Cathe

Bias binding is used for durability and curves - so you don't need it on tablerunners and wall quilts unless it's part of your design (stripes or plaid on the bias, for example). I would definitely use it on any high-traffic quilts like baby quilts or often-used lap quilts that get a lot of handling and laundering.

If you have trouble getting bias binding on smoothly, I recommend using a walking foot while stitching it to the front. And as I said in a post just a while ago, don't trim away the excess batting and backing until you have sewn on the binding strips.

I don't do the continuous methods from the little squares unless I am low on fabric. I prefer to just buy one yard for the purpose and cut my strips as long as possible. I use the double (French) bindings, so I cut them 2" wide, then press them in half. Diagonal seams.

DA Mayer

I used the method that moonpi's site shows and it worked great. Once I understood what to do, everything went the way it should. I also had more binding than expected and will be able to use on more projects than one.

Knot Sew

I always use straight....I do fold it in half for more durability. :wink:

CRH

Barb M. Here is the link to the Quilted Paradise resource guide:
http://www.quiltedparadise.com/foqrd.pdf

Steve

Thanks all, I may just need to rethink why I was looking at the Bias binding (for this particular project) to begin with.

Also thanks for the guide, I'm rereading as many of the links as I can.

vicki reno

Shelly had a lesson that was featured a while back in the newsletter. Lets see if I am successful in posting the link. Cross your fingers! :lol:
http://www.quiltedparadise.com/n/215-ezl.jsp

Steve

Thanks vicki, and your link worked just fine. :thumbup:

vicki reno

I must have crossed my eyes just right :!: :lol:
I know it helped me. I have never heard of that method for handling the beginning and ending piece, but I tried it and that was the best my binding ever looked.

mary705

my ending is very similar, but I use the Fons & Porter binding tool (Ialso have the show recorded where they use it) and the two ends are actually sewn together at an angle so I don't even need to stitch it.

muffins

Hi Steve........Hopefully by tomorrow I will include a link to a video for continuous bias binding. Searched for a site this week and found one that I thought was very informative. To me video's are like a thousand words. Hope it will help others who are wanting to do the continuous binding.
Muffins