Binding

[DesireeH]

Is it hard to do? Some friends and I made a quilt (everyone did a square) for a new baby and I sewed it all together but I've never done binding before and I am having a heck of time worrying about messing it up! I cant figure out the corners in my head. Maybe I am just lame! LOL

[pixie-n-hertwoboys]

hey Des! keep it all one piece if you can and fold over the corners.... it will fold over on its own kinda. then zigzag down and hand sew the corners. aw heck I'll show you a pic at PC if you want... oh on that note, mabye not

eta: are you using the shiney binding? or material? either one it will do the same. its a sample on a pillow case - only thing I had w/ a good corner to show LOL

heres pics
before folding
corner

[pumpkinsmama]

http://www.quilterscache.com/StartQu...ltingfive.html

this site is great!

[pumpkinsmama]

Also, it sounds like you made your own, but a word of warning about the store bought binding. The shiny satiny stuff that is advertised as "quilt binding" is best used uncut. I posted my adventure with the stuff in another thread. Bottom line is once you cut it, you can't sew the cut edge to keep it from fraying. It just keeps falling apart. Someone else here might have a trick to make it work, but my IRL friend said to just use it uncut, it is the only way.

[Rachel Flores]

I'm pretty new to sewing and I've heard of something called a binding foot for putting on binding, do you think it maks binding easier? about how much do they cost? BTW the pics for how to fold the binding were great! Thanks.