Ah, don't you just love putting the binding on a quilt? Away go all those raw edges, making everything neat and tiny. The beautiful part is that you have finished the quilt and you are high with the success of a job well done. Well, in any case, DONE.
To complete this project, I chose to add a folded fabric strip before stitching the binding to the front of the quilt. It adds a bit color and extra drama to quilt. Since this quilt top did not have a solid outer border, this extra fabric strip gives weight to the edge.
Now what will I do today? A new project or jump right in to work on another from the UFO pile? Oh yes, I do have to add a label on this quilt, then I am off and running.
Do you have a favorite binding technique or an interesting finish that you can share?
Hi Sharon, I enjoy bindings too! Sometimes I couch a fun yarn in the ditch next to the binding. A simple way to add pizazz.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever done a two color binding? One color on the front and another on the back. Just the ticket when you're short of that perfect fabric.
ReplyDeleteI have pieced multiple 2" wide strips to make a scrappy binding and that has a great effect, but I have not done a two color binding. Tell me more.
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ReplyDelete1. Good technique to add interest to both the front and back - or when you’re short of fabric!
2. Make a test sample to determine how wide to trim the batting so the binding is completely filled. These directions
will finish 1/2 inch wide so you need to cut batting and backing 1/4 inch wider than quilt top.
3. Cut front binding strip 1 inch wide.
4. Cut back strip 1½ inches wide.
5. Press the 1½ inch strip in half lengthwise, with right sides out.
6. Stitch front and back strips, right sides together with a 1/4 inch seam, keeping all raw edges even.
7. Apply binding using either butted or mitered corners.
When binding is wider than 3/8 inch, you need to allow a bit more room for the miter by making turn line up with the batting and backing that you cut 1/4 inch larger that quilt.
Hope this makes sense! It does work great!