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Yes ma'am.
Originally Posted by GemState
(Post 4860522)
Are you folding your binding double to begin with.......so you have two raw edges together on one side and a folded edge on the other?
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I found this wonderful video and I am amazed by how easy her method of binding a quilt is. Her method for joining the binding ends is wonderful. Give this a try - I hope it is of some help to you. Copy and paste the address in your browser:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ot7Trk6J2Vw If this link does not work - do a You Tube Search for the following: Quilt Binding: Joining Ends, Marci Baker of Alicia's Attic Good Luck... Sue |
Yep, this is the Youtube video I used to bind. I just placed an order for The Binding Tool by Susan Brown from Missouri Star Quilt Co.
Originally Posted by ohstr
(Post 4860581)
I found this wonderful video and I am amazed by how easy her method of binding a quilt is. Her method for joining the binding ends is wonderful. Give this a try - I hope it is of some help to you. Copy and paste the address in your browser:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ot7Trk6J2Vw If this link does not work - do a You Tube Search for the following: Quilt Binding: Joining Ends, Marci Baker of Alicia's Attic Good Luck... Sue |
Originally Posted by Holice
(Post 4857597)
My criteria for good bindings are:
Even width Binding is full Well mitred corners If using a patterned fabric then cut with the pattern and not grain line (length or cross) Or, referred to as fussy cutting the binding. If using 2 1/2" cut binding makes the back too wide then cut the binding a little narrower. However, if the binding is wider on the back than the front, this is ok as long as the amount is even. I prefer to have the edge of the binding just cover the seam line on the back of the quilt. I usually sew with a 3/8" seam rather than a 1/4" seam unless the binding is on the edge of patchwork and must use the 1/4" seam. These are the basic criteria we use in judging binding. THank you for posting this Holice..I was going to track it down in the archives, but you saved me time! |
I make my binding a little narrower. I want it full and I want it to cover the stitches when I sew it on the back. I make it double, and sew the raw edges on the front, that way the binding is 1/4 inch wide on the front, and a little wider on the back. I think that looks the best.
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Thanks for the thread and thanks Holice for the judging info. About a year ago I started cutting mine at 2 3/8" folded in half and sewn on with 3/8" seam. It "fills" the binding perfectly.
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