Originally Posted by MaryStoaks
(Post 6366871)
I always use extra wide bindings. To me wide binding frames the quilt. I cut the strips wider and machine sew both sides:thumbup:.
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when you trim/square your quilt up after quilting; before binding leave an extra 1" (or how ever wide your binding will be on each side) that way, when you add your binding it will still be 'full'. sometimes wide bindings are a good choice.
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Originally Posted by ckcowl
(Post 6367075)
when you trim/square your quilt up after quilting; before binding leave an extra 1" (or how ever wide your binding will be on each side) that way, when you add your binding it will still be 'full'. sometimes wide bindings are a good choice.
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My mom used to make quilts that had a very wide binding. They were about 2-3 inches wide on the top side. They were all done with mitering ( much the way you would miter a border) at the ends through a single layer of fabric. It is a fabulous finish for some quilts. I wish I had a photo.. as describing it just doesn't create the accurate image.
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Originally Posted by ckcowl
(Post 6367075)
when you trim/square your quilt up after quilting; before binding leave an extra 1" (or how ever wide your binding will be on each side) that way, when you add your binding it will still be 'full'. sometimes wide bindings are a good choice.
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I use it all the time because it makes a nice clean finish, it is easy to work with, it doesn't cost an arm and a leg, it comes in a variety of colors and now that I've learned how to make continuous binding with neat 45 degree corners I'm a happy quilter.
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I like fat bindings. They can act as another border and frame the quilt better than a narrow one. On large quilts the 1/4" bindings look, in my opinion, almost out of proportion.
You don't have to go any farther into the edges of the quilt. Cut your backing and batting wider to accomodate the wider binding and still go 1/4" in on the quilt side. |
Originally Posted by KarenJ
(Post 6370250)
I like fat bindings. They can act as another border and frame the quilt better than a narrow one. On large quilts the 1/4" bindings look, in my opinion, almost out of proportion.
You don't have to go any farther into the edges of the quilt. Cut your backing and batting wider to accomodate the wider binding and still go 1/4" in on the quilt side. |
If you wanted, say, a 1 inch binding, you would leave 3/4 inch of batting and backing beyond the raw quilt edge. When you sew binding to your quilt edge you use a 1/4 inch seam and when you fold if over you will be going over your 1/4 inch seam plus 3/4 inch of batting and backing to equal 1 inch fully stuffed binding. For double fold binding your fabric strips would have to be 5 inches or so, I forget the exact equation.
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This sounds like fun but I'm confused about the corners. If you sew the binding on with a one inch seam allowance for example, when you get to the corner do you stop one inch from the end, rotate the quilt and flip the end up and fold back down as usual? I'm having trouble visualizing it. probably should experiment but it's easier to ask here first, lol.
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