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Great idea, I always have it over my shoulder or whatnot trying to keep it out of the way! I will try this next time. Thank you!
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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So far I've bought the premade stuff from walmart.
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I always make my own binding..I find that it matches the quilt much better...
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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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Have always made my own. I love using stripes in the colors to go with the top and cut them on the bias
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I make my own from 2-1/2 inch strips sewn together on the diagonal and pressed open after the seam has been trimmed to 1/4".
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Originally Posted by leatheflea
I too have the binding maker, Love it for larger projects. Still use the old fashion kind that you pin to the ironing board. Occasionally I'll just rip strips and sew them on with no ironing at all. An older quilter taught me how to do it, she called it rip and roll.
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I used to bind my quilts using straight cut fabric on each side. Now that I've found the Missouri Star Bias ruler, I use bias binding every time. If you haven't seen this ruler, it's a great tool for new quilters. You can see a video here on how to use it:
http://www.missouriquiltco.com/simpl...ty-studio.html The binding tool available on this site is also great. You can see the video here: http://www.missouriquiltco.com/notio...ducts-inc.html I don't have any association with Missouri Star, I just think these are great tools to help you make a professional looking binding even if you are a new quilter. |
I make my own using 2 1/4 bias strips. It's cheaper than buying the packaged stuff.
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I make my own binding, I used to buy the satin binding for baby blankets but only for the little ones.
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