My attempt at Cathedral window binding
06-21-2012, 03:26 PM
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Your quilt is very pretty! Don't give up on this technique...try it again and again using scraps and see what works best for you.
After looking at the tutorial, it appears that the binding is much wider than yours, but then the tutorial shows white on black, so maybe it just seems wider.
I agree with ckcowl in that the zigzag fabric seems to dominate and detracts from the cathedral effect a little bit.
I've been working on the 10 minute blocks using the cathedral window method on them. I found myself using a slim ruler to measure how far I fold back into the center, then simply iron the center and let the iron push the fabric into the corners. It seems to work very well, and the sides of those blocks are not on the bias. I find that I can push the center in quite far if I wanted to make the curves deeper.
Your helper has beautiful eyes!
After looking at the tutorial, it appears that the binding is much wider than yours, but then the tutorial shows white on black, so maybe it just seems wider.
I agree with ckcowl in that the zigzag fabric seems to dominate and detracts from the cathedral effect a little bit.
I've been working on the 10 minute blocks using the cathedral window method on them. I found myself using a slim ruler to measure how far I fold back into the center, then simply iron the center and let the iron push the fabric into the corners. It seems to work very well, and the sides of those blocks are not on the bias. I find that I can push the center in quite far if I wanted to make the curves deeper.
Your helper has beautiful eyes!
06-21-2012, 04:28 PM
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Well, you may not be thrilled with your first attempt but don't let this stop you from trying again. I want to do this technique too, when I find the right quilt. Your quilt is fabulous with all those fabrics and I love the herringbone border. It creates a lot of motion to go with the windmills. The effect of the CW binding is subtle so it doesn't interfer or look at all bad in any way with the quilt as a whole. I love it!
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06-21-2012, 06:46 PM
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there is a tute on here somewhere that shows it done in white and she folded over the binding to make it curve. looked very nice!!
here it is-
http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...g-t184029.html
here it is-
http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...g-t184029.html
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