Bobblehead

Sometimes my finished quilts have wavy binding. It is especially noticeable when hung on the wall. What causes that? What can I do to make quilt binding taut?

dunster

I've had this problem in the past, and I think it could be many different reasons. One could be that we accidentally stretched the quilt edges while applying the binding. Have you tried washing and blocking the quilt? I think that might eliminate the wavy binding.

Bree123

Measure your quilt at each end & in the middle; take the average of those 3 numbers and cut your binding to that length.

As far as hanging on the wall, the bottom will always be a tiny bit wavy. The only solutions I've seen for that are to sew in a weighted bar or to use a narrow sleeve & bottom mount (Caryl Bryer Fallert does that with her wall quilts to keep them from "waffling"). http://www.bryerpatch.com/faq/storage.htm#bottom

Windblown

Just recently I accidently sewed on my binding with my walking foot, wow lots of waves. I had to remove it then reapplied it with my 1/4 foot, no problems.

PenniF

Gee.....i always sew my binding on with my walking foot...never had the wavy problem.

Bobblehead.....Are you using bias binding??

Bobblehead

I use a walking foot. I am going to use my 1/4 foot next time and see if it comes out better. I cut the strips WOF. Thanks for the help.

Kitsie

Never had that kind of problem, but I don't cut binding or borders to length first. I make longer binding than I think I need and just "lay" the binding on the quilt and pin about 6-8" from the needle down, moving the pin as I sew. Never had waves, puckers or any problems, same with borders. Hope this helps.

(Use my walking foot for everything as it is built in.)

EasyPeezy

Do you have your binding wrapped around a spool? Make sure it's flowing
freely while you sew it to your quilt.
I've had my share of wavy wall-hangings too. I blocked my last wall-hanging
and I'm happy to report that it's nice and flat...no more waving. I hate that.

Deb watkins

Wavy bindings? Make sure your binding strip is on top of the piece. The feed dogs gather the bottom fabric quicker.

playswithcolor

Was it wavy before or after it's laundered? Did you use cotton batting without preshrinking it?