I make quilts and blankets, I am tired of doing them by hand. I have to date tried three different sewing machines all with the same results. When I sew the material 1/8-inch from the edge the machine will jam and bind the material and the thread. I do not understand why. I have gone to several different sewing places and they cannot tell me why.

I need to replace our binding system (currently using a GBC wirebind system) and am hoping to get a comb bind – electric machine. It’s for an office of about 50 people, we bind about 50 proposals (3 – 60 pages) a week on average. Any tips would be helpful!

What kind of binding machine is it? I’m on a budget but was thinking of buying one before Christmas to make copies of activity books to give away.