QUICK binding quistion
01-10-2012, 05:46 AM
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I found this wonderful video and I am amazed by how easy her method of binding a quilt is. Her method for joining the binding ends is wonderful. Give this a try - I hope it is of some help to you. Copy and paste the address in your browser:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ot7Trk6J2Vw
If this link does not work - do a You Tube Search for the following: Quilt Binding: Joining Ends, Marci Baker of Alicia's Attic
Good Luck...
Sue
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ot7Trk6J2Vw
If this link does not work - do a You Tube Search for the following: Quilt Binding: Joining Ends, Marci Baker of Alicia's Attic
Good Luck...
Sue
01-10-2012, 05:55 AM
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Yep, this is the Youtube video I used to bind. I just placed an order for The Binding Tool by Susan Brown from Missouri Star Quilt Co.
Originally Posted by ohstr
I found this wonderful video and I am amazed by how easy her method of binding a quilt is. Her method for joining the binding ends is wonderful. Give this a try - I hope it is of some help to you. Copy and paste the address in your browser:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ot7Trk6J2Vw
If this link does not work - do a You Tube Search for the following: Quilt Binding: Joining Ends, Marci Baker of Alicia's Attic
Good Luck...
Sue
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ot7Trk6J2Vw
If this link does not work - do a You Tube Search for the following: Quilt Binding: Joining Ends, Marci Baker of Alicia's Attic
Good Luck...
Sue
01-10-2012, 06:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Holice
My criteria for good bindings are:
Even width
Binding is full
Well mitred corners
If using a patterned fabric then cut with the pattern and not grain line (length or cross) Or, referred to as fussy cutting the binding.
If using 2 1/2" cut binding makes the back too wide then cut the binding a little narrower. However, if the binding is wider on the back than the front, this is ok as long as the amount is even. I prefer to have the edge of the binding just cover the seam line on the back of the quilt. I usually sew with a 3/8" seam rather than a 1/4" seam unless the binding is on the edge of patchwork and must use the 1/4" seam.
These are the basic criteria we use in judging binding.
Even width
Binding is full
Well mitred corners
If using a patterned fabric then cut with the pattern and not grain line (length or cross) Or, referred to as fussy cutting the binding.
If using 2 1/2" cut binding makes the back too wide then cut the binding a little narrower. However, if the binding is wider on the back than the front, this is ok as long as the amount is even. I prefer to have the edge of the binding just cover the seam line on the back of the quilt. I usually sew with a 3/8" seam rather than a 1/4" seam unless the binding is on the edge of patchwork and must use the 1/4" seam.
These are the basic criteria we use in judging binding.
THank you for posting this Holice..I was going to track it down in the archives, but you saved me time!
01-10-2012, 03:17 PM
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I make my binding a little narrower. I want it full and I want it to cover the stitches when I sew it on the back. I make it double, and sew the raw edges on the front, that way the binding is 1/4 inch wide on the front, and a little wider on the back. I think that looks the best.
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