backing as binding?
#51
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I've done backing as binding from my first quilt many years ago -- just extend the backing at least 2 or so inches beyond the top and fold forward -- extending the batting also will give a puffy binding -- miter or log fold the corners (this sometimes takes a bit of adjustment) -- all in all, this method works great!
#52
I do sometimes. If you make a Quilt for Kids kit, they recommend it. It's good for kids because it gives them one less edge to fidget with or get stuck on their medical equipment. It's certainly easier and quicker than cutting strips. I like the look, too.
#54
Hi! I just finished a baby quilt were I used the backing and binding as one piece. I did more or less like the tutorial showed but slightly different. I cut my batting about 1-1/2" wider than the quilt. Then added the backing, cutting it about 2" wider than quilt and batting layer. I think when I folded the backing up and over to form the binding, there seemed to less bulk because it was the one layer 0f batting and backing fabric. Did a blanket stitch around the entire binding. I also didn't finish the corners like the tutorial, I hand-tacked mine.
I really liked how it all come out. There's picture of quilt in my photo album in the "my quilts" section. Chris
I really liked how it all come out. There's picture of quilt in my photo album in the "my quilts" section. Chris
#55
I just put together a quilt top and it ended up 92". With the batting only 90 inches, my sister suggested -skip the binding and pull the excess around back. Works for me. No waste. And more important - I don't have to remove the lower and top border piece to take in the seams untill it is less than the 90". Originally, I planned to use the backing for binding. I resized the quilt from a pattern for a crib sized quilt. I was a little off with the math.
#58
Sometimes I fold over the extra large backing and batting so that it forms a thick and extra wide border which I then sew down on the front. I use a twin needle sometimes on the edges of this sort of edge, to give it a nicer finish. Can also make a nice embroidered edge in this section as well.
#60
Originally Posted by carolaug
Does anyone use the backing as the binding? I have a friend that says she uses the backing as the binding. That sounds like an interesting ideas. Any tips and tricks to do this?
If you have a library close by you could get some quilting books and I'm sure it would have some pictures as to exactly how it's done. It's a little difficult to explain the process. Good luck!
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