Spice up your binding
There are so many great fabrics and techniques out there that can be used to make interesting bindings. I wanted to reflect the splashes of colour in my almost monochrome quilt so I cut an assortment of fabrics and made a piece of binding fabric approximately, 20″ x 42″. To decorate the fabric, I sewed straight lines in different threads of 40wt and then cut lengthways to make 2 1/2″ x 42″ binding strips.
Sew vertical lines across the width of the fabric.
Try with different thread weights and colours. 50wt, 40wt, 28wt, 12 wt. Mix it up with variegated threads.
Play with different decorative stitches.
It’s a slow process but well worth the effort to add that magic to your quilts.
11 Comments
Indianna
What a lovely idea. It looks very beautiful too.
Vicki
Oohhh! I love this!
Debbie
This IS clever! I’ve done it once or twice and it’s a fun detail to add! Glad you showed it off again!
Cathy
What a great idea. Love it. Hugs
Lesley Gilbert
Love this idea and so easy to do – thanks for a great tip
Robin Preston
That is so creative!! I love the effect! Thank you for sharing!!!
The Joyful Quilter
What a cool idea!!!
Susan
I never would have thought of this, but think your binding looks amazing! I am going to try this soon! Thanks for y
The inspiration. @susansquiltstudio
LynneP
Really nice!
Jayne Namerow
What a great idea! I love my decorative stitches, but they don’t get much use. Now they will. Thanks!
Patricia V Kendel
Quilters creativity and beauty knows no bounds!