Originally Posted by
cinnya
I made this for a friend and everything went well until I had to add the binding.
I cannot figure out how to get the binding into the sharp corners. you can see how it ripples if I leave it in one piece, I cut the binding on one side just to see if it would lay straight.
I don't have a pattern I can follow, just seen this runner in a picture.
Needless to say I am so frustrated, I would like to make her another one, because I will not give this one to her.
She doesn't know she is getting one, so I have time to make a new one, if I can get the binding right.
Arghhhhh I meant to post that in the main forum...sorry
I am betting that the angles are cut on the bias as well. If that is the case after "unsewing" stay stitch the edges just inside the binding area after pressing everything flat again. Also you will have to clip into the inside corners in order to get the bias to lay flat after reapplying the bias. It can be done I applied bias to a DWR for my nephews wedding and it came out beautiful. I followed Fons and Porters method of sewing the binding on the back and then bring around to the front a stitching by machine. It worked beautifully. Good luck and keep us informed how it comes out.