annthreecats

I found this picture tutorial that may be easier to follow than the one you are using.

http://modernquiltlove.wordpress.com...-bias-binding/

nativetexan

Pirate does it well. I still think it's difficult. more work than i want do go into.

maverick

I did a photo tutorial based on Shelley's tutorial.

http://sandyquilts.blogspot.com/2009...-tutorial.html

I can get 15.5 yds from a 1/2 yd of fabric .... that's definitely worth it..

feline fanatic

Like you I could never get those darn drawn lines to line up correctly for me. And the cutting with scissors my edges were never nice and clean like with a rotary cutter. So I just cut bias strips and sew the strips together. That works best for me.

virtualbernie

I draw my 1/4 lines on the fabric then stick my pins at the intersections on both sides of the fabric and I get it pretty lined up that way.

DogHouseMom

Thanks! That seems like the best solution .. and a step that was missing from the tute.

Thanks everyone!!

MamaHen

This is the point where most go wrong-they do not match the lines at the 1/4" mark which is the seam line-the marked lines will make an X- Iamcatowned is correct.

Steady Stiching

I've only made my bias binding like this once. SInce then I find in infinatly easier to just cut the strips on the diagonal and sew the strips individually. More than one way to skin a cat as they say.

weezie

I never draw the lines; I offset the edges by the bias binding width and when the tube seams are sewn together, I put a cutting board inside it (works well on my ironing board) and using a ruler & rotary cutter, I start cutting at one end, turning the tube as necessary, until I've cut it all. I hate drawing the lines and this no-line method has always worked well for me.

btiny36

I like this site. easy to follow