binding!
You can skip to16:23 to see how the foot works…..brilliant idea, love this, tysm for sharing! Btw, I have a foot that looks similiar, I’ve been calling it an edge stitch foot (Bernina) which I think would allow you to do the same thing.
Did it! Wow how easy is it binding this way. Love it. Might just try a 2 and a 1/4 inch binding next time, just to get nearer the edge.
It’s a stitch in the ditch foot and it’s a great foot for all kinds of sewing
Really good Video Christopher! Never thought of using the zipper/ditch foot! I'm going to try it on my next quilt. Also, like you I use a ton of clips and pins! Thanks for sharing your binding method.
@@christopherthompson1135 Do you ever change the bobbin thread, to be black, so the white stitching, doesn't show on the black binding back?
My favourite binding method. I have done this to a large quilt and to some hand towels.
Fabulous tutorial! Thank you so much, you’re a wonderful teacher!💙
Thank you for an excellent tutorial!! Picked up some nice tips to sew the binding on easier. I would GREATLY APPRECIATE if you would kindly share how you did that most beautiful quilting.Between the magnificent quilting on the white fabric with the navy trim your quilt is pure class!
I think the quilting was done using a panto. ;)
Another great idea can’t wait to try it
Thanks for this tutorial, Chris. Great suggestion to 'audition' the binding around the circumference of the quilt, to ensure no seams in the corners. Wish I had heard this before binding my first (jelly roll race) quilt... which of course ended up having a binding seam *right* in the corner... I just left it, but it was a lot more work than it needed to be to get the binding turned and sewn down. I too like using a lot of pins, thanks for showing how to finish joining the binding. Also, I see that your machine has marked lines so you can sew straight lines without marking them on the fabric, but not all machines are so marked. My suggestion is a piece of painter's tape stuck to the faceplate... works well for me for the same reason newer model machines have the lines marked! :-)
~Diana from Toronto
Awesome tutorial!!! I’ve wanted to try this method, & this is the most thorough tutorial I’ve come across. I’m going to give it a go with monofilament thread my for my first attempt just in case it ends up on the binding.
Thank you for a great tutorial! Used this tonight and it turned out perfect!❤️
Great idea thank you from Switzerland
Great tutorial thanks
GENIUS!!! I'm so grateful to you for this idea! I've been so scared to machine bind, but this gives me so much confidence. PS - I have the large cutting mat you designed and I couldn't love it more. 💕
Genius
I am enjoying your videos. They are so well done!!
Thank you for a great tutorial. I really like your no fuss corners.
If I'm doing stitch in the dit fch on a red white and blue quilt what color thread should I use for that. Quilting.
I would like to have seen the back when you finished. Great job, thanks.
I kept watching all the way through just to see what the back looked like and then it wasn't shown! The front sure looked pretty, though.
@@zonawilson6245 If I am not mistaken he flips it before he is completely finished and shows how it has a little lip but he says he doesn't mind that. Looks pretty okay too. it's around 20:19. Hope this helps.😊
That’s an edge stitch foot 😀 It helps to engage the dual feed as well, Bernina should have a reminder on the machine
Thank you for the video. It was so in depth UNTIL the very end and I was waiting to see up close stitching on the back and you didn’t show that. It’s almost cutting off a movie the last ten minutes of watching it 😂. Also Kimberly showed how she sewed the 90 degree angles when she does her hand binding. When you machine bind, what keeps those tiny folds in the corners from unfolding? Does that make sense?
He did turn it over for a little bit about 3/4 complete. You can see the stitches on the back and see the corners
He never shows how the right side looks after finishing.
Love Bernina! Thank you for the video :)
Your quilt looks neat. I’m a new beginner in quilting, I have so....much to learn yet. Started quilting last year about June I guess it was. I ordered me a new Brother’s sewing machine( was waiting for it to come into the sewing store I purchased it from) never thought it would ever get here to the store. Been learning from all the U-tube shows on quilting. You all are inspirational to us new quilters. And the binding you just showed made me feel more confident in keeping on trying.
Gracias 💯💯💯💯💯
I love the tip for using the stitch in the ditch foot. I will definitely use that tip. The video could have been better if some would have been shot from above especially when he was folding the corners. If I didn’t already know what he was doing, I would have been lost. You kind of missed the boat on that one.
Yes, he’s a great teacher but the camera never showed the folding back at the corners nor the placing together of the ends right sides together but at a diagonal, the at a diagonal was never shown.
And I would like to have seen the back!
Might have been helpful to have a different backing so it would be easier to tell whether he was sewing on the front or the back of the quilt for the different steps.
Thanks! Great ideas on ironing the binding and using the stitch in the ditch foot. I almost always machine sew my quilts since the arthritis in my hands has flared up. Mine never looks as good as this. It is always a little uneven. I will try these two techniques and see if they help. Also love the quilting on your project. Any chance of a new tutorial on it! Really enjoy your teaching methods and tutorials. Please keep themcoming.
Thank you! This is great!
Fascinating
I feel like I'm Homer Simpson: Doh! Zipper foot. I'm working on a wall hanging right now - I'm definitely giving this a try when it's time to bind.
Nice tutorial! I’m pretty sure you’re using the 10D foot as I have a Bernina too. 😊
Love this method, it gives such a neat sharp finish. Going to use this on my next quilt. Thank you.
Perfection! Great tutorial for machine binding. Will try it next time.... thanks
Great tips
When sewing binding on front with stitch in the ditch foot what keeps the binding attached to the quilt once it is finished?
Good job at explaining . Could you do a video on how to put cording around something. Thank you.
Hi Sue! Thank you, did you have a particular project in mind?
@@FatQuarterShopTX a pillow top , I was thinking of with a envelope backing. I have never done anything like that & would like to do it correctly. Thank you .
Love this! What a game changer! Question, binding is cut 2 1/2” but overlap is 2 1/4”?
Thank you!❤️❤️❤️
I would have liked to see the back of the quilt and how it looked.
I don't think a zipper foot and a stitch in the ditch foot are the same thing?
There's no "about" with the Bernina 1/4 inch presser foot. There is a marking to let you know that you are 1/4 inch away from the edge.
Would you not use matching colour thread in your bobbin for your binding and matching thread for the background for top stitches? That way your stitching wouldnt be such a standout on the back and would almost give your binding a nicer look :)
Hello! You absolutely could do that! It's totally up to your preference.
Very nice! I see you used a 2 1/4” measurement to attach your two binding ends of tie 2 1/2” binding. If one uses 2 1/4” binding, would you then use a 2” measurement to attach the ends? Thanks☺️
Hello Ann! If you are referring to the overlap measurement of the two ends of the binding you would use what ever the width of the binding is minus ¼”. If you have a binding that is 2 ¼” then your overlap would be 2”.
I'm curious... do you ever adjust stitch length when you get to a corner, etc, to help get it to the precise location you want the needle to be? It's so tricky to have it land exactly at the spot you want to pivot from.
Hello callitags! No, Kimberly does not adjust her stitch length when she gets to a corner.
@@FatQuarterShopTX How do you handle a pivot point when the stitch length doesn't put it right where you want the needle. For instance, if you're sewing and the next stitch is going to go a little farther than your pivot point, how do you get it to land where it needs to be? No one ever seems to fully explain that part.
Kimberly typically does not stitch in the ditch but you could ask Doug here: antlerquiltdesign.com/pages/contact
Thank you
I would have liked the see the back of the quilt. That is what doesn’t work for me. Somehow, the stitch does not catch the edge of the binding.
I can’t tell - did he stitch the binding onto the quilt back or the quilt top to get started? I thought he stitched it onto the quilt front and then flipped over to the back, but when he demonstrated using the “zipper” foot he called the other side the back. So I’m confused. Otherwise a great video!
I didn’t see what the back looked like. And it would have been nice if you had said what number foot you used as a lot of quilters have a Bernina machine.
Wish I could have seen how the back looked.
That's actually an edge joiner foot, but it's great for nice straight binding stitches!
CreciaCrafts do you by choice know the foot number?
Yes that's what it is on my Singer
@@dextersmom5694 #10 on a Bernina
Me too I was waiting to see the back.🤔
It would be helpful if we could see when you come to the corner and you fold over. Thank you for sharing though
The pattern on the white quilted fabric how was this done with the semi-circle.
What does the back look like???? That’s important!
I use a glue stick instead of pins for the end of the tails, instead of pins.
Thanks for the great video.... I am curious, how does thee binding stay on if you aren’t stitching on the top of the binding itself...I’m a newbie so I don’t always understand methods right away....😊 Jen
Hello! For the quilt top, you are stitching the binding right down on top and folding it over the stitch line to pull it to the back. Christopher's method is that the binding on the back is a little wider than the binding on top, so when you use the blind hem stitch foot to stitch back along the binding on the quilt top, it catches the binding on the back as well. You can see this best at 20:38, when he flips the binding over to show the back stitches.
Ok I'm confused. If you don't catch the binding how are you sewing it down?
He did make that a bit confusing for quilters new to this method. I do this all time and what he means is, you don't catch it on the front where you are sewing, but you do need to catch it on the back (which you won't see until you turn the quilt over). So on the front, you want to be right up to but not sewing over the binding (just like stitch in the ditch).
SuzetteG316 Thank you, I couldn't figure out what me meant, wished he would've pointed to it and shown us what he meant.
@@SuzetteG316 Thank you so much for clearing up my confusion. I've not done this technique so I really appreciate your explanation. Have a beautiful day.
SuzetteG316 so is he stitching on the front of the quilt both times?
@@Kim_post1927 yes. He's sewing the binding on to the front of the quit by matching the raw edge of the binding and edge of the front of the quilt. Then he folded it over and secured it with the clips. Then he went back over to where he stitched the binding onto the front and stitched in the ditch. It does catch the binding on the back (you see the bobbin thread) but since it's such a straight stitch from going slowly and stitching in the ditch it looks nice.
That presser foot is Bernina No. 10, edge-stitching foot.
Yes exactly.
Newbie here! So the binding on the front is skinnier than the back, right? You see the stitches on the back not the front, right?
That's correct!
What is that quilt pattern that he stands in front of? that’s an awesome quilt and I’d love to make it.
Hello Angela! We always link the quilts we show in the description, but that is the Meet the Makers Quilt by Riley Blake, you can find the kit here: www.fatquartershop.com/meet-the-makers-quilt-kit
That link doesn’t work anymore. I adore that crisp white quilting pattern. Did the link show how to do that?
That link doesn’t work anymore. I adore that crisp white quilting pattern. Did the link show how to do that?
Would have been good to see the back of the binding when finished.
Where can I find the quilt pattern that is behind you?
Great tutorial. I’m curious if your binding is cut on the bias or the grain.
I enjoyed watching you sew. Did you start sewing the binding on the back and turn to the front. I don't know what the stitches while binding attached to. Can you explain? Thank you!
Hello Roxanne! For the quilt top, you are stitching the binding right down on top and folding it over the stitch line to pull it to the back. Christopher's method is that the binding on the back is a little wider than the binding on top, so when you use the blind hem stitch foot to stitch back along the binding on the quilt top, it catches the binding on the back as well. You can see this best at 20:38, when he flips the binding over to show the back stitches.
Hi, thank you for sharing the video. Can I ask you a question? I have a same machine as yours, there is a place that we can adjust pressures in lbs. what does that really doing on sewing? For example like when I doing binding do I need more pressure or less pressure? Thank you 🙏🏻
Hello Robin! When you take your machine out of the box you shouldn't need to adjust it.
@@FatQuarterShopTX thank you for replying 😊
I'm confused... Thought your suppose to start on the back side and bring it around to the front when you Machine sew binding on?? Your showing from the front, and bring it around to the back?
Hello Kathleen! There are different ways to do machine binding, this is one of them!
Would like to have seen the back side of this. Maybe another time?
What is that quilt on the wall behind him?? It’s gorgeous!
That's Riley Blake's Meet the Makers quilt! It looks like the kit is on sale because Confetti Cottons are the basic of the month! www.fatquartershop.com/meet-the-makers-quilt-kit