Little-Waste Bias Binding
#1
Little-Waste Bias Binding
I was looking for a good method of making bias binding and ran across this tutorial:
http://jonag.typepad.com/stop_starin...o-5-yards.html
It looks like there are fewer steps and less waste than other methods I've seen.
http://jonag.typepad.com/stop_starin...o-5-yards.html
It looks like there are fewer steps and less waste than other methods I've seen.
#3
That is the method I also use for bias binding. McCall's used to have a very nice printable tutorial, but since the changes there, it's no longer available. (And I rarely go to their new/combined website anymore either).
I'll be sure to bookmark your link so I can share with someone I'm trying to tell how to do this.
Thanks for sharing!
I'll be sure to bookmark your link so I can share with someone I'm trying to tell how to do this.
Thanks for sharing!
#6
The Kimberbell Designs method requires the strips to be sewn together after cutting. The link I posted have them already sewn together when the strips are cut apart. Both have little waste.
Last night I tried the method that I posted. It worked well. I imagine the Kimberbell Designs would work well too. It's great to have choices to get where you want to go.
#7
I tried it last night on a 24" square and cut them 2.5" apart to get the amount I needed for my quilt. I agree that 1.75" would be too narrow for any quilt I would make.
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I was looking for a good method of making bias binding and ran across this tutorial:
http://jonag.typepad.com/stop_starin...o-5-yards.html
It looks like there are fewer steps and less waste than other methods I've seen.
http://jonag.typepad.com/stop_starin...o-5-yards.html
It looks like there are fewer steps and less waste than other methods I've seen.
If you need more than 5 yards of binding, you can always start with a larger square. One of the quilter's reference books (the turquoise and white one in the USA, I think) includes a chart telling you which size to start with for specific amounts of yardage.
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[QUOTE=ktbb;8049998]I usually use this technique and when you make the last seam off-setting the sides - it looks wrong, but it's right. I've tried cutting the strips with scissors and it works. However, I prefer to insert a small cutting mat inside the tube and cut with rotary and ruler.
I put the cutting mat on the ironing board, slide the fabric tube over the end and cut. That way I do not make any 'bad' cut while using the rotary cutter.
I put the cutting mat on the ironing board, slide the fabric tube over the end and cut. That way I do not make any 'bad' cut while using the rotary cutter.
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