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It sounds bizarre but when you try to turn the straight binding over to the back, you will end up with ripples in the binding. There is another option for doing a scallop edge without doing bias binding. Look up a tutorial for a "facing" binding. You do need strips the depth of your scallop plus an inch more. You lay the strips on the quilt top. Draw and stitch the scallops, clip the curved edge and turn the strips to the back. You then hand stitch the turned under straight edges to the quilt back.

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Originally Posted by ckcowl (Post 5997253)

bias edges curve smoothly around the scallops, a straight binding will not curve nicely- you will struggle trying to get smooth curves/edges , anytime curves are involved you really need bias cuts to have smooth curves

Well said!!!!!