Tartan always gives the best advise.......she knows everything. I vote we keep her, and I am sending her balloons. <:)

(no sarcasm here, just luvs and hugs from an admiring QB member)

I agree with the others, Tartan's advice regarding Anka's Treasures is spot on! She also has great print out on how to cut bias binding on her site. I pull it out every time I need to cut on the bias.

Post 2, 6, 8 & 9, all great information.

You must cut the binding on the bias when going around curves. It will make life much easier for you. Check out a tutorial on how to make bias binding. Good luck.

My 100plus year old quilts with curved edges (from my grandmother and aunts) like you show have hand applied double fold bias binding, just like I use on my modern quilts (except mine is put on by machine). Look at some tutorials and go for it.

The advice you've received so far is exactly what I would have said - you do need bias binding,but you can do it as French fold if you want. I have done French fold (normal double-layer quilt binding) on curves when I wanted the extra durability of a double layer, and it worked out fine.

One thing I haven't seen mentioned is that you have marked your sewing line on the quilt. It's much easier to mark where the edge of the binding should go - you won't be able to see the stitching line once you place the binding on top, so the edge line is easier to follow.

Good luck!

I totally agree with you on this, would love to see quilt after the binding is on