Bias binding questions
I have a stripe that I plan to use for the binding of a small quilt. I want to use the bias of the fabric. (I love that look, so I will probably use it over and over.)
I've watched several videos on cutting the fabric. One was Laura Coir (Sew very easy), who just folds the fabric and cuts it with a rotary cutter. The other is the continuous binding. I've watched several of those. Does one work better than the other or is it just a matter of choice?
How do you know how much fabric to start with? My measurement is about 240" (haven't squared yet). On one of the continuous binding videos, she (Jenny Doan) used a 1/2 yard of fabric to get 200" of binding. If I need about 260" total, would it make sense to use a 3/4 yard piece?
Is there some kind of measurement standard to determine how much fabric you will need for bias binding?
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