I'm determined to have Lost My Marbles as an official finish for June. That means it has to be bound and have the sleeve and label attached. I started the binding this weekend. I wanted the binding to gradate with the shades of the quilt so I started by gathering/dyeing enough fabric to bind 10 quilts. You never know what you need and the extra will not go to waste. I cut 2 strips from each. For this quilt I wanted a small 1/4" wide binding so my strips are 2 1/8". I could have spread out the quilt and placed strips around it and the sews together but I decided to piece the binding as I sewed it to the quilt. I stitched a strip to about 8" from the end and then pick the next strip. Then I'd attach the next strip and sew another section. I was surprised that this actually went pretty quickly and was a lot easier than trying to pay out a bunch of strips and keep them in order. It also allowed me to cut some strips shorter when I needed. I'm about half way done stitching the binding to the back.I love how it's looking so far. The sleeve is ready so I can stitch that as soon as the binding is done.
6/24/2019 03:56:29 pm
Me, too! I never thought to do a binding like that - so simple and so effective - thanks for sharing! - ;)) 6/24/2019 09:47:18 pm
That is how I did the binding on my Rainbow River quilt. It was easier to just piece on when needed than trying to calculate where the seams needed to be. 6/25/2019 07:56:19 am
That is a novel way to do a binding and it totally makes sense when you are planning it this way. I will save that in my mental toolkit.
Kristin F
6/25/2019 10:36:59 am
Love the photo of your binding strip fabrics. The colors are so unusual that I would be at a loss to name or describe many of them! I see some peach and apricot and rust colors, but not sure how to describe the rest!
Cheryl J Kotecki
6/25/2019 06:55:36 pm
You are just so smart! Thanks for sharing this great idea and your experience with it!
patty
6/26/2019 08:35:58 am
With that being such a big quilt that is definitely an easier way of matching the binding to the quilt.
Mary Anne
6/29/2019 10:23:41 pm
ah - the binding. Yet one more mind-numbing reason why sane quilts are not my thing. I must say though, that your solution for this one is rather brilliant! Comments are closed.
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I'm Vicki Welsh and I've been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I'm into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here. Categories
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