I have made a few quilts but I have never been able to work out how to finish off the binding neatly. It always looks messy and I have never been happy how it looks. Can anyone give me some suggestions?
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this video is great for show quality binding every time
http://sharonschambernetwork.com/fre...gel/index.html |
Thanks for your help I will have a look at video this afternoon. Cheers Jackie.
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Great video. Thanks. Do you have a point for your glue? Where do you get them?
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The tips that Sharon uses are available at many craft stores, Plaid Art Materials - Tip Pen Set
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Thanks
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Klue (or anyone) do you know if the Sharon Schamber Video on Curved binding will work on a 45 degree inside corner binding too?
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yes you should be able to do it the same way - and use some glue to hold things down.
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Great thanks. i have just made that table runner for the wedding gift and I have four inside corners to bind which I have never done. I will give it a shot. Really great videos. Thanks for turning me onto them.
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i just designed a quilt for our church fair that has a cross cut out in the center that's about 4 inches in each direction.
it should be interesting when it comes time to bind it. |
I hope you took pictures of teh cross quilt I would love to see it sounds really nice Klue
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Thats a grea video...I learned a lot, thanks Klue!
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Originally Posted by cassie69emt
I hope you took pictures of teh cross quilt I would love to see it sounds really nice Klue
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The Binding thingy is on the top 10 gadgets list....Its easy, you are gauranteed a neat small already sewn corner. No unraveling because you trim close, I have been using this method for many years and it Never frayed, on baby quilts that are washed a lot- and on King quilts that are not washed so often. It actually takes less time to do than the traditional way....just in case ya wanted to know.. :-)
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I use Sharon Schamber's method from the video but I don't use the glue. I find that starching the binding gives me enough firmness to just sew it on. I do follow her advice on the corners and the last two quilts I did had great miters on the binding (if I dare say so myself).
Closing the binding still takes me a little bit until my brain wraps around the right direction, but I use the angled cut and it works like a charm. |
quilt that,
does the binding tool help with doing internal binding? i've designed a quilt that has a cross cut out right in the center of the quilt and i've been dwelling on how to bind it off. |
Im not quite sure what U mean-
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imagine a quilt and then take a rotary cutter and cut a 4 inch cross out of it in the center.
so i have to binding the edges all around the quilt - just like any other quilt but i also have to bind off the center where i cut a cross out. |
Originally Posted by Loretta
I think it might work- try it on a practice cut out piece.
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SO the quilt is like a frame with a void?
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yes exactly.
or another way to visualize it - its a square shaped donut. its got a hole in the middle in the shape of a cross. |
U might want to try a fusible binding...using heat N bond lite, fuse it to the fabric, cut strips, fold in half, fuse it so it wraps around the edge...then use a fancy stitch or mono thread and a very small zig zag...OR..try the binding thingy....
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thats an excellent option too since this is going to be a wall hanging i can use fusible and not have to worry that it might be stiff.
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thats what i will do if nothing else works.
i'd like to figure it out because i really want to play with the negative space in quilts. i've been thinking alot about lace and crochet and how they have open negative space - i'd like to translate that open work into quilts. |
you know I have been giving this some thought . Your lucky doesn't happen alot gggggg. I watched teh video of the binding a angel quilt and withthe use of glue you should be able to bind it much of the same way as you would with a curved quilt inside corner and the glue would hold it in place so you could sew it .
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What a great video!! Her techniques and instruction are the best. Thanks so much for sharing!!!
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I have never seen such a thing - LOVE IT!! Going out to buy glue ASAP!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
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