Originally Posted by
Scissor Queen
French fold and double fold binding are not the same. French fold is folded in half in the center and both raw edges are sewn to the edge of the quilt. Double fold is single layer, folded in half with both raw edges folded to the center. If you go to the store and buy double fold binding you will not get binding that will be two layers thick.
The Connecting Threads tutorial on binding (part 1) says that French fold is double fold binding. Doesn't make sense to me, especially with their accompanying diagram, but I figured they would know the correct terminology. Here is the website:
http://www.connectingthreads.com/tut...tion__D98.html