Can anyone identify this method of binding??
 

I received a lovely mug rug in a recent swap and loved the binding method. It does not have mitered corners which tend to give me trouble. I asked my swap partner what it was called so that I could possibly find a tutorial online but she did not remember what it was called. So I am throwing it out for all you "experts". You can see that the binding does not wrap to the back. Any thoughts?
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I'm thinking maybe a narrow border was put on the quilt top. The backing then cut the same measurement as the top with right sides together (RST) they were sewn together around the outer edges leaving an open space to turn. Then top stitched around the outer edges after turning. Luscious colors!

it could be a self border, from the backing over the front. or four separate pieces of bindings. not one long one. seeing the stitches on edges I would guess the first.

I think it was a strip sewn first to the back, folded to the front and top stitched, much like a 'reversed interfacing'. Don't know of any special name though.

I think this is the birthing method. https://www.hgtv.com/videos/birthing...de-quilt-62264

It looks like the facing method. Check this link for lots of tutorials on
alternative finishes. Make sure to check the very top one
"My favourite Facing Finish Tutorial".
https://serendipitypatchwork.com.au/...uilt-finishes/

That's not binding, it's facing.

Yep, facing.

Me, too. It's a mug rug so easy enough to put the right sides together and sew most of the way around, then trim and turn the back to the back, topstitching to keep it all together. Good idea, actually, for a mug rug. Will have to remember that!

I've done facing a lot and I never had the seam line showing at the edge like this one has.

I think it's called a knife edge finish.

This is not faced. Facing has a large strip of fabric added and folded to the back. Like this: https://thesillyboodilly.blogspot.co...y-to-face.html

This little mug rug has a "knife edge" finish. This can be achieved a few different ways. One way is to birth it before quilting as tesspug wrote. Then the piece was top stitched. I did the same thing on this little hexie table topper. https://www.quiltingboard.com/pictur...s-t280296.html

This method is best for small pieces like mug rugs, placemants, table toppers, etc. Anything bigger it gets dicey in the quilting process and you are likely to get pleats and tucks in the quilting.

The other way this can be done is a traditional knife edge where you turn under the backing and top 1/4" and top stitch or hand stitch closed, this was top stitched. There are loads of tutes out there and here is a link to Dread Pirate Rodgers pdf file that explains a lot of different ways to finish a quilt.
http://piraterodgers.com/tutorials/a...nishes/AF1.pdf

Facing binding but instead of sewing the strips to the front and folding back it is sewn to the back and folded to the front.

it is like in this link shared earlier on in the post except the facing is folded to the front.
https://serendipitypatchwork.com.au/...facing-finish/

I am tending to think the narrow pink borders were sewn on to the "top" like any other borders -
then it was "birthed" and top-stitched along the inside and outside edges of the narrow border.

I did "butt joints" using bias/straight binding for a couple of decades before I switched to the mitered corner technique. I found they held up well to washing and use, but decided to switch to the show entry technique because I might as well...

Typically you do the long sides first, you leave the ends raw because you will sew over them. Pin on short sides and sew, then flip inside out and and sew (with tiny stitches!) the binding. Grade cut the ends to minimize bulk and flip right side out.

I never did the stitching along the outside edge, think I could with something small. I did try stitching down the binding by machine but I'm happiest with the results I get doing the blind stitch finish by hand even though I'm really slow.

Edit: I do think this was birthed, I see no evidence of seaming on the back. Two sided bindings can be done and is a fun finish for some projects, especially if it has two "right" sides.

This is a Double Sided Binding. Very easy to do. You are just using 2 pieces of fabric and put on like normal. I can post my handwritten directions in a bit.

It looks like something I have done when birthing a quilt. Works well on smaller quilting project but not so well on larger projects.

Nope, definitely not, look at the bit of backing that shows in the pic and the double seam lines of stitching, the printed design in the fabric matches up perfectly across the seam line, right down to the the double scroll exactly in the line of stitching. Even if someone took the time to make a binding to match perfectly there is no way they could duplicate that perfectly. This piece is not bound in any way it is finished with either a knife edge or birthing and then the maker machine stitched it closed, which is the stitching right next to the edge and then did a stitch right next to the ditch where the pink border meets the green and pink print on the front.

Nonnie 4 can you tell us if the butting seams in the corners are stitched closed? Also can you post close up pics of the corners both front and back and holding it up so we can see the edge. These shots would confirm for me the method of construction used. But I am still thinking this was birthed, then quilted.

Double Sided Binding-I learned this from watching Betty Cotton on a quilting program on TV many years ago. There is also a photo tutorial in the Quilters Newsletter, July/August 2007 (if you have saved back issues). :-). This is my notes from watching Betty Cotton (Cotton Theory). Hope this helps. Makes a great finish on a quilt!

Hummmm....photos not very clear. If you want this I can PM it to you.

Re the Double Sided Binding....the seam of the two fabrics fall exactly on the edge of the quilt when pulled from the front to the back for hand stitching. Makes a beautiful finish.....hummmm....I think I already said that. So regardless of which finish Nonnie4 has on this quilt, it is a good one to know how to do. :-)

I think this is right. I was at my sister's over labor day weekend and asked her how she did the cool binding on her table runner. She said she added a narrow border, birthed it, and stitched in the ditch to look like a binding. The only difference is, she didn't stitch along the outside edge.

it looks like the kind of binding Debbie Mumm uses.

Saw this on another thread. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AYNV_DTa0M

Seems a lot more difficult to get a decent looking corner doing it that way than doing a mitered turn.

You might want to watch this video. It looks exactly like the binding above
except that your swap partner topstitched the facing instead of doing it
by hand. And like someone mentioned, it was done in reverse, i.e. stitched
to the back and brought to the front.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMhvSr93BhI

Wow! ! So glad I found you all. I PM'd the person that sent me the mug rug and told her that I have created quite a stir and rousing conversation about her project. I asked her if she wanted to chime in and shed some light on how she did it to help solve the mystery and then you all might be able to put a name to the method. I have really enjoyed seeing your responses.

I agree,there is no binding on back, just stitching.

For those of you who sew clothing this is very obvious.


The pink fabric is single folded bias tape. Home made. The sides of the fabric are folded almost to the middle of the fabric.




The right side of the bias tape is attached to the back of the quilt sandwich then stitched within the 1/4 inch seem allowance.. All of the bias is then folded onto the front ironed down and stitched on top at both the edges.


The first stitch line will be hidden between the facing and the quilt.


Google how to apply single bias tape
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KPDanntOlU


Looking forward to the answer from the one who made this.

In my experience, it is. I started out making almost all of my projects from my Debbie Mumm books and this is the way the books say to do the binding. It is not easy to get a nice corner and i much prefer regular binding and mitered corners.

I think this is correct. When I saw the first post the entire photo didn't load and I didn't see that there was no binding showing on the back of the project. Apparently my internet is better tonight because I can see the whole image now.

Except you can actually see the grain of the fabric on the first pic in the pink. It is not cut on bias the pink is cut on the straight of grain.

This is not true bias tape but is applied just the same way.