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I found this picture tutorial that may be easier to follow than the one you are using.
http://modernquiltlove.wordpress.com...-bias-binding/ |
Pirate does it well. I still think it's difficult. more work than i want do go into.
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I did a photo tutorial based on Shelley's tutorial.
http://sandyquilts.blogspot.com/2009...-tutorial.html I can get 15.5 yds from a 1/2 yd of fabric .... that's definitely worth it..
Originally Posted by DogHouseMom
(Post 5714500)
I followed the directions from the tute below ...
http://quilting.about.com/od/binding...g_strips_6.htm After I sewed the tube together with one strip on each side offset ... I started to press my seam open and I noticed that because of the 1/4" seam - my lines no longer match up. Should I have offset matching the lines by 1/4" to compensate for the seam? |
Like you I could never get those darn drawn lines to line up correctly for me. And the cutting with scissors my edges were never nice and clean like with a rotary cutter. So I just cut bias strips and sew the strips together. That works best for me.
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I draw my 1/4 lines on the fabric then stick my pins at the intersections on both sides of the fabric and I get it pretty lined up that way.
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Originally Posted by virtualbernie
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I draw my 1/4 lines on the fabric then stick my pins at the intersections on both sides of the fabric and I get it pretty lined up that way.
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Originally Posted by IAmCatOwned
(Post 5716041)
Pinning is your problem. How do you pin? You need to match the lines as you pin. Poke through your line. Now line it up with the line on the other piece of fabric about 1/4 inch down. Poke. If you aren't poking IN a line, then you are not matched up. The matching up is at the SEAM not at the edges of the fabric.
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I've only made my bias binding like this once. SInce then I find in infinatly easier to just cut the strips on the diagonal and sew the strips individually. More than one way to skin a cat as they say.
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I never draw the lines; I offset the edges by the bias binding width and when the tube seams are sewn together, I put a cutting board inside it (works well on my ironing board) and using a ruler & rotary cutter, I start cutting at one end, turning the tube as necessary, until I've cut it all. I hate drawing the lines and this no-line method has always worked well for me.
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I like this site. easy to follow
Originally Posted by PaperPrincess
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These are the instructions I use:
http://piraterodgers.com/tutorials/cbt/ In these, you also mark the 1/4" seam so you can match the intersections correctly. |
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