Originally Posted by MzMcKee
I'm trying to work on my binding skills and I wanted to know why is it important to use bias strips for binding? Why shoulding we use a strip cut on straight of grain?
Thanks~
Traditionally, other ways were used to bind quilts, including straight bindings. Bias bindings wear better and longer and it is easier to make a nice mitered edges at the corners. Aesthetically, they are more appealing to me. They just take more fabric to construct and require a little more skill to apply.
Patricia Cummings, quilt historian/ certified master craftsman in quilting