I have had bindings wear out on one quilt I made and on a couple my mom made. These are well loved quilts that get used daily and get washed weekly.
They were double fold bindings so yes, there was another layer underneath but it did happen here that bindings wear out.
~KK in BC~
: >Wow to a 100 year old grandma. How wonderful of you to make a quilt for : >her. She will love it however you finish it! : >Taria : >
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: >> One of the local quilt teachers has her students do this. She trims the : >> backing to an inch bigger all the way around, presses the raw edge of the : >> backing in to the edge of the quilt, then folds the whole thing over to the : >> front and sews it down. : >>
: >> Down sides? Not as much fabric at the edge of the quilt. Some people will : >> say that the quilt won't wear as long, but I'm not convinced (when the : >> binding wears through one layer of fabric it looks ratty IMHO, whether : >> there's more fabric or batting right underneath.) I'm used to a more "full" : >> binding, so I don't like the look of a folded over binding. Also, you can't : >> square up the quilt after quilting, nor can you quilt off the edge of the : >> quilt. : >>
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On 2/5/07 1:01 PM, in article snipped-for-privacy@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com, "radasa873" wrote:
The teacher who does this has a technique for mitering the corners that actually works. Before you do the first fold in, you fold in the corner so the point of the corner touches the point of the quilt top. (press to keep it folded). When the edges are folded over, it makes a nice miter.
I have a quilt where the binding is starting to wear. The quilt was washed about once a week for ten years (we had a dog who would sneak up on the bed).
Actually, the first quilt I made (for my son) was "birthed" and the edges have become quite worn. Another quilt he has (which was made by his aunt), with real binding, also is wearing through at the edges. I told him to mail both quilts to me this summer when he doesn't need them, I will re-bind both quilts and get them back in time for winter. One of the nice things about binding is that it can be replaced. Or covered. Or whatever. I think that backing, folded and sewn as binding, should hold up okay. The plus factor for a separate binding, to me, is that it is another decorative factor of the quilt.
My folks raised 13 kids on a tight budget. Mom made "utility" quilts, largish squares of used woolen fabric sewn into whatever pattern she found pleasing, backed with inexpensive flannel, and with worn blankets for batting. We loved those quilts, and still do, since the tops are made of fabrics we remember--Susie's favorite coat, Joey's school jacket, Dad's old suit coat, all in one quilt. The flannel backing always wore out first. I have one of Mom's quilts that had a shredded backing. I made a quilt-top of cottons, used it as a backing, added a sturdy binding, and now I have a nice reversible quilt with a cotton top for warm weather, woolen top for winter. Mom and I are both proud of it.
I bet your grandmother will love her quilt no matter how you finish it.
Now, really, Sandy. With the high standards of decency on the internet, I hardly think you should use pish-taw in your posts. Whatever would your grandmas think of you? Polly
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