Oh no, no, no, no!
09-03-2015, 02:18 PM
#42
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Originally Posted by NJ Quilter
I use straight grain binding all the time and have never had an issues. Granted, I usually do cross-grain as well, but see no reason why length-wise should not work just as well. Take a deep breath, grab that whiskey and relax!
09-04-2015, 06:10 AM
#44
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Originally Posted by Panchita
I know people who *prefer* to bind as you described, and have never heard of it being an issue in real life.
I have *read* about straight-grain binding wearing more quickly than bias, but I have a suspicion it is a rumour concocted by the same people who recommend always cutting border joins on the diagonal 'because it makes them less obvious' (on rare occasions maybe, depending on the fabric pattern, but otherwise it just uses more fabric - so you have to buy more & spend more money)
So my answer would be: leave it as it is.
I have *read* about straight-grain binding wearing more quickly than bias, but I have a suspicion it is a rumour concocted by the same people who recommend always cutting border joins on the diagonal 'because it makes them less obvious' (on rare occasions maybe, depending on the fabric pattern, but otherwise it just uses more fabric - so you have to buy more & spend more money)
So my answer would be: leave it as it is.
But to answer the question about straight grain wearing more than bias. It's true, not a rumor. I have a quilt made by my DH's aunt back in the 30's. The quilt was well used, the binding is torn all along the binding edge. Why? When you do a binding on the SOG, there is only one thread that runs along the fold. That thread gets worn from use and it breaks. The binding loses it's strength and rips apart. When you make a binding on the bias, the threads are criss-cross all along the folded edge. There are hundreds of threads.... number is strength and that binding will hold together even if it starts to wear.
09-04-2015, 09:14 AM
#46
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I have always cut mine on the straight of the grain, have never heard that it needed to be cut any other way. I have quilts handed down in my family that were cut that way and they have not worn any faster than any other quilts I have and they have been washed so vary many times and used a lot over the years.
09-04-2015, 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by crafty pat
I have always cut mine on the straight of the grain, have never heard that it needed to be cut any other way. I have quilts handed down in my family that were cut that way and they have not worn any faster than any other quilts I have and they have been washed so vary many times and used a lot over the years.
