OK, so what I had planned didn't work. Rats. The cute Winnie the Pooh satin binding looks like crap on the Winnie the Pooh quilt. So . . . I'm going to bring the blue flannel to the front for binding. Easy-peasy, as NZL would say, NOT!! What exactly do I do with the corners? They are just too bulky to stitch. So, could one of you wizards please enlighten this beginner? Thanks,
See if you can figure out how to go back to 2/5, Terri. I've never done the 'backing as binding' but it was discussed quite thoroughly here and that thread will tell you all you need to know and more. There were a lot of wizards contributing. So sorry the binding didn't look good. You can bring the backing around. Yes you can. Polly
Oh, I can go back to 2/5. That's easy. Just remove the view, that hides read messages. Thanks Polly!!!
There are several good 'finishing' books out there. Check your County Library for the Rodale book. Here: (Rodale's Successful Quilting Library is the name of the series.) Fantastic Finishes Rodale Press (c) 1999 ISBN 0-87596-821-X
HTH. PAT
TerriLee > OK, so what I had planned didn't work. Rats. The cute Winnie the Pooh
TerriLee: I gave you the book info. In case you can't get to Library soon, here is a brief description of how to do a "Wrapped Edge Binding." YMMV!!!!!
- Trim top and batting even.
- Leave the extra backing fabric for now.
- Baste (SM or Hand) about .25" from edge... all layers.
- Trim backing to about twice what you want for a finished 'binding.' I make this generous, so I get a double layer when I fold it up.
- Now it gets a tad tricky. Play with a few scraps to figure this out. Eat lots of chocolate.
- At the corner, fold the backing up so it creates a diagonal fold, so the fold is precisely on the top/batting corner. Press.
- Trim the loose backing fabric corner a bit, so you have a slant at the corner of the backing; parallel to that fold.
- Pin the fold, over corner.
- Turn the long side to the width you want. Pin the side. Repeat all sides.
- Fiddle with those earlier corner folds so they look like miters in the corners. Pin.
- Check for square corners all around. Stitch.
- W> OK, so what I had planned didn't work. Rats. The cute Winnie the Pooh
I have 2 pkgs of that winnie the poo binding. What happened when you used it?
Oh, Pat!! These are great directions. Thank you so much. I figured that I had to fold the corner diagonal, but wasn't sure what to do next. And I'll have to look for that book. I very well may own one, since I now have all my mom's books home and mostly unpacked.
Oh, nothing is wrong with the binding itself, I love ready-made satin binding. It was a color issue. When I get the foldover binding done, I'll post a pic, and you'll be able to see - the colors in the quilt didn't like the white binding. I hope to finish it tonight, or tomorrow.
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