Thread: seam allowance when binding on quilt
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Old 12-23-2019, 07:38 PM
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Idle Di
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Originally Posted by maviskw View Post
This is what I do. I trim the binding and back just enough so that there isn't so much in my way. I sew the binding on with a 1/4 in seam. (Sometimes that is very necessary to save points.) Then I measure from the seam I have just sewn for the correct width to make the binding full after it is turned to the other side.

Silly question though, how do you make sure that the front of the quilt where you are sewing is level and straight without cutting the edging off.

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