I do what Linda D does...
I get the double fold, machine stich the front, wrap it around to the back and hand sew
Or I make my own
Kirsten

You sure have come to the right place okie. There is a wealth of knowledge and experience on this board and everyone is very willing to answer questions and give advice. I have learned so many things just by reading the boards. Glad you found us.

All I know is when I see that pre-packaged stuff coming through the door I start running in the opposite direction. lol !!
I have always made my own.
I don't understand how you turn the corners with that pre-folded stuff.
Welcome to the board Okie, lots of great mines out here, lots of info.
Donna Mae

You turn corners with the pre-folded stuff exactly like you do with the bias tape that you make yourself. It is bias tape........it stretches and molds the way you want it to go.......straight or curved.

Unfold it........leave a few inches loose and lay it on the front side of your quilt and stitch along the first fold crease...........when you get to a corner.......just turn it in the direction you want it to go.....still stitching in that first fold crease. When you have gone all the way around finish it together just like you would your self-made bias tape. When that is done, refold it, turn it to the back and stitch it down.......usually with out having to use pins.

Hope that was clear.......and helpful. :D

Linda D.

Going around a Curve

View showing the prefolded biased tape folded to the back of the quilt ready to be stitched down.

Glad you replied to the question, that was very helpful and exactly what I was thinking. Also, do you find that sometimes we make our hobby/passion more difficult by thinking we HAVE to make our own. (of course, there is a finite number of colors which the company can make so I usually make my own bias as well) Thanks.

You're very welcome, I am glad it helped. You're right, there are only a finite number of colors which are available so I think, depending on the project and effect that we are trying to achieve, it would require one to make their own bias fold tape. It's not that we try to make our hobby or passion more difficult.........I personally think that it is the artist in us that encourages us to "make our own" :wink: It is definitely something that I intend to learn to do.


Linda D.

Sorry for your troubles and sorry to say I would not have chosen what you described. I use quilt binding when purchasing. It has a double fold.
Good luck.
Chairjogger

Making and adding the binding to a quilt is one of my favorite things to do. It gives me a feeling of completion. I can see how it works very well for a curved corner. Does it work as well for mitered corners?