Yup. This is what I do, too:-)

Thanks for all of your suggestions and MANY width options to choose from! I am sure the different sizes depend on the thickness of the quilt.

Walking foot squawking foot....I hate mine!! If you can imagine a snow shovel, that is exactly what mine does. It pushes the fabric toward me and I always have 2" extra whatever at the end when I use it! Mine doesn't function like the ones I have seen on the videos, where the foot stays nice and level....nope, I have a shovel!

I will keep trying and if all else fails, I will just do the sides, then top/ bottom and call it done! lol Thanks to everyone here, I now have a bunch of new videos to watch! The leaving the extra bating would solve the problem of too much flipped over!

I will watch some of those videos, try a few small pieces, and respond with my progress. Thanks again so much and if you think of anything else, I would be happy to receive the info! By the way, I can only machine stitch the last side, until I learn to hand stitch it :)

Yes, that is what I do too!

Yes, that is what I do too!

Wish I lived close to you because I would show you or just do the binding for you. Binding is the grand finale of quilting and I love it.
Hang in there...you'll get it down pat soon.

Ditto from me. And I spray it with Mary Ellen's fabric spray

Ditto! :D

I just applied my binding yesterday following the Sharon Schamber's school glue method. It works (unbelievably) great. No pins to deal with. Go sparingly with the glue, I have a few places that the glue is showing through. But...no biggie will just take a damp rag when I am finished and remove it. I am quite pleased with this method and it is the only way that I will finish my quilts from now on. She does give the measurements that she uses for her binding but suggests to use what you like. One thing to notice as well in the video is when she says to fold the binding into thirds to mark you seam allowance she says the scant hangover should be on the raw edge...after sewing about a foot I realized the scant edge should be on the folded edge. Also...heed warning to leaving a good 8" tail to attach the two ends of your binding together. It is REALLY important. Ask me how I know...

Here is the link for the tut
http://quiltinggallery.com/2008/05/1...s-school-glue/

I have prolems putting binding on myseld. Its a pain.
I have been making table runners; placemats, and potholders.
Sooner or later I will get the hang of putting binding on.
Then maybe I can put ALL my quilt tops together and finish them.
I am teaching myself how to do all this.
Good luck>

I've been making "your average quilt" for years. I've never used binding on one yet- not even a king. If you are interested in how I do mine, PM me & I'll explain. I learned "my" way in the one & only class I ever took.




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What works best for me is 2-3/4 inches wide with a 3/8" seam allowance.

For quilts, I cut my strips 2 1/2 inches, sew them together diagonally, press in half wrong sides together and sew to the top with a generous 1/4 inch seam allowance. If I am making a wall hanging or table runner with thinner batting I use 2 1/4 inch strips. I practiced making pot holders and placemats. They are quick to make and give you lots of practice turning corners and joining the ends.

The width of the strip i cut is determined by my desire at the time. Some quilts i want the binding to be brely visible, so I cut 1 1/2- 1 3/4 in strip fold in half legthwise, sew with a 1/4 seam to the front , turn to back and hand stitch down. If I want the binding to stand out, i decide how much, multply by 2. I then sew where I wanted the binding to show on the front.
You want your binding to have quilt between the layers, not just extra fabric at the edges. (Been there, done that-don't-leran from my mistake)
You'll get the hang of it. I have faith in you.:)

I have fought with binding for years until I tried this method and it works for me, finally!

Thanks for the sweet thought, because I would sure take you up on it if we lived close enough :) I know I could have it done, but my pride would surely get in the way. I have to learn how to do ALL of it, eventually, or I will just find a new hobby! I am not a "half-way" kind of person...doesn't help my sanity one bit either! lol

Does these same measurements apply for when you do a table runner????

Ditto! I struggled for a long time. You will get it, keep trying! Hugs to you!! :-D

This sounds confusingf. I you sue 1/4" on the front doesn't that leave 1and1/2 feet for the binding? Ane what if your borders ie 4 inche widr. Does the same gui

I measure the width of the quilt times 2, plus the length of the quilt times 2, add 12 inches to determine the length my binding needs to be. I cut my binding stripes 2.5 inches wide by the length. Fold binding wrong sides together and press. Starting near the center of one side of the quilt pin the raw edges of the binding along the raw edges of the quilt sandwich and stitch 3/8 of an inch from the raw edge, around four sides of the quilt, leaving about the last 12 inches unstitched. Follow the directions to make no lump binding, turn binding to the back with the edge of the binding at the edge of the stitching line and hand whip down.

I do the same. Double binding is more durable and the time I spend hand stitching gives me a chance to glance at the quilt for any top threads that need to be buried.

same here

I am not sure what your question is??
Do you want to know how to figure how much binding you need for a quilt project? Are you asking how wide to cut your binding? Are you asking how to do the corners as in mitering? Are you asking how to put the ends of the binding together as you finish attaching the binding to the quilt?

Ditto for me!

I think you are worrying about the width being too much to just cover the seam. If you cut the binding 2 1/2" and fold it in half that is 1/1/4". Take a 1/4" seam X 2 = 1/2". Then fold over 1/4" seam X 2 = 1/2". That leaves 1/4" extra. You would divide that by 2 = 1/8" to play with. I have never had a problem with having too wide of a binding. If you are worried, cut your binding 2" which is what I used to do.

Is this note for me? EverNow? My question was confused to me, too. I was trying to ask: "If a second border is 4" wide do you still use 2&1/2 inch binding fabric? And do you sew the raw edge against the front then flip it over and hand stitch the back? Or is it the other way around? I don't know how to miter corners either. I took a good class, but that was 16 years ago.

Hey , if you want to learn to miter corners, watch Missouri Star Quilt Co. you tube video on mitering corners. I never could remember how to do it either. But the video explains it so well, it is easy now. :thumbup:

This is exactly my question!! While I do appreciate all of the input, I am even more confused at how you can take anywhere from 2"-3" wide strips, and use a 1/4" seam on them all...without having more than "just enough" to cover the stitching. When I do it, my binding is never full, so I didn't know if perhaps it was supposed to be empty (no batting or top in part of it). If I wrap mine around to fill it, I will have 2 very separate stitching lines, pretty far apart.

I always leave a my batting extending past where I am going to attach the binding. If you make the binding 2" it will be perfect. Then just trim the batting to the width of the seam allowance. I think if you are hand stitching the binding that will be perfect. I think many do machine sew the binding and in that case you might need the extra 1/2" on the binding. I have used both widths successfully. Try it now, it will be great!

Thanks to everyone who shared thier knowledge. That's why we're here. A network of experts passing on the craft.

Hang in, I didn't think I could make them either, but I think mine are pretty good now...just have to work on my corners abit....I cut mine to 2 1/2 inches and stitch 1/4 inch with my walking foot...works great...

I was pretty frustrated about bindings to. I was following a blog called crazymomquilts and she had a tutitorial on binding. Eventhough I read it over and over; my DIL suggested practicing with potholders and now I can do perfect ones. Doing the happy dance. I usually use 2.5 inch strips, but some quilters use 1.5in ones. Good Luck, U will become great at it.

I cut my binding 2", fold it in half and sew on with a 1/4" seam. I lay out my binding before I sew it on to make sure I don't end up with a seam on one of my corners. After I sew it on the front I pull the binding to the back and make sure the edge of the binding just covers the seam used to sew it on. The binding is even on the front and the back.

I am going to look for those hair clips tomorrow. Soooo sick of getting stuck by pins. Hope they work!

FYI I found the clips at Dollar General 12 for $1. They were $2.18, and some were over $3.00 at WalMart.

try this. No hand sewing

http://tlcstitches.blogspot.com/2010...-tutorial.html