Binding Table Runner
 

I have never made anything with an uneven border. How would you put the binding on this table runner?[ATTACH=CONFIG]416288[/ATTACH]

Tartan, that is exactly what I was going to say!!!!

Tartan and Alikat are right! Jenny Doan has a tutorial that shows exactly what to do:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-i_RVyvIxXM

Thank you all for your suggestions and tutorial. The only problem is that I have already quilted the piece. Is there any other way to bind it or should I remove the quilting. I did quilting in the ditch around each square.

This is similar to birthing a quilt. Lay the quilted runner face down on a piece of fabric and sew around the edges. Cut out a rectangle in the center of the facing fabric, leaving about 1" at the narrow spots. Clip and trim and turn the facing to the back of the quilt. Finish the facing by turning under 1/4" and sewing down.

exactly as Tartan says. Too diff. otherwise

Tartan has it right.

if it's already quilted, you could still birth it with another piece of fabric and do some additional light quilting to hold that on. binding inside and outside points is doable, but is a pain.

............... and loses the great effect created by the points!


ITA with so many before, while I am not a fan of the birthing method, this is one time where it is called for!

nice colours
and thanks for all of the info.

Just a thought. If you decide to make another tablerunner like this one, you may want to do 'Prairie Points' for the edging. The points will be complete when you add them to the top and it will be a lot easier to finish this way. Just a thought. I like it, like the bright colours, very summery. Thank you for sharing.

You can bind this but you will definately want to use bias cut binding. There's a tute somewhere that would help you. I'll see if I can find it for you.

http://ankastreasures.wordpress.com/...e-your-skills/

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=4VGNc...%3D4VGNcDoI-R8

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=Be9dz...%3DBe9dzI_X41w


http://www.thatgirlthatquilt.com/201...-tutorial.html

Just got this from All Free Sewing, seems to be just what you are looking for.

http://www.allfreesewing.com/Sewing-...-Hexagons/ml/1

I think the easiest way now is to tuck-iron and sew. Use a blanket binding stitch and hopefully it won't ripple.

Janie, Since you have already quilted this runner, you might want to watch this video as I think this is what you probably can do at this point. It looks fairly straightforward although a bit tedious but since your piece is a table runner and therefore not too big, it might work for you. Good luck with your very cheery runner! I could have used that on my table in February when it was so dreary.

http://quilting.wonderhowto.com/how-...-edges-232952/

I would do it with bias binding as it would allow more give going around the points. Have done one table runner that had curved and pointed pieces and it worked fine with that.

Me too! I was thinking if you were careful you could quilt it after it was turned.