What Do You Do With Your Leftover Binding Strips?

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02-07-2011, 06:20 AM

#41

longerarmer

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I save them and use on scrape quilts

02-07-2011, 06:21 AM

#42

Quiltbeagle

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I've used them to make a few of those baskets made with clothes line. Just wrapped the binding around the cotton rope and sewed away. Was fun and the baskets are SO useful!

02-07-2011, 06:21 AM

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Janet Leigh

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Ps 150

I've started quite a collection of the "tails" that I cut off of the quilts, once I've bound them. I just can't bring myself to throw them away. What do you do with them?

I have a shoe box full of binding leftovers. When I make a really scrappy quilt, I joined the leftovers together and use to bind the scrappy quilt.

02-07-2011, 06:22 AM

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Fabaddict

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I sew mine together an dmake scrappy bindings. Look great on scrappy quilts.

02-07-2011, 06:31 AM

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maryhopkins39

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I sew them together and use them on scrap quilts. I find myself making a little extra so I will have some leftover to add to the roll. I wind them around a big very hard cardboard tube and they are always ready to use to bind a scrappy quilt!

02-07-2011, 06:36 AM

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mimee4

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Quote:

Originally Posted by happyscrappy

i save them and sew them together for binding for my scrappy quilts. i do make alot of those, as they are my favortie.

Me, too.

02-07-2011, 06:37 AM

#47

Butterflyblue

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I've used them for scrappy binding, for binding for small projects (sometimes I REALLY overestimate how much I'll need) or ironed them flat again and used them in a string quilt.

02-07-2011, 06:40 AM

#48

katlady

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I save them & then sew together to make scrappy binding for scrappy quilts.

02-07-2011, 06:48 AM

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OmaForFour

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I googled phone book quilt and got a great lesson! So easy to do! You end up with 6x6 squares with this lesson which can be sewn together with a sashing (if you wish) into a very nice quilt.