Knot Sew

My quilt tops look ok but when I add the binding, I have more binding than quilt and have to pleat it/ what am I doing wrong?

Becky

Ruthie

I'm not understanding, what you mean. Are you talking about the edge of your quilt or are you talking about the binding?

Knot Sew

The edge

Leslee

Ruthie, would that be the borders (Before the binding on the edges)? I've made this mistake before. Never measured, just added on! I read where you measure across the center of a quilt and use that as the edge size...and hopefully your quilt has been accurately pieced and is square! :shock: Let us know how it goes!

Knot Sew

Thank you that's just what I did, I put the binding on by hand so it looks ok but a lot more work that way. so many little things that just make your quilts better and easier thank you gain

Suz

Did you use your walking foot to attach the binding? The walker helps feed the quilt and binding strips evenly. This will help avoid stretching which it sounds like has happened to your quilt.

When I have a top ready, I bring the bottom edge to the top and make sure they measure the same width. Likewise, I bring the other two edges together and ensure the same size. Make any adjustments now. If you cannot trim, bind the long edge first by tugging a little on the binding strip to shorten. The feeddogs will ease in any excess fullness. Recheck the measurement if you have "tugged".

Hope this helps. Suzanne