Adding a flange to the binding of my mystery quilt appealed to me, but I found a couple of sites with instructions for a faux flange, which intrigued me. Here's
one, and
another. This is a little test I made to try out the concept:
From this I learned that the measurements given make the binding very wide on the front. Also, stitching in the ditch on the front is tricky if I don't move the needle position.
Although the faux-flange binding is all applied by machine, there is a lot more preparation involved than for a normal binding. First I had to make 8 metre lengths of two different strips of fabric:
Then sew them together:
Press them open:
Strip wrapped around a small cutting board, as it was getting tricky to manage it.
Lastly, press it in half length-ways:
Another small cutting board would have been handy about now, but this book worked to keep the strip tangle-free.
After all that I needed to take a break. Tomorrow I will tackle applying it to my quilt.
3 comments:
I like the color of your binding. I have been using this type of binding for a year now. It saves my arthritic hands for more enjoyable sewing. I do cut1 my strips a bit narrower for a tighter binding.
This promises to give a really special finish to your mystery quilt. Love the colours.
Interesting process with beautiful fabrics, they go well together. Look forward to seeing it on your quilt.
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