quilt binding

Help! I'm new to quilting and thought I would try binding a baby blanket made from fleece. The blanket is heavier material and so is the binding. I got instructions for the corners off the internet and followed them to the tee. I can't seem to get the corners to look good. How much trimming do I need to do to get the corners to look right. Should I have used a thinner material for the binding? Any suggestions? Linda in Wisconsin

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Are we talking one layer of fleece, with a binding that's folded over with quarter inch seams? IOW 4 layers of fleece? I agree that's too heavy. Fleece doesn't ravel, so you could just cut strips wide enough to fold with no seam allowance. Join the strips by butting the ends together and sewing with e.g. your machine's feather stitch (that's what works best on mine, but try out a few different stitches). Then lay the strip on the edge of the blanket so it's halfway covered and straight-stitch down that side, making a neat miter when you come to corners. Turn it over, fold down the other side, and use your feather stitch. If the thread color matches, it will almost disappear. You shouldn't need to trim anything. This is not the same technique as a normal mitered binding.

I'm in the middle of piecing fleece blankets from scraps (thanks Jo!), so fleece is on my mind. I've been finishing the edges with a blanket stitch -these are not heirlooms, just lovey blankets for kids at the shelter. Roberta in D

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Joann's has prefolded fleece binding in many colors. It works great.

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