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My 2 cents
I think that satin binding is kind of a PITA, too. I consulted Jenn IRL before attempting my first baby blanket, so I did not use mitered corners either.
The first time I did it the way Jenn just explained it - the 2 opposite sides, and then the two leftover sides with the raw ..edges turned under. Well I'm a dodo because what happened was the binding would go crooked, even when I measured the length came out wrong on the last two sides that I sewed on. It looked horrible! And I didn't know to burn the raw edges of the binding where I cut it, so the whole thing was unraveling despite my attempt to zig zag the raw edges before turning them under. I unpicked the whole thing, and bought a new package of satin binding.
So, what I ended up doing (let's see if I can explain this?) was turning under the edges I did one side (but I left the first 4 inches or so NOT sewn on) and then cut the end off and burned it. Then I did the next consecutive side the same way (turned edge covering the raw edge I just burned), and then the next consecutive side the same way, and then for the last side I did the same, but I tucked the last raw edge under the beginning of the first side I did (that I left unsewn). It came out a lot better because I didn't have to precut the binding - hence I was a lot more accurate and my corners came out a lot better. For some reason, the binding just kind of starts to get crooked on me? Does that make sense. Scarlet instructed me to lower the presser foot tension which helped some. The blanket still turned out good - I made it for my cousin who's preggo with her first child. It was a double sided flannel. Oh yeah, Jenn told me to put the fabric at least half-way up the binding, or all the way up (I did the former on my first mess up, and then the latter on the final product) which did help a lot. The blanket comes out smaller, but it sure made it easier.
Did any of that make sense, Camie? I always have such a hard time decoding written sewing instructions. I think that I need visuals. HTH!
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