Flannel Binding?
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Flannel Binding?
I am making a small charity quilt from a printed cotton panel.
Because the panel was very small I have used a pretty contrasting flannel to make a border and have used the same flannel for the backing.
I’m now wondering about the binding. I fancy using the flannel but wondered if there were any disadvantages to this. I would machine stitch the binding to the front then hand stitch it to the back.
Because the panel was very small I have used a pretty contrasting flannel to make a border and have used the same flannel for the backing.
I’m now wondering about the binding. I fancy using the flannel but wondered if there were any disadvantages to this. I would machine stitch the binding to the front then hand stitch it to the back.
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I've used flannel for binding twice. The first time I hand stitched the binding and it was fine. Second time I machine sewed and it was too thick. I got it down, but thought it seemed more bulky. Now if I make a flannel quilt I only bind with regular cotton binding.
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Originally Posted by Tartan
Flannel is thicker then cotton so you will need to cut your binding wider for the fold over and bulk. Try a little sample to determine what you will need to cut for width.
i have done many flannel & flannel backed quilts. i have found, as stated by tartan, that because of thickness of flannel (i use double fold only) that a slightly wider strip looks & lays nicer. i also frequently do a fold over, back to front, a very old & traditional style of binding. it looks great & simple to do. i use the foldover style in either flannel or quilting cotton.
Flannel is thicker then cotton so you will need to cut your binding wider for the fold over and bulk. Try a little sample to determine what you will need to cut for width.
i have done many flannel & flannel backed quilts. i have found, as stated by tartan, that because of thickness of flannel (i use double fold only) that a slightly wider strip looks & lays nicer. i also frequently do a fold over, back to front, a very old & traditional style of binding. it looks great & simple to do. i use the foldover style in either flannel or quilting cotton.
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