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09-04-2015, 07:37 AM

#21

luana

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Bearisgray, that is exactly how I do bindings. Most of my quilts are for charity, so I stitch it to the back and bring it to the front. I use my stitch-in-the ditch foot to do the topstitching. It keep the row of stitches exactly the same distance from the edge.

09-04-2015, 08:22 AM

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Peckish

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dunster

I think the people who said to measure and take an average are referring to borders, not binding.

Exactly what I was thinking.

09-04-2015, 08:37 AM

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Quilt30

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-What stitch length are you using to sew on the binding? If using regular stitch, then suggest lengthening it a bit - say up to 3 or 4 You have a lot of layers of fabric and binding and the stitch length needs to be longer to accommodate the extra layers.Also make sure your seam allowance is consistent so when the binding is folded over, it is full of the quilt edge.

09-04-2015, 10:02 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bree123

Measure your quilt at each end & in the middle; take the average of those 3 numbers and cut your binding to that length.

this would good advice to follow for borders but definitely not for binding. You will find yourself with only enough binding to go not quite half way around your quilt.

09-04-2015, 12:46 PM

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Bree123

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Originally Posted by dunster

I think the people who said to measure and take an average are referring to borders, not binding. You can't really cut your binding to size before attaching it (at least I don't think you can) because you need some overlap when you join it. You can get a perimeter size and add about 10 inches to figure out how much binding to cut.

Whoops, yes I was. I don't cut my binding until the ends are matched up. Good catch. Thanks!

09-04-2015, 01:52 PM

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DresiArnaz

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Oh, I thought it was binding made to look like strips of bacon.

That might be kind of cool for a quilt for a foodie...

09-04-2015, 03:21 PM

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Bobblehead

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bearisgray

Wide binding - I like the look - but that may be just because I am used to it -

What width do you cut the binding to make it this wide? And what size is are the seams? I like it!

09-04-2015, 03:43 PM

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bearisgray

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobblehead

What width do you cut the binding to make it this wide? And what size is are the seams? I like it!

I cut the binding "about 2-7/8 inches" - and the seam width is about 3/8 inch - I just set the needle to the furtherst left position and the edge of the presser foot is even with the edge of the binding and quilt.

The amount of binding showing on the front of the "jungle animals" quilt is about 1/2 inch and about 3/8 inch on the back.

My bindings are "stuffed" - I pull the binding over the edge tightly so that it feels "full."

09-05-2015, 04:21 AM

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bennie0755

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Stay-stitching the edge of the top first helps a lot. It keeps any potential stretching of the edge to be bound to a minimum. It is especially helpful on bias edges.

09-05-2015, 05:08 AM

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quiltlin

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I don't measure my quilts before applying bonding. I make sure I have enough though before applying it. I cut my binding about 2 1/8" and iron it on half and start sewing it down. I do the mitered corners and the binding comes out great. I've even been commented by a judge at how good my bonding is....not to blow my horn. : )