Quiltforme

I have sewn straight across and the quilts hold up really well I have one that is 3 years old and many washes still hold tight! :)

Jim

Diagonal ...hides better and holds better

glenda5253

Scrappy binding for a scrappy quilt - what a concept! :thumbup:
Wish I had thought of it but I WILL "borrow" the idea. :lol:

Pickles

I also us the Diagonal for piecing Binding are even Boarders
if needed and iron the seams open , for less bulk. :D

purplefiend

Here's a picture of one of my charity quilts and you can see the scrappy binding.

CoventryUK

I have done quite a few scrappy quilts and used up the scraps for binding using a straight seam with no problems!

AnnieH

Another excellent tip I'll use from this amazing place.

ckcowl

if you do straight joining seams you will have quite a (lump) every few inches where the seam is...the diagonal seam distributes the seam along a longer area so you do not have a built up lump...so if you don't mind a hard lump every 4 1/2".....

mic-pa

I use diagonal seams for my bindings but I cut the strips longer. Have done this on several quilts and really like the effect.

Lizzytish

I personally think the angles look cooler when making a scrappy binding.
But you can certainly do it either way.