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Old 09-03-2015, 02:58 PM
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Sometimes my finished quilts have wavy binding. It is especially noticeable when hung on the wall. What causes that? What can I do to make quilt binding taut?
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Old 09-03-2015, 03:17 PM
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I've had this problem in the past, and I think it could be many different reasons. One could be that we accidentally stretched the quilt edges while applying the binding. Have you tried washing and blocking the quilt? I think that might eliminate the wavy binding.
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Measure your quilt at each end & in the middle; take the average of those 3 numbers and cut your binding to that length.

As far as hanging on the wall, the bottom will always be a tiny bit wavy. The only solutions I've seen for that are to sew in a weighted bar or to use a narrow sleeve & bottom mount (Caryl Bryer Fallert does that with her wall quilts to keep them from "waffling"). http://www.bryerpatch.com/faq/storage.htm#bottom
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Old 09-03-2015, 03:44 PM
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Just recently I accidently sewed on my binding with my walking foot, wow lots of waves. I had to remove it then reapplied it with my 1/4 foot, no problems.
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Originally Posted by Windblown View Post
Just recently I accidently sewed on my binding with my walking foot, wow lots of waves. I had to remove it then reapplied it with my 1/4 foot, no problems.
Gee.....i always sew my binding on with my walking foot...never had the wavy problem.

Bobblehead.....Are you using bias binding??
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Old 09-03-2015, 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Windblown View Post
Just recently I accidently sewed on my binding with my walking foot, wow lots of waves. I had to remove it then reapplied it with my 1/4 foot, no problems.
I use a walking foot. I am going to use my 1/4 foot next time and see if it comes out better. I cut the strips WOF. Thanks for the help.
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Never had that kind of problem, but I don't cut binding or borders to length first. I make longer binding than I think I need and just "lay" the binding on the quilt and pin about 6-8" from the needle down, moving the pin as I sew. Never had waves, puckers or any problems, same with borders. Hope this helps.

(Use my walking foot for everything as it is built in.)
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Do you have your binding wrapped around a spool? Make sure it's flowing
freely while you sew it to your quilt.
I've had my share of wavy wall-hangings too. I blocked my last wall-hanging
and I'm happy to report that it's nice and flat...no more waving. I hate that.
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Wavy bindings? Make sure your binding strip is on top of the piece. The feed dogs gather the bottom fabric quicker.
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Was it wavy before or after it's laundered? Did you use cotton batting without preshrinking it?
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