What did I do wrong? Continuous binding
#11
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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/
http://modernquiltlove.wordpress.com...-bias-binding/
#13
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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..
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..
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?
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?
#14
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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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#17
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.
#19
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.
#20
I like this site. easy to follow
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.
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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