store bought binding tape
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hi everyone, i`m working on a quilt and was thinking about finishing off with a store bought binding tape instead of cutting one up with matching material..do any of you use store bought...would it be cheating??? ty for your input i appreciate...
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the only way I have ever been able to use store bought is if I iron it flat and make it double binding. Otherwise I could never get it straight. There is no cheating as long as what your doing works for you. =)
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I haven't tried it on a quilt but have used it on garments and really don't care for the fabric itself and honestly think it would take away from the quilt..remember this is just my opinion, I think it looks cheap( my mom took that shortcut on one, I didn't have the heart to tell her ) and now that I'm a quilter, if I ever have time to make garments again I'll make my own seam bindings too.
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I don't think it's cheating, but I agree with kathy. The fabric in the store-bought binding seems to be thin. I don't know if it's a shortcut I'd want to take. Unless there's something out there I'm not aware of besides the bias binding in the little packets.
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