Thread: Binding help?
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Old 06-03-2012, 04:40 AM
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jcrow
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I only machine bind and I really don't like to bind. But I do the two fabric binding. You take one fabric 2" and it will be your accent fabric. Then you take another fabric and make it 1 1/2" and it will be your regular binding. You cut each fabric the required amount of times (say 6) at 2" and then sew them end to end and then cut the 1 1/2" fabric and cut it (say 6 also) at 1 1/2" and then sew them end to end and iron both colors well and then sew them to each other side by side. Next, fold them in half, wrong sides together and iron. Now place the regular side of binding against the back of your quilt and have the accent color facing up and sew it all the way around like usual. Then turn the binding over and sew between the two colors...1/4". It will sew right down the seam in the back and look like a flange in the front. Very pretty and easy to do with your machine.
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