There are several videos on youtube about making continuous bias binding.
I tried to put the links but I'mdoing something wrong. Go to youtube and put bias binding in search. two that I found that didn't require special notions were by pcquilter and exquisitequilting.
v=kDwc1L47Src&feature=related[quote=GrannieAnnie][quote=KwiltyKahy]That's why I like to make continuous bias

Been ther done that. It just ment that it was time to walk away and do something else, get a cup of coffee etc. then go bock and start again. DEB

Been ther done that. It just ment that it was time to walk away and do something else, get a cup of coffee etc. then go bock and start again. DEB

You just have to put it down to, "one of those days". Happens to us all. Of course, that doesn't begin to take the disgust factor out of something that should have been so simple.

Let me just say that I have done the almost exact thing as you, a couple times. I have been sewing for 65 years and making bias binding for probably 50 of those years. And the times I have screwed up sewing binding together have been in the past year. I think we try to hurry, or get tired, or get it in our mind that these are simple tasks and just don't pay attention to what we are doing. Just relax and take a little break.

Sounds like a normal day to me.

OMG, is this what I have to look forward to???? I'm about a stones throw away from finishing my hand stitched hexagon quilt top. The thought of even putting the top, batting and bottom together scares the bageebies out of me, let alone the basting part of it. I want to hand stitch the WHOLEEEEE thing. I hadn't even thought about binding ..... Someone slap me now! ! ! LOLOL

Somedays our thoughts are just not in the right places. I've sewed my hexs on so that the paper parts are on the front of the quilt top. I used to make 'sections' while I was waiting at the doctors office or taking my nieces to different appointments and waiting for them. I once thought I was sewing one of those smaller 'sections' to the larger quilt and actually ended up sewing the top and bottom ends together sorts making a tube out of a very large quilt top, LOL...Funny Now......Now then, lololol....Lets see..what else? Oh, when I was in the paper covering phase, way back then, I printed out the wrong size hexs, cut them out and had them stacked ready to cover before I noticed that they were a little smaller than the hexs I was using. I put them in a pile anticipating throwing them out at a later time. Later that evening, not thinking, I grabbed the stack of smaller hexs and sat for almost 3 hours covering the wrong size paper pieces until I remembered they were the wrong size. All during those 3 hours, I kept wondering why the fabric was a bit larger than the papers I had covered the night before. I figured I'd cut the fabric wrong. Good thing I was only basting the fabric onto the paper pieces, I turned into a frog and started to rippit, rippit, rippit all apart, lolol....I'm a brand new quilter, working on my first quilt. Wow! If this is what I have to look forward to...Hmmm, Please, someone SLAP me NOW! ! !

Sorry, but I HAD to laugh. Some days absolutely nothing you do turns out right!

welcome to my world LOL

Sounds like you need to drink a glass of wine and get back to it later :thumbup:

[quote=KwiltyKahy]There are several videos on youtube about making continuous bias binding.
I tried to put the links but I'mdoing something wrong. Go to youtube and put bias binding in search. two that I found that didn't require special notions were by pcquilter and exquisitequilting.
v=kDwc1L47Src&feature=related[quote=GrannieAnnie]Thanks, but I can't play You-tube links. I get 3 seconds, 10 second loading, 3 seconds tape, 10 seconds loading.

What a fantastic idea!!!!!! You are a Genuis!

I've used this method, but let me preface it by saying that you can also make mistakes with this, I've done it wrong twice in the four times I tried.

Start with a square of fabric. What size square? Determine the length of the binding that you'll need and multiply by the width of the strip. Then take the square root of the result. For example, if you were going to make binding for a 12.5" square quilt, the length that you need would be 50". If the width is 2", then 50 X 2 = 100. The square root of 100 is 10. Then add another some extra, so I would use 12" or so.

Mark the top with the letter A. The bottom with the letter B. The left with the letter C. The right with the letter D.

Cut the square diagonally from the corner CA to BD.

Match sides A and B with right sides together and sew a 1/4 inch seam. Press open.

Then mark lines on the resulting parallelogram from sides C to D, using the desired width of your bias. (I do this on the right side of fabric.)

Now, with right sides together match the top of side C to the 1st line on side D. Yes, this will get wonky. Each line should match up. You should have an extra row on top of D and the bottom of C. Sew 1/4" seam. Press open (this is hard). Turn so you can see the marked lines.

Then using a scissors, cut along the marked lines. You will end up with one long piece of bias.

Hope this helps.

Binding strips can be a real pain can't they!

LOL... Been there, done that!

I think you are more in need of a hug than a slap. Here's a(((HUG))) for you.

Just remove the pins so they don't leave rust spots! Then fold the pieces together. If the house is damp for some reason, they can rust quickly. I cut out something one time and did not remove the pins and ended up with rust marks all over, some of the pins were not in the seamline either. Now when I pin I try to keep it in the seams. Oh, and I try to keep the rest of the pattern stored with the cut pieces. Not that you really need those pesky instructions anyway, or would want to keep the pattern together so next time you grab the envelope to make it, ALL THE PIECES ARE THERE! Of course the remedy is to make it immediately! ............but for some reason, I just can't manage to do that! :-(

we all have days like that...I sometimes have weeks like that

Bad Hair Day!!!! Leave it be and try something else then go back to the binding. You would be surprised at how many times I have done the same unbelievable things over and over again. Tomorrow will be a better day.

That is so funny - I allow extra fabric when I measure my binding because I know I am going to have to cut off a number of connections where I joined the strips inside out or at 90 degrees, and I sit there with the book open to the page showing how to do it.
Now I don't feel so bad! I think there is something about bindings that must thwart even the most experienced quilter.
Cheer up! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

http://quilting.about.com/od/binding...g_strips_5.htm

This method couldn't be simpler! So satisfying to just cut and cut and cut one long strip of binding...

I was making a pair of pants for myself and somehow ended up with one giant pant leg instead of 2! I still don't know how I did that.

We all have days like this!!! :lol: :wink: :lol:

Hahahahaha!! I'll let you know how much I enjoy them when I have one!!!

You are a hoot! Been there, done that, will probably do it again. froggyintexas

I love this board ... lots of giggles and proof we're all human! I decided to do my Warm Wishes quilt using QAYG method ... after 6 rows (yes SIX) ... I discovered the pattern was just not lining up like it should because of the batting & backing. Yes, I ripped the whole thing out and started over! Did just the top, now I'll layer & quilt! Good Grief!!

I don't think you need a slap. I think you need a warm cup of fragrent tea. When I start making a series of mistakes, I step away from whatever it is (quilting, painting etc.) I figure if I'm on a roll, I don't even want to know what might come next.

This may help. DON'T cut the angle before you sew - cut it after. I put the binding pieces at a 45 degree angle and then sew from corner to corner where they over lap. then you can open it to see if it's accurate, and THEN cut the seam allowance off. I'll bet if you look in the back of one of your quilting books, it will describe this method. If not, I'd be happy to post a photo.

When I have to sew satin anything..I use my walking foot. Makes everything so much easier.

LMAO....love that title!! Too hilarious!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Ok ... found another mistake. At some point I must have flipped my strips because not all of the seams go in the same direction (although they are all on the same side of the fabric now). So looking across the strip the 4 seams are oriented like this \ \ / \

I'm not fixing that.

AND ... I saw the tute that someone posted ... link to the continuous binding where you make an offset tube. GENIUS!! I must try that the next time.

Thanks everyone.

:thumbup:

Sorry to chuckle over this but I just did the same thing
last weekend. All I did was stitch and rip. It also was a fabric with no right and wrong side.
I thought, "what is wrong with you".
I couldn't believe that I kept repeating the same mistake
over again., LOL

I still laugh about that one
:lol: :lol:

If you want to watch this done, here is a link for a tutorial on the same method: http://www.mccallsquilting.com/articles/continuous_bias

The markings are different but the result is the same. :-D

OK, good to know I'm not the only one that can take 1/2 a day to make a couple pieces of binding come out right :!:

Welcome to my world lol...if there is a way to do something wrong with sewing, I can find it!

I think you need a coffee break!

I have found that if I line up, pin and mark all of my strips at one time it is easier for me. This way I can see if they are going the right direction before I sew. Sometimes I baste because it's easier to take out in case one is wonky. It's not fail-safe but it does help me.

Hey, it happens to all of us!!