What to do with left over binding pieces
#11
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I use them for small projects. I cut in half for stems in applique. The rest I throw in a box for quilt-as-you-go string quilts. All my binding is bias, and I don't usually have more than a yard left over. I've never managed to save up enough for even a lap quilt, but obviously, you can also put the pieces together and use it on a quilt. I don't actually like how that looks, so choose not to do so.
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Originally Posted by Lindsey
save them and use on a scrap quilt. Just join them all together and you will have a scrappy binding
Billy
#17
I recently got involved in a project to make little sun dresses for children in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. As long as I have two pieces of leftover binding at least 32" long I use them for the straps on the dresses. I am finding that my typical 2 or 3 inch binding will make two if I cut it down the middle. It has also turned out to be a good way to use up some of my fabric stash.
#18
Originally Posted by chamby
I have several left over binding strips from other projects. Does anyone have any ideas on what to do with these? Can they be put together somehow into a small lap quilt?
#20
Originally Posted by Lindsey
save them and use on a scrap quilt. Just join them all together and you will have a scrappy binding
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