MerryQuilter

I always do diagonal looks great and easy

katvert

I am newer to quilting and these ladies probably know better, but I just did a twin sized quilt with 8" strips for the binding, sewn straight to conserve fabric. I pressed the seams open and made one long strip for the binding. I must of got lucky because none of my seams ended up in corners. If I had more fabric I would have went with diagonal, but as it was I ended up with only 10" extra. After I washed it I did not notice any bulkiness.
Good Luck

pollyjvan9

I make pieced borders quite a lot. I don't cut then any specific length and make sure that seams don't fall at corners. I sometimes will have pieces as long as 18" to 24". Also as others have stated I like the 2 1/4" width because I like narrow bindings.

#1piecemaker

Either one is fine. I seem to always have a problem with diagonal ones. They never seem to look right. But, if I had a good teacher, maybe I would prefer that way because they look so much nicer.

peppermint31

I always have various amounts of binding left over from quilts so I have been collecting them in a bag and will use them someday for a scrappy binding

117becca

i have done a scrappy binding...scrappy on purpose. You know how you take longer strips ~ 3 inch wide by 45 (making up numbers) of 5 or 6 different fabrics, sewing them altogether, then cut them smaller, leaving strips w/ blocks 3 inch X 2 3/4 in

I then take the sections of 6 blocks and cut them on the bias and use it as binding. I did get a flat binding w/ the smaller pieces - I think it looks great, but then, I am biased!

brosier

You can do it both ways - and I'm only concerned about diagonal seams when I'm using all the same fabric for the bindings. The diagonal seams are not as visible as the vertical/horizontal seams, but if you're using multiple fabrics for the effect, it would seem you'd want them to be very visible.

Peggy

I make scrappy binding a lot using various lengths with diagnal seams to prevent bulk. Personally, I really like the look on a scrap quilt with a solid colored border.

wonderwoman

I want to be your charity! Love your quilt....

feffertim

Go to the search field and then put in 'string piecing with adding machine tape. This tutee will probably help you do what you want. It's a great tip