Help choose my binding for wall hanging - my worst nemesis
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Help choose my binding for wall hanging - my worst nemesis
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My worst part of quilting - choosing fabric. This is one of the Row by Rows from PA. I only wanted this as a Row for a wall hanging. After choosing the background fabric for a friend to do the embroidering of the wording I did the rest. Then I decided I didn't even like my background but had to deal with it. I looked at every piece of fabric I had and didn't like any for the border - then decided on black. Now I like the whole thing - but that was a hard decision for me. Now - the binding - should I just make it black or what other choice do I have? What would you do? Thanks for your help!
My worst part of quilting - choosing fabric. This is one of the Row by Rows from PA. I only wanted this as a Row for a wall hanging. After choosing the background fabric for a friend to do the embroidering of the wording I did the rest. Then I decided I didn't even like my background but had to deal with it. I looked at every piece of fabric I had and didn't like any for the border - then decided on black. Now I like the whole thing - but that was a hard decision for me. Now - the binding - should I just make it black or what other choice do I have? What would you do? Thanks for your help!
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I'd consider doing a facing as opposed to a traditional binding.
But for color -- black. Your black border is already doing a great job of framing the piece. To add a border in a color would just be distracting and I don't think it would add to the project.
But for color -- black. Your black border is already doing a great job of framing the piece. To add a border in a color would just be distracting and I don't think it would add to the project.
#5
I agree with the others above ... the black is a lovely frame already and anything else would detract from that. Bind it in black OR "birth" it. Since it is a wall hanging I might opt for birthing it.
#7
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If I sandwich and turn it - what would be the easiest way to do a pocket for hanging. I was thinking that since it is such a wide hanging that maybe I should use the kind of batting you put in some totes (sort of stiff) to keep it from sagging? Would that not be a good idea?
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Oops - another question - any suggestions on quilting it? As you have probably guessed I'm not the most experienced quilter. I have made some quilts but for the most part stitched in the ditch. I have a couple panels I have been hesitant to do because I'm not sure how to quilt them. Any help?
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If you have enough of the strip to do bias binding, I would do that. Bias binding from strips is just fun! A all black binding would work too. Or do the flange machine binding with the flange picking up one of the bright umbrella colours. Cute wall hanging!
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