Tucked end binding - hints please!
06-09-2016, 09:20 AM
#23
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I tried the tucked method once and wound up with a mess. Never tried again. I learned the seamed method on YouTube. Search YouTube for Binding the Angel Part 2 - At 5 minutes in, Sharon Schamber shows the seamed method. She uses glue in the process and I find that very helpful.
06-10-2016, 09:55 PM
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I don't know about this technique. I started doing it the way that Patrick Lose has shown twice on F&P PBS show. I haven't seen anything post on the internet. The only difference is that you stop 1/4" from the edge then you stitch off to the corner. That helps you get a better straighter fold. Then when finished stitching, you take those diagonal stitches out and cut off the "bunny ear". Quilters at one of my group were amazed at how flat my binding corners were. I am handing stitching binding to the back.
06-10-2016, 10:12 PM
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As far as the the final stitching the 2 ends of the binding together, I received a little "10 tips" when I renewed a F & P subscription years ago that showed a wonderful way to get it done without worry of that little "bump"--a problem I was having.
I don't cut a diagonal of the ends or doing any tucking, but instead fold the 2 tails back so that there is a 1/4" gap between the 2 folds--I then press in the fold (F & P had you draw all this in). using the creases pressed in as the guide, I overlap them like you would any 2 strips to get a diagonal seam, stitch that seam , and then flip it so it lays flat. If you did it right the only thing left is to trim the seam to 1/4" and stitch the rest of the binding down--works every time! The key is the 1/4" gap between the 2 tails--if I've cut the binding on the length of grain I may fudge it to a scant 1/4" since there won't be as much stretch while stitching, if it's been cut on the bias, I make the gap just a bit more generous than 1/4"--but not much!
I don't cut a diagonal of the ends or doing any tucking, but instead fold the 2 tails back so that there is a 1/4" gap between the 2 folds--I then press in the fold (F & P had you draw all this in). using the creases pressed in as the guide, I overlap them like you would any 2 strips to get a diagonal seam, stitch that seam , and then flip it so it lays flat. If you did it right the only thing left is to trim the seam to 1/4" and stitch the rest of the binding down--works every time! The key is the 1/4" gap between the 2 tails--if I've cut the binding on the length of grain I may fudge it to a scant 1/4" since there won't be as much stretch while stitching, if it's been cut on the bias, I make the gap just a bit more generous than 1/4"--but not much!
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