What Do You Do With Your Leftover Binding Strips?

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02-07-2011, 01:05 PM

#71

lighthouse

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I'm so glad that this question was asked. I've always wondered what to do with these scraps and now I know :-)

02-07-2011, 01:50 PM

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eimay

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I make coasters (mug rugs) and bind them with the leftovers. If you are making a scrappy quilt, iron them out and make your own fabric piece.

02-07-2011, 02:49 PM

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Lee in Richmond

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Maybe I'm just lazy...but I bring the backing around to form the binding.

02-07-2011, 03:05 PM

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Ps 150

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Quote:

Originally Posted by leekallusch

Maybe I'm just lazy...but I bring the backing around to form the binding.

That's not lazy. I have a backing-binding quilt on my todo list as well. I've only been quilting for a little over a year so I'm still trying out different techniques to see which I feel more comfortable with.

02-07-2011, 03:23 PM

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quilterpam

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Quote:

Originally Posted by brushandthimble

Yes, I keep all my cuts and use them for various things.
scrappy quilts, journal covers, pockets made out of left over blocks on my recycle bags.
Attached is a picture of how I store them, this is one of two jars.

It didn't come through :cry:

02-07-2011, 03:35 PM

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KarenK

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Hmmm - mine are in a box labeled "binding leftovers". Not sure why I saved them; just knew they would come in handy some day. Thanks for all the great ideas!

02-07-2011, 04:30 PM

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Farm Quilter

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I sew them together and use the binding for scrappy quilts. If it is less then 4" I put it in my string collection.

02-07-2011, 06:16 PM

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yellowsnow55

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Ps 150

I've started quite a collection of the "tails" that I cut off of the quilts, once I've bound them. I just can't bring myself to throw them away. What do you do with them?

Piece them together for a scrappy binding.