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question about binding width
I've made 2 quilts from kits -- one said cut binding 2 1/2" wide then
double over, attach with 3/8" seam to quilt. The other kit said cut binding 2 1/4" wide then double over, attach with 1/4" seam to quilt. Is there a "standard" width and seam allowance? Does it vary depending on the size of the project? Wider for a bigger project? I'm now making some 10" x 10" wall hangings (music motif paper-pieced blocks) for my daughter's music teachers... and I'm not sure what width of binding to use or which seam allowance. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks, --Ann |
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My preference is 2 1/4 wide, double over, attach with a 1/4" seam and trim
the backing and batting to 3/8" from seam. This gives me a smaller binding that doesn't have "space" inside. I like to stitch to the back right at the seam line. Feels stronger to me. JMO :-) Laurie G. "Ann Pillman" wrote in message ... I've made 2 quilts from kits -- one said cut binding 2 1/2" wide then double over, attach with 3/8" seam to quilt. The other kit said cut binding 2 1/4" wide then double over, attach with 1/4" seam to quilt. Is there a "standard" width and seam allowance? Does it vary depending on the size of the project? Wider for a bigger project? I'm now making some 10" x 10" wall hangings (music motif paper-pieced blocks) for my daughter's music teachers... and I'm not sure what width of binding to use or which seam allowance. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks, --Ann |
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Try this:
http://quilting.about.com/library/weekly/aa102298.htm I don't think there's any standard size, to be honest. I'd also use a smaller binding on a wallhanging than on a bed quilt. "Laurie G." wrote in message . com... My preference is 2 1/4 wide, double over, attach with a 1/4" seam and trim the backing and batting to 3/8" from seam. This gives me a smaller binding that doesn't have "space" inside. I like to stitch to the back right at the seam line. Feels stronger to me. JMO :-) Laurie G. "Ann Pillman" wrote in message ... I've made 2 quilts from kits -- one said cut binding 2 1/2" wide then double over, attach with 3/8" seam to quilt. The other kit said cut binding 2 1/4" wide then double over, attach with 1/4" seam to quilt. Is there a "standard" width and seam allowance? Does it vary depending on the size of the project? Wider for a bigger project? I'm now making some 10" x 10" wall hangings (music motif paper-pieced blocks) for my daughter's music teachers... and I'm not sure what width of binding to use or which seam allowance. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks, --Ann |
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I usually do 2.5", doubled over, and trim the sandwich about a quarter inch
extra (= half inch from the stitching line) after sewing the binding on. I like a narrow-ish but fat binding. And fiddling with 3/8" seams is just too persnickety. I have the quarter-inch foot and use it. It's your quilt. If you want binding extra-wide, go right ahead. Or narrow for your wall hangings, that's fine too. The 2.5" width is fairly economical, and one can cut useful squares or triangles from the leftovers, so that's my standard size. Roberta in D "Ann Pillman" wrote in message ... I've made 2 quilts from kits -- one said cut binding 2 1/2" wide then double over, attach with 3/8" seam to quilt. The other kit said cut binding 2 1/4" wide then double over, attach with 1/4" seam to quilt. Is there a "standard" width and seam allowance? Does it vary depending on the size of the project? Wider for a bigger project? I'm now making some 10" x 10" wall hangings (music motif paper-pieced blocks) for my daughter's music teachers... and I'm not sure what width of binding to use or which seam allowance. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks, --Ann |
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Ann Pillman wrote: I've made 2 quilts from kits -- one said cut binding 2 1/2" wide then double over, attach with 3/8" seam to quilt. The other kit said cut binding 2 1/4" wide then double over, attach with 1/4" seam to quilt. Is there a "standard" width and seam allowance? Does it vary depending on the size of the project? Wider for a bigger project? I'm now making some 10" x 10" wall hangings (music motif paper-pieced blocks) for my daughter's music teachers... and I'm not sure what width of binding to use or which seam allowance. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks, --Ann Ann, different people prefer different widths of binding. However, it is a good idea to make sure that, whatever width you prefer, the entire binding is "full" of batting. Personally, I prefer very narrow binding, so I cut it as narrow as possible, usually a maximum of 2.25". HTH. -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 |
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Both would produce the same size binding in the long run. It's just that
you have more seam to the 3/8". I personally prefer the 2 1/4" with 1/4" seam. If you were doing patchwork, the blocks would be more consistent with each other. -- Rita http://www.ritasquilts.com Ann Pillman wrote: I've made 2 quilts from kits -- one said cut binding 2 1/2" wide then double over, attach with 3/8" seam to quilt. The other kit said cut binding 2 1/4" wide then double over, attach with 1/4" seam to quilt. Is there a "standard" width and seam allowance? Does it vary depending on the size of the project? Wider for a bigger project? I'm now making some 10" x 10" wall hangings (music motif paper-pieced blocks) for my daughter's music teachers... and I'm not sure what width of binding to use or which seam allowance. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks, --Ann -- Rita http://www.ritasquilts.com |
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On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 14:32:01 -0500, Rita
wrote: Both would produce the same size binding in the long run. It's just that you have more seam to the 3/8". I personally prefer the 2 1/4" with 1/4" seam. If you were doing patchwork, the blocks would be more consistent with each other. -- Rita http://www.ritasquilts.com Hi Rita, Good to see you back. I agree on the 2 1/4 with 1/4 seam. They judge for our last two shows insisted the entire binding be filled with batting or seam. Much easier to do without the extra 1/4 inch to fill. Anna Belle in Palm Bay Seaside Piecemaker's Quilt Show Melbourne, Fl. Auditorium April 2 & 3 |
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Howdy!
Me, too. G Yeah, Rita, I prefer the 2¼" strips w/ the ¼" seam. This week, tho', I did the slightly wider 2½" strip for a binding (the quilt top maker's border was a bit wobbly and didn't line up quite flush, so the wider binding covers the difference), and it was difficult for me to make that seam wider. g I can measure ¼" in the dark; measuring 3/8" meant re-doing a couple of the mitered corners, but now it looks great! As others have noted, the binding should be filled w/ either the batting or fabric from front or back; empty binding is a mistake (it wears out faster, flops, moves). Ragmop/Sandy-in sunny, cool north Texas "Rita" wrote in message . .. Both would produce the same size binding in the long run. It's just that you have more seam to the 3/8". I personally prefer the 2 1/4" with 1/4" seam. If you were doing patchwork, the blocks would be more consistent with each other. -- Rita http://www.ritasquilts.com Ann Pillman wrote: I've made 2 quilts from kits -- one said cut binding 2 1/2" wide then double over, attach with 3/8" seam to quilt. The other kit said cut binding 2 1/4" wide then double over, attach with 1/4" seam to quilt. Is there a "standard" width and seam allowance? Does it vary depending on the size of the project? Wider for a bigger project? I'm now making some 10" x 10" wall hangings (music motif paper-pieced blocks) for my daughter's music teachers... and I'm not sure what width of binding to use or which seam allowance. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks, --Ann -- Rita http://www.ritasquilts.com |
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Hi Anna Belle
How are you? -- Rita http://www.ritasquilts.com Anna Belle wrote: On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 14:32:01 -0500, Rita wrote: Both would produce the same size binding in the long run. It's just that you have more seam to the 3/8". I personally prefer the 2 1/4" with 1/4" seam. If you were doing patchwork, the blocks would be more consistent with each other. -- Rita http://www.ritasquilts.com Hi Rita, Good to see you back. I agree on the 2 1/4 with 1/4 seam. They judge for our last two shows insisted the entire binding be filled with batting or seam. Much easier to do without the extra 1/4 inch to fill. Anna Belle in Palm Bay Seaside Piecemaker's Quilt Show Melbourne, Fl. Auditorium April 2 & 3 -- Rita http://www.ritasquilts.com |
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I am sure you will get lots of answers to this I have tried several
widths for binding and find I peraonally like the 2" cut size the best--2 1/2" seemed waaaay to large too me. I dont like ANY hand sewing so I sew the binding right sides together on the back using the width of the walking foot edge (bigger than 1/4") and then fold to the edge of the quilt and then fold again (at the edge of the quilt) to just past the seam line and then stitch, frequently with that zig-zaggy one that does 3 or 4 stitches for each zig and zag. -- Kathy in CA Quilting Stuff: http://community.webshots.com/user/kathys1068 "Ann Pillman" wrote in message ... I've made 2 quilts from kits -- one said cut binding 2 1/2" wide then double over, attach with 3/8" seam to quilt. The other kit said cut binding 2 1/4" wide then double over, attach with 1/4" seam to quilt. Is there a "standard" width and seam allowance? Does it vary depending on the size of the project? Wider for a bigger project? I'm now making some 10" x 10" wall hangings (music motif paper-pieced blocks) for my daughter's music teachers... and I'm not sure what width of binding to use or which seam allowance. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks, --Ann |
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