Hand Sewing Binding

It's finally time to add the binding to Abby's quilt. Typically I machine stitch the binding to the quilt, turn and then hand stitch. For a long time I used pins to hold the binding in place. Can you see the accident ready to happen in this photo?

Yes, as you can imagine, I got stabbed with more than my share of pins using this technique.

Then I found out about the clips that can be used for the same purpose AND (better yet) they are pain free.

 

 

If you haven't given them a try, I think you should. Your fingers will love you for it!