Half inch binding

I have always made my bindings a quarter inch, and I have decided that
the quilt I am working on should have a half inch binding.

Before I cut the binding fabric, I need to know the best way to attach
the binding.

My question is...when I stitch the binding to the quilt, do I line up
the edges of the folded
binding to the edge of the quilt and sew a half inch seam?

Or line up the edges of the binding to a line a quarter inch from the
edge and sew a quarter inch
seam?

Ann

My question is...when I stitch the binding to the quilt, do I line up
the edges of the folded
binding to the edge of the quilt and sew a half inch seam?

Or line up the edges of the binding to a line a quarter inch from the
edge and sew a quarter inch
seam?

The first way, unless you have a shortage of fabric and there is no
other way, but it is much tricker to keep accurate. I mostly do wider
bindings, I use a little less fabric than a lot of places suggest, so to
do the standard 1/4 inch binding, I cut 2 inch strips, for 1/2 inch,
I'd do 3 1/2 inch strips, I only allow 1/8 for the thickness of the
batting and another 1/8 to go past the machine stitched line.

Cheers
Anne

Ann, I've seen this discussed here but simply don't remember the solution.
Why don't you make yourself a trial quilt - a 6" square of backing, batting
and top using just anything. That ought to be plenty. See what works
including turning a corner. Polly

"Anne Rogers" wrote in message
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My question is...when I stitch the binding to the quilt, do I line up
the edges of the folded
binding to the edge of the quilt and sew a half inch seam?

Or line up the edges of the binding to a line a quarter inch from the
edge and sew a quarter inch
seam?

The first way, unless you have a shortage of fabric and there is no other
way, but it is much tricker to keep accurate. I mostly do wider bindings,
I use a little less fabric than a lot of places suggest, so to do the
standard 1/4 inch binding, I cut 2 inch strips, for 1/2 inch, I'd do 3 1/2
inch strips, I only allow 1/8 for the thickness of the batting and another
1/8 to go past the machine stitched line.

Cheers
Anne

I normally teach a standard 1/2" binding to first time
quilters. I cut 3.25" strips and sew half inch seams with
the raw edges of the folded binding fabric and the trimmed
quilt aligned. The "extra" 1/4" allowas for the folds to
take the binding to the back and wrap tightly to just meet
the machine stitching line. As luck would have it, the
walking foot I use gives a very good 1/2" seam when lined up
to the edge of the fabric.

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:I have always made my bindings a quarter inch, and I have
decided that
: the quilt I am working on should have a half inch binding.
:
: Before I cut the binding fabric, I need to know the best
way to attach
: the binding.
:
: My question is...when I stitch the binding to the quilt,
do I line up
: the edges of the folded
: binding to the edge of the quilt and sew a half inch seam?
:
: Or line up the edges of the binding to a line a quarter
inch from the
: edge and sew a quarter inch
: seam?
:
: Ann
:

On Sep 17, 3:25 am, "CATS" wrote:
I normally teach a standard 1/2" binding to first time
quilters. I cut 3.25" strips and sew half inch seams with
the raw edges of the folded binding fabric and the trimmed
quilt aligned. The "extra" 1/4" allowas for the folds to
take the binding to the back and wrap tightly to just meet
the machine stitching line. As luck would have it, the
walking foot I use gives a very good 1/2" seam when lined up
to the edge of the fabric.

--

Cheryl & the Cats in OZ
o o o o o o
( Y ) ( Y ) and ( Y )
Boofhead Donut Rasputinhttp://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest
catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau

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oups.com...
:I have always made my bindings a quarter inch, and I have
decided that
: the quilt I am working on should have a half inch binding.
:
: Before I cut the binding fabric, I need to know the best
way to attach
: the binding.
:
: My question is...when I stitch the binding to the quilt,
do I line up
: the edges of the folded
: binding to the edge of the quilt and sew a half inch seam?
:
: Or line up the edges of the binding to a line a quarter
inch from the
: edge and sew a quarter inch
: seam?
:
: Ann
:

i do the binding like Cheryl teaches. sometimes for a table runner,
i'll not do a binding but sew around the edges (inside out), turn and
stitch up the opening after quilting. That way there is no bulk when
the runner lies on the table.
amy

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I have always made my bindings a quarter inch, and I have decided that
the quilt I am working on should have a half inch binding.

Before I cut the binding fabric, I need to know the best way to attach
the binding.

My question is...when I stitch the binding to the quilt, do I line up
the edges of the folded
binding to the edge of the quilt and sew a half inch seam?

Or line up the edges of the binding to a line a quarter inch from the
edge and sew a quarter inch
seam?

People do it both ways. I line up the edge and sew the half inch seam
because it's less thinking on my part, and that's a very good thing.

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Kathy A. (Woodland, CA)
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Depends.

You can do the first method - line up the edges and sew a 1/2 inch seam
if......your quilt ends in a plain border. Sure, you can do it on a
pieced quilt with no border but then you have no outside edge points :-)



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My question is...when I stitch the binding to the quilt, do I line up
the edges of the folded
binding to the edge of the quilt and sew a half inch seam?

Or line up the edges of the binding to a line a quarter inch from the
edge and sew a quarter inch
seam?

Ann

"Marcella Peek" wrote in message
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Depends.

You can do the first method - line up the edges and sew a 1/2 inch seam
if......your quilt ends in a plain border. Sure, you can do it on a
pieced quilt with no border but then you have no outside edge points :-)


Unless you trimmed the batting and backing to be 1/2" from the edge points.



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Queen of Fabric Tramps

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"Kathy Applebaum" wrote:

Unless you trimmed the batting and backing to be 1/2" from the edge points.



Yeah, but you'd have to be logical and actually plan these things in
advance :-)

marcella

"Marcella Peek" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"Kathy Applebaum" wrote:

Unless you trimmed the batting and backing to be 1/2" from the edge
points.



Yeah, but you'd have to be logical and actually plan these things in
advance :-)

You have a point there!

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Queen of Fabric Tramps

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