Calculator binding
Somewhere someone had a tutorial sewing pieces of fabric on calculator tape to make a scrappy binding.I can't seem to locate that tutorial. Can anyone tell me where I can find it?
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http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...er-t56940.html
Here's crumb piecing using adding machine paper. Not sure if you could use it for a binding, lots of seams, but it sounds intriguing |
I've done a double fold piano key binding using 1" (finished) keys and it was extremely bulky. The corners were impossible to miter neatly, the hand stitching on the back was very difficult to keep hidden, and it was just a poor finish. My advice for any mega-pieced binding would be to make it single fold only because of all the seam allowances inside.
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Originally Posted by ghostrider
(Post 6519554)
I've done a double fold piano key binding using 1" (finished) keys and it was extremely bulky. The corners were impossible to miter neatly, the hand stitching on the back was very difficult to keep hidden, and it was just a poor finish. My advice for any mega-pieced binding would be to make it single fold only because of all the seam allowances inside.
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Thank you for all your responses - the tutorial is exactly what I was looking for. I also appreciate the advice about the bulk because of the seams - I would never have thought of that. I have a quilt that I made that I would like to make a scrappy binding but, because of the bulk issue, I'm going to rethink that one.
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I have made a double fold scrappy binding for a quilt. But my pieces were at least 6-8" long before joining, and I joined them all with a diagonal seam to spread out the bulk. Good luck. Ann
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Originally Posted by KittyD
(Post 6519681)
Thank you for all your responses - the tutorial is exactly what I was looking for. I also appreciate the advice about the bulk because of the seams - I would never have thought of that. I have a quilt that I made that I would like to make a scrappy binding but, because of the bulk issue, I'm going to rethink that one.
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Originally Posted by krafty14
(Post 6519741)
I have made a double fold scrappy binding for a quilt. But my pieces were at least 6-8" long before joining, and I joined them all with a diagonal seam to spread out the bulk. Good luck. Ann
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i have used a striped fabric cut on the bias to mimic a scrappy binding. worked pretty good
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