Blind hemming

[milikaa1]

I am new to quilting, I make simple quilts that you turn inside out, I know how to blind hem by hand, but, how do you blind hem the quilt closed on a machine? I have the blind hem foot, just need to figure this out.

I have made 25 quilts for the kids at Shriners and this will make finishing them a little bit faster.

Thank you

[rosebud3]

I've used the blind hem on clothes and curtains before and it is great. But I've never used it on a quilt. Sorry! Good luck experimenting with it. Maybe there will be someone else that will come along who has done it.

Mary

[xteacher]

If you are talking about when you sew your binding down, most people use either a regular stitch, very close to the edge, or a decorative stitch that will help cover any bobbles. I sew my binding (I do the folded French binding) on the BACK of my quilt, then pull it to the front and sew very slowly trying to make sure I catch the edge. I usually run off a spot or two and have to fix it. However, I have a Janome 6600 with Accufeed (built in walking foot), and I have recently bought the stitch in the ditch foot for it. This might work with any stitch in the ditch foot. I pull my binding just past the previous stitching and pin or use binding clips every little bit, put the blade on the foot right against the binding, THEN I adjust my needle position so that it just catches the edge of the binding. I have not missed spots and had to fix them since I got that foot.