Short Cut Binding Tool
I watched a demo of this ruler so of course bought it. I have used it several times but the instructions say leave about a 1/4" between the binding ends. If I do this I have too much excess batting to sew to the quilt. Anyone have this? Does it work for you leaving the 1/4" gap between the binding ends? The binding ends sew up beautifully for me, just too much binding.
In the video it is at the 4:30 mark that the binding ends are demoed using the 1/4". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sts4TvP8plI |
I don't use this method/tool. But when I join my binding ends, I do leave about 1/4" less than the overlap distance of the width of the binding. Turns out to be the same as the video. Before I started doing this, I, too, had too much binding. Leaving the gap solved the problem.
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If I leave the gap I have too much binding. Not less.
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FYI: the instructions for this ruler are printed in extra tiny size fonts. The pictures are dark and tiny too. Seems the company is stingy on printing. I like the joining of the binding edges and the ease of it, just not happy with the whole package.
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Originally Posted by Onebyone
(Post 8118100)
If I leave the gap I have too much binding. Not less.
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I tried leaving a 1/2 longer gap. It worked. Wow that is a big difference from 1/4" gap that the instructions say to leave. My batting is Quilter's Select, seems normal thickness to me, the same as Hobbs 80/20 or Cotton Warm and Natural.
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I'm glad the 1/2" gap worked!
After thinking about it, I realized depth of batting would have nothing to do with the issue. It may be that the demo used binding strips cut on the straight-of-grain while you may have cuts yours (as I cut mine) on the cross-grain. Cross-grain strips have a little more stretch to them than straight-of-grain. |
I have the tool but don't use it and I do leave a little gap and that seems to work for me. I guess it is trial and error
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The tool is more for adding a flange to binding or making two color binding. It works great for that.
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I leave a 1/4 inch gap barely but the right binding I trim the edge off. no fold there at all. then i put the ends together just like I do when making binding pieces go together. done! no ruler, no angle marking.
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