Cathou

Move the seam up!?!?! I don't understand???

SherriB

I like your idea!! :mrgreen: I always end up with extra binding anyway, so why not use on the quilt.

donnajean

This is what I do!

thepolyparrot

When you are a couple of feet away from reaching a corner, lay out the binding to make sure that the seam in the binding is a couple of inches from the corner, one way or the other.

If it's going to land right on the corner, cut next to the seam, remove a couple of inches (a little more more if you have used diagonal seams) and sew the binding seam again. Test it and make sure that the seam is well away from that corner and then go back to sewing on your binding. :)

sarahconner

Do like a trial run, by measuring; running the binding all around the quilt before U sew it on

jitkaau

If you can see that it is going to happen, just stop at a higher point on that side and rejoin the pieces in that position. You generally only have to make the adjustment once.

janeknapp

I put my binding UNROLLED on top of things in an open drawer of my machine cabinet, so the binding feeds from the drawer while attaching it to the quilt. You could also put it in a paper/plastic bag and attach to your table/machine cabinet and draw from it as you sew.

Suzy

I always walk my binding around my quilts before starting to sew it on permanently. Ask me why I know to do that? Same problem you are having, but it was only once to realize look ahead so it doesn't happen again. Make enough binding so you can move it as needed when walking it around the quilt and also allow for you extra at each corner. Then I glue baste and heat set before sewing the one side down it is so much easier and looks so much nicer this way.

Good Luck

Suzy

Pieces2

I always lay my quilt out and pin the binding to the quilt top. Checking to make sure the seams don't end up at a corner.
Moving binding alittle one way or the other before sewing it on.

Shirlrh

The test run always works for me. When I forget, it doesn't always work out so well.