Originally Posted by
Jingle
I have made over 100 quilts and have never used a bias binding. I cut all of mine on cross grain, selvage to selvage. The biggest number of my quilts have the corners rounded, my favorite. I pull my bindings tight as I machine sew them on and they turn out perfect. Sorry quilt police, I won't let you inside my house, so stay away.
Sorry, but your post sounds very quilt police-like. You state yourself you have NEVER used a bias binding and allude you never intend to then in the same paragraph tell the quilt police to stay away. LOL. I bet if you tried it you may just like working with it on a curved corner. You can't make an effective argument for or against anything that you have never tried and not sound like quilt police.
Remember QP are those that think their way is the only way and your statement on cross grain binding certainly sounds that way.
I do both cross grain and bias. I think cross grain is easier to prepare as far as cutting and sewing the stips together. In my experience of working with both, I think bias binding lays on a quilt nicer (hence the points in a judged show), handles better, definitely works easier around curves and suspect also makes a nicer inside miter (as in scalloped borders, of which I have never tried).
Bias hugs the quilt tighter, looks tons better in directional fabric (checks or stripes) and definitely wears longer. I also feel like it uses more fabric. I do love working with it but I tend to make cross grain binding more often, simply because it is easier to prepare and by the time I get to the binding, if the quilt is not being entered in a show and does not have curved edges, I will go cross grain.