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I also make my own - 2 1/2 inch folded in half. I like it to be one of the fabrics in my quilt.
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Originally Posted by meemersmom
I tend to make my bindings at the beginning of a project to make sure I'll have enough of what I need. I sew a lot of scrap quilts, so naturally, my bindings are scrappy. I just did one in red, but there were 10 or 12 different red fabrics. Once folded and pressed, I store until needed on empty cardboard TP tubes and keep it in the project's bin. When sewing on the binding, I just put the tube on the extra spool pin on my machine and let it feed off of there. That way it doesn't get caught or drop on the floor or whatever.
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i cut my own, usually 2 1/2 inches. sew strips together.
I have some premade binding i need to put on a quilt top when i find it!!! hopefully that will go well. |
Originally Posted by Deb watkins
Originally Posted by np3
I make my own using a fabric either in the quilt or a companion to it. Sew together at an angle.
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I love to make my own...it's calming to me.
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Originally Posted by purplemem
I have done it three different ways:
I have made my own cutting 2 1/2 inch strips, and ironing with the Simplicity binding maker. That's what I do now, and love it. I have bought binding on ebay for .40 cents a yard. I have bought bias tape (pre-made) from Walmart, but they never have enough packages or the right colors. However, it sure is fast to use... What about you? What do you do about binding? |
I agree, and I do it for a woman with a long arm.
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i used to buy it at joanns but now i only make it , because it is cheaper thay way , and i can match the binding with the material in the quilt making my own
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I make my own double fold binding. I sometimes use straight cut, but mostly cut my strips on the bias. My strips are cut 2 and 1/4 inches wide. If I want my binding a wee bit wider I cut my strips 2 and 1/2 inches wide. After sewing strips together, I fold in half to make my double fold binding. One hint. If you are doing a project and you know what fabric you will use to bind, cut it and keep with your project. It is a disaster if you forget and use that fabric for something else. It is a fact you will never be able to replace that fabric. Nice chatting wilt ya'll.
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I use to make my own but now I use the Simplicity machine. I sew 2 1/2'' strips together and run it through the binding machine and I'm done. Double folded perfect binding. I have lots of binding made and stashed away. If I want bias binding I sew narrower bias strips and the machine makes perfect folds. It took several attempts to using the machine before I was thrilled with it but it was never the machine not doing it right it was me. I kept trying because the machine was a gift from my DD and I wanted to be able to say I love it. Now I can. :-D
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