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Binding query...
Hello!
I recently decided to finish an ancient Asian Style lap quilt. I do mean ancient! The lap quilt was started in 2002. All the blocks were made but I just never cut the strips for the skinny and wide borders. Nor did I cut and make the bias binding. Fast forward to present day... Whilst caffeine deprived, I attempted to cut the wide border strips. I needed to cut seven 6.5 inch strips. In my haste (and fatigue), two of my strips were cut wrong. They are 5.25 and 5.5 inches respectively. Yikes! I do have enough of this fabric remaining to correctly cut two more border strips. But, in doing so, I won't have enough yardage remaining to make my bias binding. Do I have to even have to make bias binding? Or can I cut these two wonky border strips and piece them on an angle and then cut and piece the remaining fabric in the same manner to make my binding? If this query doesn't make any sense, well we should just chalk it up to severe caffeine withdrawal. Thanks in advance for any assistance! - dlm. |
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"- dlm." wrote in message Hello! (snip) Fast forward to present day... Whilst caffeine deprived, I attempted to cut the wide border strips. I needed to cut seven 6.5 inch strips. In my haste (and fatigue), two of my strips were cut wrong. They are 5.25 and 5.5 inches respectively. Yikes! I do have enough of this fabric remaining to correctly cut two more border strips. But, in doing so, I won't have enough yardage remaining to make my bias binding. Do I have to even have to make bias binding? Or can I cut these two wonky border strips and piece them on an angle and then cut and piece the remaining fabric in the same manner to make my binding? If this query doesn't make any sense, well we should just chalk it up to severe caffeine withdrawal. Thanks in advance for any assistance! - dlm. HTH A bunch of years ago I read that you can cut your binding strips from selvage to selvage and it will have a lot of stretch. So I have been doing this since and not fooling with a bias strip. After all, I am not turning a curve when I bind a quilt! Barbara in wet SC |
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With malice and aforethought, I cut my binding straight along the selvedge
edge. Quite on purpose. The way it handles and wears makes me happy. You Know you want me to be happy. Polly |
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On Saturday, July 13, 2013 3:30:18 PM UTC-4, Polly Esther wrote:
Hey Polly! So nice to "see" you again. When I cut the strips for the large border, I cut them parallel to the selvedge edge. Are we speaking about the same thing? Why-oh-why did I give up caffeine? - dlm. 'who is about to do a face-plant onto my cutting station' With malice and aforethought, I cut my binding straight along the selvedge edge. Quite on purpose. The way it handles and wears makes me happy. You Know you want me to be happy. Polly |
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Thanks for the reply, Bobby! I really do need a caffeine infusion because I need clarification. Does this mean that you are cutting the strips for the binding perpendicular to the selvedge edge? In doing so, the length of each strip would be the length of remaining yardage?
- dlm. On Saturday, July 13, 2013 3:19:35 PM UTC-4, Bobbie Sews More wrote: Snipped blathering that I posted and retained your reply HTH A bunch of years ago I read that you can cut your binding strips from selvage to selvage and it will have a lot of stretch. So I have been doing this since and not fooling with a bias strip. After all, I am not turning a curve when I bind a quilt! Barbara in wet SC |
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"- dlm." wrote in message ... Thanks for the reply, Bobby! I really do need a caffeine infusion because I need clarification. Does this mean that you are cutting the strips for the binding perpendicular to the selvedge edge? In doing so, the length of each strip would be the length of remaining yardage? - dlm. If your yardage is 45 inches wide, then your strips would be 45 inches long X 4" of selvage on each end------or ever how wide you wanted the piece to be to be made into a binding. Hope this is clear. Barbara in WET SC On Saturday, July 13, 2013 3:19:35 PM UTC-4, Bobbie Sews More wrote: Snipped blathering that I posted and retained your reply HTH A bunch of years ago I read that you can cut your binding strips from selvage to selvage and it will have a lot of stretch. So I have been doing this since and not fooling with a bias strip. After all, I am not turning a curve when I bind a quilt! Barbara in wet SC |
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Whoo Hoo! I understand what you were saying... Thanks so much Barbara. - dlm. snip If your yardage is 45 inches wide, then your strips would be 45 inches long X 4" of selvage on each end------or ever how wide you wanted the piece to be to be made into a binding. Hope this is clear. Barbara in WET SC On Saturday, July 13, 2013 3:19:35 PM UTC-4, Bobbie Sews More wrote: Snipped blathering that I posted and retained your reply HTH A bunch of years ago I read that you can cut your binding strips from selvage to selvage and it will have a lot of stretch. So I have been doing this since and not fooling with a bias strip. After all, I am not turning a curve when I bind a quilt! Barbara in wet SC |
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Nope. That's not what I do. I cut *straight along the selvedge*.
Actually, I cut the selvedge off and save it for tying up tomato plants or bundling fallen tree limbs. Cutting across, that is - from selvedge to selvedge - will have a little more stretch or 'give'. I like for mine to be firm, no give, take no hostages. For sure, it is your choice. I hope we are talking about a square or rectangle. Please tell me we're not doing curves. Polly "- dlm." wrote in message ... Whoo Hoo! I understand what you were saying... Thanks so much Barbara. - dlm. snip If your yardage is 45 inches wide, then your strips would be 45 inches long X 4" of selvage on each end------or ever how wide you wanted the piece to be to be made into a binding. Hope this is clear. Barbara in WET SC On Saturday, July 13, 2013 3:19:35 PM UTC-4, Bobbie Sews More wrote: Snipped blathering that I posted and retained your reply HTH A bunch of years ago I read that you can cut your binding strips from selvage to selvage and it will have a lot of stretch. So I have been doing this since and not fooling with a bias strip. After all, I am not turning a curve when I bind a quilt! Barbara in wet SC |
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Unless the edges of your quilt are curved, you don't have to use bias
binding at all. I do almost all of mine with straight edge binding. ^.....^ (=' * '=) Carole D -(,,)---(,,)- |
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Gotcha, Polly! I may try your technique for my next UFO. So many UFOs, sew little time. I really don't like making and sewing bias bindings, but it was the way I was "taught" back in the day...
- dlm. On Saturday, July 13, 2013 7:11:17 PM UTC-4, Polly Esther wrote: Nope. That's not what I do. I cut *straight along the selvedge*. Actually, I cut the selvedge off and save it for tying up tomato plants or bundling fallen tree limbs. Cutting across, that is - from selvedge to selvedge - will have a little more stretch or 'give'. I like for mine to be firm, no give, take no hostages. For sure, it is your choice. I hope we are talking about a square or rectangle. Please tell me we're not doing curves. Polly |
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