Originally Posted by
gale
I love the tube method. It uses every bit of fabric in the square/rectangle without having to sew a jillion tiny seams. I'd much rather sew 2 long seams and draw a few lines and cut by hand than sew a whole bunch of 2.xx" seams.
However, if I'm using a striped fabric for binding I do cut and sew a bunch of 2.xx" seams because I don't want seams going more than one direction and I want to be able to control it more.
I'm with you, Gale. When I first learned to quilt, we were instructed to always use a bias binding. I came across this method in a magazine and cut it out and had it laminated. It worked great for several years until it dawned onto me that it didn't make sense to use the bias binding on straight edged quilts, so haven't done one like this in quite some time. It's nice that there are as many ways of doing things as there are quilters..something for everyone?