Canadian expat in Mexico City
 

My name is Heather; I have lived in MC for a long time. I learned to quilt many years ago from a French woman when I lived in Brussels. I left quilting behind when I returned to Mexico and decided to take it up again 10 years later. How things have changed! I learned rotary replaced my X-ray patterns; no more quilt as you go; everything seemed so much easier. I have found a wonderful place to learn new techniques but mostly I work at home. I like to have several projects on the go; sometimes I feel like hand quilting and others like cutting or sewing. Right now I am putting the binding on a smaller quilt - a 70x70 inch and would like some advice on the width of the binding. I did a thinner binding on an earlier quilt and not sure I liked it as much as the wider one. Any ideas on how wide a binding should be? Does it depend on the size of the quilt or merely personal taste?

Just wanted to say welcome from the suburbs of Chicago!

Welcome from the Florida west coast! That's me waving across the Gulf :cool:. I most often use the method Tartan described, receivershipas binding with striped fabric can add nice detail for certain quilts too.

Thank you for the welcoming messages. It is hard to quilt in Mexico where many see it as a "poor man's" answer to keeping warm! Not particularly appreciated - underscored by the fact that there is no word for "quilting" in the Spanish language. Thank you Ontario for your answer! It IS indeed my quilt, so I should be able to bind as I wish.

Welcome from Adrian, MI USA

Welcome from Michigan!:)

:) welcome from se Texas

Welcome from Southern California! Your binding is really just personal taste. I usually do mine at 2 1/2 in.

Hello Heather, welcome from northern California!

Welcome from Minnesota and happy quilting :)

Hello and welcome from Australia.

Welcome from NY.. I have good friends who live in Texacoco outside of MC.. Hope you aren't having a problem with your volcano..

Welcome to the QB from Pa, USA. So glad to hear you are quilting again. Anxious to see your creations posted for all to enjoy. Binding is a matter of choice. Back in the 70's Wide binding was very popular. Today narrower binding is popular. I use 2 1/4" wide strips for my bindings and it gives a narrow and neat binding. Also today many people are sewing down their bindings down with special fancy stitches on home machines. A wider binding might work well with this method. Have fun and do what feels right to you. There is no absolute rule about it. peace

Hi from Ohio!

Welcome from OHIO!

Welcome from Texas!

Hello Heather, welcome from Nevada!!!

Hello and welcome from northwestern Louisiana.

Welcome from Spring, TX