Thread: Binding

When piecing your binding strips do you press the seams open or to the side?

Open. (:

Everything I have read says press open.. to cut down on the bulk at the joints .
Sharon

press open.

open

If I am cutting it close on the length of my binding, i.e. barely making it around the quilt, I use a straight seam and press the seam open.

But for the most part, I piece my binding using a 45 degree seam at the joins and press those seams to one side since the seams do not match up when the binding is folded over.

As you can see, it's a matter of personal preference.

What makes quilting fun (or challenging, depending on your point of view) is that there is usually more than one way to do something.

As you can see, it's a matter of personal preference.

What makes quilting fun (or challenging, depending on your point of view) is that there is usually more than one way to do something.

That was weird. Wonder why that went through twice like that.

Originally Posted by bearisgray

That was weird. Wonder why that went through twice like that.

I don't know but I press open.