What Do You Do With Your Leftover Binding Strips?

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02-08-2011, 04:14 AM

#91

SEW

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Originally Posted by happyscrappy

i save them and sew them together for binding for my scrappy quilts. i do make alot of those, as they are my favortie.

My Mom does that too...Scrappy bindings are very attractive!

02-08-2011, 04:23 AM

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brushandthimble

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I usually cut an extra strip, I use them to border my labels I sew onto the back.

02-08-2011, 05:14 AM

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lclang

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Originally Posted by 1screech

I have heard of people using phone book paper for string piecing. I was always a bit afraid the ink from the phone books would transfer to the fabrics when pressed. Anyone done one of these and was the ink a problem?

Yes, I have used the phone books paper and you tear it off after you are done piecing. I didn't have any trouble with ink transferring. You can also use newspaper but it needs to be several weeks old to give time for the ink to set. I also use copy paper that has misprinted from my computer. I like to let it age a while too.

02-08-2011, 06:59 AM

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ronnie17

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I would sew them together and make a scrap binding

02-08-2011, 08:53 AM

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quilternew11

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Originally Posted by Ps 150

I've started quite a collection of the "tails" that I cut off of the quilts, once I've bound them. I just can't bring myself to throw them away. What do you do with them?

Got this idea from a friend. She sewed the pieces together to make a long strip and then used it on other quilts. All the different colors around the edge is pretty.

02-08-2011, 11:30 AM

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cheryl rearick

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Thank you for the wonderful idea, The phone book one is totally awesome. What a neat idea. The woven Rug, is beautiful, hmmm by a dooe way. ha. maybe kitchen sink. (smile) Thank you both for the idea.

02-08-2011, 02:15 PM

#97

Stacey

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I use an "anchor cloth" or "safety blanket" when I sew. This is a small folded piece of fabric which you sew off of when you start a seam and sew on to when you end a seam. It saves a LOT of thread. And you do not get those annoying "birds nests" on the back of your pieced block. A 2" wide piece of binding cut about 1 1/2" long makes a perfect anchor cloth.