Filled binding - Binding width
03-23-2025, 09:45 AM
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Filled binding - Binding width
I would usually do a test run - maybe only six inches or so - to see if my binding width and seam allowance width would allow the binding to wrap around enough for hand sewing or machine sewing the second stitching.
I think there might need to be a bit of width difference if one is using binding cut on the bias or straight of grain.
I used to use the leftmost setting on my pfaff 1471 ( granddaughter has it now) to determine my binding width. If hand-sewn and cut on the bias, the strips were 2-7/8 inches wide. I was using warm n natural batting.
I also prefer a somewhat wider binding.
And i stopped sewing about half an inch from the edge so the miter would fold properly.
I think there might need to be a bit of width difference if one is using binding cut on the bias or straight of grain.
I used to use the leftmost setting on my pfaff 1471 ( granddaughter has it now) to determine my binding width. If hand-sewn and cut on the bias, the strips were 2-7/8 inches wide. I was using warm n natural batting.
I also prefer a somewhat wider binding.
And i stopped sewing about half an inch from the edge so the miter would fold properly.
03-23-2025, 01:50 PM
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Very nice. I guess we all have our ways that work best. I like 2 1/4 inch mostly. I use a Brother PQ1500 and can get a nice straight binding and good mitered corners. That's the beauty of quilting - a lot of right ways to do things to get the results we want.
03-23-2025, 04:53 PM
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I also like to use a wide binding on my quilts. I might go smaller if it is a wall hanging or something that requires a visually smaller binding. I also adjust my needle so that the binding on the back ends right where the seam is to fill the binding and look good.
I used to use a bias binding all the time but I only use the bias binding now when there is a curve that must be accounted for. It is funny how you change over the years on your process of making a quilt. As they say, "Live and learn". I mean to say what works best for you sometimes changes as you see better results another way. Not everyone handles a part of quilting like another person does. Right?
I used to use a bias binding all the time but I only use the bias binding now when there is a curve that must be accounted for. It is funny how you change over the years on your process of making a quilt. As they say, "Live and learn". I mean to say what works best for you sometimes changes as you see better results another way. Not everyone handles a part of quilting like another person does. Right?
03-23-2025, 05:47 PM
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Definitely more than one way to do a lot of things.
There are some things that are absolute musts for me in the process - that others have absolutely no use for.
So we will each do things our way until we are convinced another method is better. Learn and live.
There are some things that are absolute musts for me in the process - that others have absolutely no use for.
So we will each do things our way until we are convinced another method is better. Learn and live.
03-24-2025, 04:58 AM
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A wider binding can look nice when there's an unpieced border at the outer edge. Rarely is that the case for me, so I cut my bindings at 2-1/8 to 2-1/4 so that I do not lose any points when I sew the binding on. I sew on to the front by machine, and hand stitch to the back.
