Binding width?
#53
I always cut 2-3/4" W.O.F., fold in half, press, stitch with a 3/8" seam allowance when I sew it onto the quilt top. I give a gentle even pull, as I sew it and I always go around curves at the corners, lays very nice.
#57
Originally Posted by Bobbielinks
Originally Posted by Extreme Quilter
I used to always make a narrow binding for all my quilts, doubling a 2-1/4" binding as many of you do. But when I attended an art quilt exhibition at Visions Art Quilt Gallery in San Diego recently, I noticed many art quilts finished with a pillowcase edge (without binding). That gave the quilts a free, unconfined feeling, which I thought enhanced their themes. My traditional quilts will still have bindings, but my art quilts will definitely sport a new look.
#58
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I hsve some quilts my grandmother made in the 1940's and one in the early sixty's. There is no binding at all. The top and bottom are both cut equally and then ironed in 1/4" and then slip stitched or something so they look very nice.
I have not attempted that and only use 2 1/2" binding. I have Lyme arthritis very badly and just cannot use the 2 1/4" as it is just too narrow for me and I cannot keep a hold of it while I try to sew.
Lynne Plotner-Pierce Surprise, AZ
I have not attempted that and only use 2 1/2" binding. I have Lyme arthritis very badly and just cannot use the 2 1/4" as it is just too narrow for me and I cannot keep a hold of it while I try to sew.
Lynne Plotner-Pierce Surprise, AZ
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I almost always cut mine 2". that way the binding on the front and back sides of the quilt are the same. Judges like it that way, and they alsonb like the binding to be full, meaning that the fabric and batting go all the way to the folded edge.
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