Lengthwise Straight Grain As Binding?
It is the time of year where I start cutting out the backing for my donation quilts. My quilts are around crib size, but usually wide enough that 44" won't be wide enough and I do not enjoy piecing quilt backs so I buy a specific 108" backing by the bolt when it is on sale. This year my quilts are a little skinnier and a bit longer than usual, could probably have used standard 44" fabric but no reason to buy something new when I have bolts of stuff already in the house. Long story short, I'm going to be left with a strip of fabric ~16" wide by 7 yards give or take.
I usually lop off a chunk of backing and make bias binding to match the back. I've only ever actually worked with bias binding, and making it in large quantities results in beautiful long pieces of binding with minimal joins.
But with this crazy long but not wide piece, I could just about make enough binding for the quilts that I have, if I didn't need it to be on the bias. Cutting it on the bias would mean a lot of joins but could work. And at the end of the day, if binding is not in this crazy long piece's future, I could also make a bunch of squares and use it on the front of future quilts, because it is cute.
Is straight grain for a crib quilt going to be OK? Will double fold straight grain hold up since these are donations? Any other thoughts?