stupid binding question
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If I sew binding on using 1/2" seam allowance (which I must do because the person put prairie points on (badly)), do I stop 1/2" from each corner, or still 1/4"? My mind thinks this is a math question and refuses to function!
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I stitch using 1/4" but I watched that Patrick Lose mention he stitches 3/8" seam. So whatever your seam width is, that is the measurement of when to stop and turn the corner. I found it very interesting to see that he stops and then stitches diagonally off at the corner, then cuts the thread. does his fold and starts stitching again. After quilting for over 25 years, I said HUH?? But I was stitching 1.75" binding on my mug rugs and was so surprised to see nice even miter corners. Must be on YouTube somewhere. I taped the show.
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Kimberly Jolly from the Fat Quarter Shop has a great tutorial on binding a quilt. It is the one using the Binding Tool- but that isn't used until the very end. She binds from start to finish and uses mitered corners. It is well produced - easy to see what she is doing with good explanations. You can find it on YouTube
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