Flannel for Binding
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Flannel for Binding
Has anyone ever used flannel for binding? I'm working on a quilt that's flannel on both sides and would like the binding to match. If anyone has experience with this I'd appreciate your comments and advice. I'm thinking a double fold would be pretty bulky so maybe just single. Also, how did it hold up with washing? This will be a baby quilt. Flannel has been pre washed.
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I've used flannel many times for binding, since I make a lot of flannel quilts. I've always done my flannel binding a little wider than I make regular cotton binding; 2 1/2"-2 3/4" i starch my flannel well Before cutting. I fold it in half, press then attach as normal, machine stitched to front with a 3/8" seam ( just a bit wider than 1/4" ) fold to back and hand stitch. So far even ones 15 + years old have held up. I do purchase really good quality double sided flannels.
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I bound my first flannel quilt yesterday. After attaching the 2 1/2 binding to the back I zigzagged around all the edges the lessen the bulk. I then machine sewed the binding down on the front. It turnout out great and I think it should hold up well.
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I've used flannel many times for binding, since I make a lot of flannel quilts. I've always done my flannel binding a little wider than I make regular cotton binding; 2 1/2"-2 3/4" i starch my flannel well Before cutting. I fold it in half, press then attach as normal, machine stitched to front with a 3/8" seam ( just a bit wider than 1/4" ) fold to back and hand stitch. So far even ones 15 + years old have held up. I do purchase really good quality double sided flannels.
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I made a flannel quilt for my son about 10 years ago. It has been washed many, many times, and I'm going to have to replace the binding soon. It is wearing quite a bit at the corners. However, it's entirely possible that the same thing could have happened if I'd used standard quilting cotton for binding. It's a sad problem, isn't it, to have a quilt so loved and used that you have to replace the binding?
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