This is the way I bind all my quilts etc. It is the way my grandmother showed me years ago. We won't say how many years :). Plus I find it a lot easier then the binding tool.
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This is the way I bind all my quilts etc. It is the way my grandmother showed me years ago. We won't say how many years :). Plus I find it a lot easier then the binding tool.
Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks?
I just watched three minutes of this post and learned something I'll use for the rest of my life...
I recently made about a mile of black binding out of 1.5 yards of fabric. I thought I was being smart as I am making some coordinating items for my home and they will all have black binding. I cut my strips and sewed them together like I always do. I don't know what I was thinking, probably just tired, because I decided since the fabric didn't have a "right" or "wrong" side I could just sew them and not worry about which way was correct. Boy did I feel dumb when I discovered that about every other strip was sewn wrong! Since I had so much and wasn't worrying about running out of fabric, I just cut off the offending seams and sewed them back correctly. Never again will I sew my strips together without ironing them first. YAY JENNY!!!
I'm going to go watch the rest of the video now so I can see what you folks are talking about when you say you are going to toss your binding tool. I have a love/hate relationship with mine now.
I used to use the binding tool but on one of my quilt retreats someone showed me this way of doing it, so much easier and the only thing I have to remember is the width I cut my binding. I works perfectly every time.
This is such a great tut. Don't you just LOVE Jenny?! I would like to add one hint to her tutorial. When you get to the end and are putting the two strips together, cut off a 3" piece from the end of the longer strip and use the 2 1/2" side (or whatever width you use for binding) as your 'ruler' for cutting the binding. I know this sounds convoluted, but it works every time. I used to actually cut off a piece to measure with, but now I just fold it back perpendicular to itself as a measure.
I loved her suggestion for pressing the strips before sewing. More than once I have sewed solid or batiks wrong part of the way down the binding!! Don't ask me about a batik jelly roll race, either. Let's just say I did a lot of picking--and it wasn't my nose!!!!
This tutorial really. Was the ultimate binding tutorial.... I especially loved ....and will pass on.... The joining tip. I can't wait to try it. It. Looks so easy, and stress free....that's for me!
Sandy
I saw a tut on doing this before and really like this one so much better. The other one wasn't a video. So my dumb question of the day is how the math works out.
So you cut your binding 2 1/2'' and at the end over lap 2 1/2 ''. Let's say it was 3''. This still works and why? It's going to bug me the rest of the day. lol
Believe me - I LOVE Jenny, she is my favorite teacher on all things quilting - except for maybe this binding. LOL. This tutorial is a big step up from using that binding tool in the first one - but it still seems a little more complicated than this other tutorial I found. Just the actual sewing part I guess - having to get those edges lined up again on the 45 and what not.
This tutorial is probably the way I'm going to bind quilts - if the day ever gets here that I have a quilt to bind! The relevent parts are at the 3 minute mark (starting to attach the binding) and the 4:55 minute mark (ending the binding) if you don't care to watch the whole video.
How to Bind a Quilt - 6 Simple Steps - YouTube
The other steps are basically the same - except she presses her seams open to help them lay flat.
I love some of the tools they use in that tutorial! I wish they told you where you can pick them up. That ruler that she cut all the strips in one go and that 45 degree angle guide for the machine. I think I still like the MSQC way of ending. I'm not so sure I like that little open pocket that happens when you just tuck the end in. And duh about leaving a 1/4" of batting and backing. I'll have to start doing that.
Whatever the width of your binding strip (flat) is, that is the amount you leave one piece longer than the other. I cannot explain why, but it works every time. If your binding is 4 inches wide (why?) you would leave 4 inches longer on one end than the other; if it is 2 inches wide, you cut the one side 2 inches longer than the other. Maybe one of those geometry wizards out there can explain why it works. I don't have the gray matter to figure it out--I just know it works. AND, I'm glad!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hulamoon
I actually got that Shape Cut Pro at Joann's! I used it for the strip/charm swap that I was in! It is great when you know you need multiple strips of the same size. Now the 45 degree angle guide - I looked on their website (heirloomcreations.net) but I couldn't find it there so...not sure about that one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longstocking
Also - not sure if I'm understanding what you mean about the little open pocket. Wouldn't that get taken care of when you flip the binding to the other side and complete the stitching? I don't know - guess I'll find out when I get there. Someday. Wow, binding. The last step to a completely quilt. Wonder what that is like. LOL