mitered corners

Have the same problem as you, here is a link for a good method which Wwena (Anna) kindly sent me, http://mysweetprairie.blogspot.se/20...s-binding.html, good luck!

I like Eleanor's video on binding and I have learned to keep the volume as low as possible and still hear what she says. She has a wealth of information and good tips to share.

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Originally Posted by nana margaret

Have the same problem as you, here is a link for a good method which Wwena (Anna) kindly sent me, http://mysweetprairie.blogspot.se/20...s-binding.html, good luck!

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I was liking this one but noticed in yours how the angle went down and not up. No wonder it was folding weird. That little angle didn't even need to be there. lol I'm going to try yours tomorrow :)

http://www.52quilts.com/2012/01/tuesday-tool_24.html

I agree with clipping off a bit to lessen the bulk. I also try to fold it first one way and then the other. It seems there is always a preferred way that the binding wants to go!

I use the double-mitered binding method instead of the continuous binding. The corners come out so much better for me.

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Originally Posted by MartinaG

I use the double-mitered binding method instead of the continuous binding. The corners come out so much better for me.

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Do you have a link for that?

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Originally Posted by Musical_Starling

Oh how I wish that video was by ANYONE but Eleanor Burns! She's a smart lady, really knows her stuff, but her voice is like nails on a chalkboard to me lol I put my FIRST EVER binding on yesterday by machine (I put a binding on MIL's table runner and then my own Mom's table runner, but they don't really count) and I got the first side done perfectly, then flipping it over took a whole lot of fudging to get those miters to show up on the front (or back, however you look at it). I managed to finish it, but it did take a few four letter words lol I think I know what caused a lot of my problem though, I was using my walking foot and that bugger is HUGE! It was the first time I tried that foot because I was sewing together two layers of flannel so I wanted to have as much help as I could get, but I really think my binding would have been nicer with a 1/4" foot, so that will be my next experiment :D

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LOL I know, it's very visual...mute her! You can follow it...or put it on very, very low. You only have to endure it once!

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LOL I know, it's very visual...mute her! You can follow it...or put it on very, very low. You only have to endure it once!

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Aww, do I HAVE to? lol I actually watched it, and it's not TOO bad, but she just talks to us like we're toddlers. I talk to my 3 yo nephew with a more adult voice than that lol Drives me loopy! Thankfully I found out I was doing it right anyway, so I NEVER have to watch it again! :icon_giggle:

She really doesn''t bother me either. I look at her as kind and really friendly.

I agree with Marilyn. To help me when I first started, I marked a dot with ball point ink 1/4" inch away from the seam allowance at the corner and made sure that my needle stopped exactly at the 1/4 inch mark. Then I raised the presser foot and flipped and folded the binding into 45* angle and continued. This worked miracles for me and I've never had troubles since. Always nice miters.