Most of the times we can get by with straight-grain binding. But some projects really call for bias. Bias curves much easier than straight-of-grain and holds up longer. So for quilts with curved edges or ones that will take a “beating”, bias binding is a good choice. Here is another excerpt from our All-in-One Quilter’s Reference Tool that gives the yardage needed to make bias binding.
Measure and add up the lengths of all 4 sides of your quilt, then add 10″. Find that number in the column on the left and look across the row to see how big a square you’ll need to cut to make continuous bias binding.
We give yardage for double-fold binding (see the diagram on the right) and for single-fold binding (see the diagram on the left). The cutting width for double-fold is 1 5/8″. The cutting width for single-fold is 1 1/8″. This is for the most common finished binding width: 1/4″. For other finished binding widths, see the Reference Tool mentioned above.
Part of the Quilting Tips from the Tech Editors tutorial series
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Does anyone know of a quilting magazine that caters to hand quilters? All of the ones I receive feature only machine quilting.
there used to be a laminated card with all this information on it – anyone know if that is still available?
Sue, we have seen articles about hand-quilting in Threads, Quilter's Newsletter, and Quiltmaker magazines.Betty, our All-in-One Quilter's Reference Tool is a convenient purse size (5.25"x9") and it's spiral-bound too, easy to flip to the chart you need, like this one.
I have used thread as dental floss before when I was away and had forgotten to pack the dental floss. That was probably a big no no according to the dentist.
Interesting substitution