Binding, what would you do?
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Binding, what would you do?
I cut 3 1/2 inch strips for a 1/2 inch finished binding for a lap quilt. I thought I had cut enough and joined them with the 45º seams. I sewed on 3 sides and pinned the rest in place to check if it would reach. It is long enough to join them with a straight 3/8 seam but not a 45º join. I have joined the ends with a straight seam and I am pondering if I want to cut another fabric strip, rip and resew or leave it. It is dark green so you can't really see the joins that well. What would you do?
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Always measure all four sides before cutting your binding and add a little extra for good measure. If it were me I would add the extra strip so it will be 45 degree like the rest of the quilt. You would know that it was not right and feel guilty.
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I supose it would depend on what I was going to do wih the quilt. If I were giving it as a gift or making it for a paying customer, I would replace the binding strip. However if I were making it for myself and it didn't look all that bad I would leave it as it is.
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I never put a binding on a quilt without laying it out first to make sure none of the seams fall on a corner so I always know if it's long enough too. I would fix it. I would rip each end back far enough so I could add a strip to each end so my seams aren't all right together.
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can you get any degree of angle with the overlap. It doesnt have to be an exact 45 degree.
Lap the two ends over and draw diagonal line and then see if you have seam allowance for both.
It works in those instances where there is not suffiient fabric for the 45 degree.
Lap the two ends over and draw diagonal line and then see if you have seam allowance for both.
It works in those instances where there is not suffiient fabric for the 45 degree.
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I always connect with a 45 but NO ONE but YOU will notice it. I would sew a straight seam, then press the seam open so there isn't much bulk. Hang in there and GOOD LUCK !!! Finish this up and then start a new quilt !!
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