Binding?
#11
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: northern New England
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I like wider bindings on my quilts, usually .625", so I cut mine at 3", but I know that's not the norm. Here's the way I learned to figure it for double fold bindings:
1. Take the width you want your finished binding to be (for instance, ½")
2. Multiply that number by two (1") (for front and back)
3. Add ¼" to that number (1 ¼") (for the seam allowance on the front, there is none on the back)
4. Multiply the new number by two (2 ½") (for the folding)
or the quick way:
Multiply the finished width by four and add a half inch for the seam allowance. Works every time! :wink:
1. Take the width you want your finished binding to be (for instance, ½")
2. Multiply that number by two (1") (for front and back)
3. Add ¼" to that number (1 ¼") (for the seam allowance on the front, there is none on the back)
4. Multiply the new number by two (2 ½") (for the folding)
or the quick way:
Multiply the finished width by four and add a half inch for the seam allowance. Works every time! :wink:
#13
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Gulf Coast, FL
Posts: 1,420
I'm a 2 1/2" er myself. Some days I can't imagine having one bit less. Perhaps it's like pie crust in the beginning you need a lot to get the job done and as you get better and better you don't need so much? :wink:
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