Ok, what is a MSQC tool and where do I find it. If I do it right the first time, the times later are messed up. So am very interested in finding this tool.

MSQC is Missouri Star Quilt Company. You can buy the Binding Tool on their website.

You can do this without any tool. Fold the beginning end of the binding down to form a triangle with all raw edges at the quilt edge. Press very well. Fold binding in half as usual. Leave a 6 to 8 inch tail at the start and sew on the binding. When you have 12 to 16 inches left to sew, take the quilt out of the machine. Overlap the two ends of the binding and cut the end off at the base of the triangle. They will overlap just as much as the binding is wide. Then you can lift both ends, put them right sides together, and sew them as you sewed every other seam in the binding. The pressed line is your sewing line.

This method will work no matter how wide your binding is. The triangle is always the correct measurement.

I have the fons and porter and love it, but I'd really like to get my hands on the Westalee one

Where do I fine the binding tool.

Glad to know that it works as advertised. Guess that will go on my wish list.

I do it the old fashion way but I baste it first to check if everything is correct, then restitch and then cut.

Never knew they had such a thing, there are tutorials on You tube for the "old fashion way" that work just fine and don't cost a thing like ManiacQuilter2 said.

Found this tool at Green Fairy Quilts. They are having a 40% off sale on notions plus free shipping in the US. The binding tool there is $6.60. :thumbup:

I bought the tool a few years ago because I struggled with not having a "bump"--but could never figure out how to use it correctly despite the MSQG video. But I did get great directions in the little booklet that came with a Fons & Porter subscription--which I now use but without all the marking they show.
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Basically,with about a 10" tail overlapping both ends I fold back the ends so there is a 1/4" gap between them(I use a scant 1/4" if it's bias binding as there's a little more stretch) and press. Then I open up those ends and with right sides together, pin so that the pressed line match up to allow me to sew them together just like when you join to 2.5" strips on with a bias seam(you have to "bunch" the quilt a bit to get the binding to meet appropriately). Before I cut the tails I always fold it to make sure I didn't get a twist in it So far this method has always worked for smooth binding.

The binding tool I have used successfully to make a "braided" tabletopper!