Width of bindingg
03-05-2011, 04:07 AM
#102
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I cut mine 2 3/4 inches because my walking foot doesn't make a quarter inch seam, its wider even with my needle moved all the way over. If I cut my binding smaller its not wide enough when I fold it back to hand stitch.
03-05-2011, 05:48 AM
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I have always cut it 2 1/2". Never heard of "Sharon Schamber's method". Where would I find it? I always open to new things.
Originally Posted by MTS
I've always cut it 2", and it worked really well for me.
But I recently started using Sharon Schamber's method, and on the last quilt that was just a tad too tight to work (I had cut the binding months before I saw the method). I made it work, but it wasn't fun. ;-)
So now I'm going to start cutting it 2 1/4" wide on future quilts.
But I recently started using Sharon Schamber's method, and on the last quilt that was just a tad too tight to work (I had cut the binding months before I saw the method). I made it work, but it wasn't fun. ;-)
So now I'm going to start cutting it 2 1/4" wide on future quilts.
03-05-2011, 06:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Monie
Forgive me for being stupid but I am a newbie. What do you make your binding out of? The fabric you r using or a color fabric that matches? I thought u had to buy binding.
03-05-2011, 09:15 AM
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I like bindings to fit the quilt. Sometimes a quilt looks better with a larger binding, sometimes a smaller one.
So, I take a scrap, folding it like I would a real binding, pin it in place, and see how it looks. I adjust the width until I like it, and the seam and edge allowances fit properly. When the final binding is as wide or narrow as I desire for that particular quilt, then I measure and cut that.
Sometimes it does depend upon the fabric I have left, of course, but usually it's all about how I like the looks of it. Also, since I use many different battings, that plays a roll in the width as well.
Debbie in Austin
So, I take a scrap, folding it like I would a real binding, pin it in place, and see how it looks. I adjust the width until I like it, and the seam and edge allowances fit properly. When the final binding is as wide or narrow as I desire for that particular quilt, then I measure and cut that.
Sometimes it does depend upon the fabric I have left, of course, but usually it's all about how I like the looks of it. Also, since I use many different battings, that plays a roll in the width as well.
Debbie in Austin
03-05-2011, 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Vat
I cut mine 1 7/8 inches. I make a 1/4 inch seam to attach it to the quilt. Cut this size and making a 1/4 inch seam makes for a nice tight binding. Judges really like full bindings, when you feel of the edges you don't feel any empty space, the binding is full. I don't know what you do with all the extra fabric when you cut it wider. I like mine to be 1/4 inch on the front and 1/4 inch on the back, looks very nice.
Debbie in Austin
03-05-2011, 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by luckylindy333
Originally Posted by hobo2000
2". The tighter the binding, the longer it is supposed to wear according to Kaffe Fassett
03-05-2011, 11:39 AM
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I haven't read the whole thread, but am I the only person using 1 1/2" strips for single-fold binding? I was taught to cut single-fold at four times the finished width of the binding plus 1/4" for the folds. I use thin batting, which I suppose would make a slight difference, usually 1/16" loft (poly or cotton).
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