Thread: Help with corners on binding

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I have a friend that rounds all corners and then didn't ever have that problem. She uses a cup as a guide.

I don't know if it is online but Patrick Lose has been on F&P. He has an interesting way of doing the binding when dealing with the corner. I will try my best to explain. When you come to the 1/4" at the edge of the quilt, you sew 45 degrees off into the corner of the quilt. Cut your thread and then as you fold back the binding to line up to continue to see the next edge of your quilt, the binding should be in perfect alignment. I also figured out a trick, always make sure that the back fold of the binding excess is going the opposite direction as the front is. This is 1.75" double folded binding on this mug rug. There is a video list on Google:

https://www.google.com/search?q=Patr...inding+corners

I have started rounding quilt corners and I like it much better then square ones, no hassle of miters. I use bias binding.

[QUOTE=citruscountyquilter;7332815]It's important to remember when doing a corner to stop sewing at the same distance as your seam allowance. If you are using 1/4" seams then you stop sewing 1/4" from the edge of the corner. I usually use a 3/8" seam allowance when sewing on binding because that is the width of my walking foot. In my case I stop 3/8" from the edge. If I stop 1/4" it won't fold correctly. If you use 1/2" seam allowance you stop 1/2" from the edge. /QUOTE]

This is very good advice, but I don't take the quilt out of the machine at the corner
After I have stopped the correct distance from the edge, I turn and sew into the corner on the 45º angle. I leave the needle in the fabric right at the edge. Turn the quilt to sew down the next side. Pull the edge of the binding down the next side. Pinch the excess in the corner to form the fold. Lay the fold down so that the top fold is even with the raw edge of the binding and the folded edges of the binding are exactly together. Lift the needle out of the fabric, move the quilt to the next sewing line: 1l4 inch or whatever width you are doing, and start sewing down the next side. Do not cut these short threads, they can stay right where they are.

[QUOTE=maviskw;7334620]

Originally Posted by citruscountyquilter

It's important to remember when doing a corner to stop sewing at the same distance as your seam allowance. If you are using 1/4" seams then you stop sewing 1/4" from the edge of the corner. I usually use a 3/8" seam allowance when sewing on binding because that is the width of my walking foot. In my case I stop 3/8" from the edge. If I stop 1/4" it won't fold correctly. If you use 1/2" seam allowance you stop 1/2" from the edge. /QUOTE]

This is very good advice, but I don't take the quilt out of the machine at the corner
After I have stopped the correct distance from the edge, I turn and sew into the corner on the 45º angle. I leave the needle in the fabric right at the edge. Turn the quilt to sew down the next side. Pull the edge of the binding down the next side. Pinch the excess in the corner to form the fold. Lay the fold down so that the top fold is even with the raw edge of the binding and the folded edges of the binding are exactly together. Lift the needle out of the fabric, move the quilt to the next sewing line: 1l4 inch or whatever width you are doing, and start sewing down the next side. Do not cut these short threads, they can stay right where they are.

Oh I would love to see a visual of this method.

Yes, I have that problem with almost every quilt I make. And I stop/start, fold all of the corners the same. Think I will start rounding corners. Ugh! ! ! ! don't need this kind of hassle.

Oh, that happens to me all the time. I just have to keep working at it until I get it right. Usually it happens because the corner of the quilting fabric is not square.