Making Binding
#3
1 1/2" inch strips would only give you a finished binding on each side of 1/4" maximum. That seems awfully narrow for a quilt...
Cutting it 3" for a 1 1/2" binding strip seems a bit wide. I cut mine at 2 1/4" like sandpat for quilts, runners, etc...
Cutting it 3" for a 1 1/2" binding strip seems a bit wide. I cut mine at 2 1/4" like sandpat for quilts, runners, etc...
#6
Originally Posted by sandpat
If the directions said that exactly, I would cut a 1 1/2" strip...but I've never done a binding that thin...I always cut 2 1/4"...no matter what it calls for. But thats just me. :roll:
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Wow, that's narrow. I think that's what I used on the doll quilt, and let me tell you - it was a bear to pull to the other side. The mitered corners were the worst and don't meet my normal standard. I usually use 2 1/4" for binding.
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