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- Have you seen this type of binding? I am learning from an OLD quilt as I add this unconventional binding to my quilt.
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What a sweet doll quilt!💕
Your method of binding is excellent!
So much to learn from your UA-cams, and relaxing, too 😊
I love this way of binding. I also love your machine.
This was great...I am going to try this method....Thank u, from Texas...
When I first started quilting in the 1980's I had a book by Debbie Mumm and that is how she put bindings on. I think she used double fold but she did two sides and then the other two sides. No corners to fool with, then the quilt police got hold of me and said i should do the way most people do it today, I am sure both work well and the I don't allow the quilt police to bother me anymore!!
That was how I learned too!
I'm a bit of a quilting rebel myself so this technique may blow a few minds or not depending on whose on patrol...lol.
"Quilt Police"....
Love it.
Those must be the same quilt police who think all quilts must be stitched, as opposed to tied.
I never listen to.quilt police since I never enter my projects in contests that are judged.
Its my projecs & I do them them which ever way that works!
Good for you, the quilt police can be painful 😁
Hi Beth
I came across you videos a year and a half ago when on a medical leave from teaching. I have since retired and spend some time every day sewing. Fabric has always been my language since I was a young girl and would make clothes for dolls that I never played with. I enjoy your calm simplicity and your ideas that keep my mind ticking. I also appreciate that you are not selling me anything, just enjoying the pleasure fabric creations bring. Thank you so much for sharing your passion with the world. My time with you is a blessing.
Sincerely,
Carol
Thank you carol😊
Such a cool little trick at the corners, but it totally makes sense! Thanks for a lovely video.
I had never seen a binding done that way; but, it does explain some of my grandmother's quilt bindings - I just didn't know how she did it! Mystery solved. Thanks for sharing.
Gorgeous Singer. Thank you for showing the Quilt Police that you don't need to follow their rules, or use their ridiculously expensive machines, in order to make beautiful quilts.
Amen to this, but i bet that singer cost a bomb when it first came out.
A good machine is a good machine, look after it and it should last you for a very long time. Stunning machine though. Really beautiful.
I cannot stand the quilt police, ugh!!!!
I use bedsheets and recycle so many scrap bits and even use quilts as batting sometimes 😂 MY QUILT MY RULES! that’s why I love this channel. ❤️❤️
@@Sam_the_quilter Actually, that was one of the lower priced Singers when it came out.
@@patg8932 lower price doesn’t mean cheap 🤪
My mother and grandmother did their binding the same way. They did their piecing and quilting by hand, for the most part. Thank you for a blast from the past!
I love your vintage singer. I have my mother's 401a slant that she bought in the 50's. It runs like a charm and is so strong and reliable. I even lug it (it is made to cast iron after all) to quilt retreats. I have found there is a reason it comes with a screwdriver. I can fix nearly anything that goes wrong with it and don't have to worry about computer chips. I love it and wouldn't trade it for anything. I've sew on it for 60 years, since I was 8. My father wouldn't let me plug it in so using a large empty spool and a bent wire coat hanger he made a crank for it and that was the beginning of my love of old singers. I keep finding the same machine for sale in garage sales, etc. I know have 4 and several of the sister, less complex, machines that I keep for spare parts in can I need something. Only once had a piece wear out so much I had to replace it. There is a gentleman that makes repair videos for that model and posts them on youtube. He's answered all my repair needs and my baby hasn't need any other attention for years and I sew a lot now that I'm retired.
My story is the same! I have the exact same old green sewing machine, and I just love it. That straight stitch foot has never been surpassed in my opinion. So much nicer than a plastic machine with plastic feet and that zigzag plate that can slurp your material right down into the feed dogs.
My mom taught me to sew on it when I was four. She was a little afraid that I would run my finger under the needle, and I promptly did just that. But I've been a sewer ever since, and I have that same machine. Loved it! Nice to know there is someone else out there with my same experience. Nice to meet you!
I have the 319w since 1958 wouldn't trade it for any other it has helped me make a living. Still going strong. Thanks
This is how i did until i was told that was not the way to do it. Forgot how easy it is to do. Thanks for the reminder!
Love your precious old Singer sewing machine. Those oldies are the best no plastic parts. All metal gears. Built to last.
Many years ago I used this type of binding both for quilts and neckline and sleeve binding. Don’t remember where I learned this method but it worked and looked good.
Mary Alice hornsby 💝✂️ I discovered a way to sew faster and easier even as a beginner, I talk more about it in my channel, I hope it helps those who need it.
I really like that look better than the “mitered corner way” I learned. Thanks for such a good tutorial.
Interesting how you discovered this binding method. My quilting "bible" that I have been using for 20 years shows this method and is called "Lapped binding".♥️🇦🇺
What is book title?
@@bethshibleyquilts Quilting From Start To Finish by Katharine Guerrier published in London 2003. It's been well used over the years.
Ladies, Thank You Both for sharing g your information!!! Definitely will give it a go ❤️😀
@@juliemorrison4348thank you, I’ll be trying to get this book 😊
I have never seen this method before, I found it interesting! Thanks for sharing Beth.
That is very clever! My granddaughter asked for another doll quilt so I can try it. Your quilt is so charming with the yarn ties!
I taught myself to quilt and this is how I did my bindings. Now I prefer to use my backing as the binding.
I have the same Singer sewing machine. Nothing sews quite like an old Singer. I have used this method before, but oh my, the corner trick is something I've never seen, thanks!
I am very new to quilting and came across your video. This is great. Just finished a small quilt using this method and I love it. Will be using this from now on. Thanks so much.
Bobbi Bachinky 💝✂️ I discovered a way to sew faster and easier even as a beginner, I talk more about it in my channel, I hope it helps those who need it.
I had not seen it before, but I plan to show it to my sewing group.
Thanks for showing how to mend ends. I hand sew my binding.
I did it. But I need more practice on the ends
Barbara Rodriguez 💝✂️ I discovered a way to sew faster and easier even as a beginner, I talk more about it in my channel, I hope it helps those who need it.
this is the only way I know to bind a quilt! I learned it from my grandfather who was widowed early and started quilting to ease his grief. He said it is the German way. I live in North Dakota a place that is mostly German Farmers that came to the USA in the late 1800's and we all are pretty much are still farming.
I just tried this, and I live it! This is going to be my go-to for small quilts. Thanks for showing us!
Ah-ha - I'm happy to learn an alternative method for binding! Sometimes I just don't feel like joining the binding and seaming it together, especially for small projects. This looks like an interesting option!
Thank you, thank you, thank you - I find this method much easier. Its right for me.
I think it’s an amazing alternative! 👍🏻👵🏻
I started quilting in the 80’s. Yes, this is how it was done. I still have the metal binding tool that helps you iron the binding without getting burned. Then the quilt police said they had a better way to do it. So we started doing it the new way.
Learned this technique probably 40 years ago - makes a nice douple binding that always looks nice
my mother who still "quilts by hand" at 89 years old, does it this way.
I'm just starting on my quilting journey, and there are so many people out there with such great ideas on how to achieve a finished quilt. Which, at the end of the day, is the whole point. I want the quilts that I make to be loved and used, not to be stuck in a cupboard and forgotten about. Thank you for sharing. 😁
I love this method of binding. Thanks for sharing. You makeit look soeasy.
Loved learning this binding, have seen it on quilts, never saw instructions until now...thanks so much for sharing this!
Julie Salem 💝✂️ I discovered a way to sew faster and easier even as a beginner, I talk more about it in my channel, I hope it helps those who need it.
That makes perfect sense to my brain! 😃😃 I'm trying this method on my next quilt, it looks so much easier than trying to get the ends to match.
Ms 💝✂️ I discovered a way to sew faster and easier even as a beginner, I talk more about it in my channel, I hope it helps those who need it.
When I first learned to quilt in the 80s this is how we did it. I think I will start doing this on certain types of quilts.
Keep in mind old quilts were generally of two types. Utility types to keep the family warm where pretty was a bonus if you had the right fabrics and special quilts like a wedding quilt. People didn't have the luxury to spend the day sewing and making show quilts. What you've made is good old fashioned double bias binding. Lots of pre 60s quilts are bound with it. Classic bias is actually folded so that one side is ⅛" wider. You apply the first part like you did. The part folded to the back extends ⅛", allowing you to stitch "in the ditch" from the front right next to the binding on the face of the quilt. That stitching disappears on the front. It's OK on the back, remember this is for daily use and leisure time is at a premium. The Quilt Police would never approve. So , let's defund the Quilt Police. 😉
It’s fascinating what happens as crafts “splinter.” Much how like, once upon a time, it wasn’t uncommon to once see knit and crochet in the same pattern bc the maker was assumed to know both, people didn’t usually only sew clothes or quilts back in the day. I see this and I see a very old technique that has evolved into bias tape binding for garment and household sewing, but which was once straight-grain binding like this. When fabric is expensive, time is abundant, and you have a quilt edge in need of finishing, this totally makes sense when this is how you finish certain other edges that you know needs to be hardwearing. Works just as well today!
Thank you for posting, learn something new each day, Thank You!
Bless you. My Mom use to bind comforters like this years ago. I looked all over on how to do this and you are the only person that has this method. I do have to say that Mom would be upset calling this a quilt as it is not quilted, but tied therefor a comforter.
Thank you again. Appreciated very much.
I learned how to bind like this for home decor projects that we did when I was in college back in the 70's , my major was Home Economics Education. My grandmother also did binding like this when she did small table runners and wall hangings. I still like to use this method for mug rugs, and small projects. Typically it was a binding method when you were using bias tape.
Thank you!
Thank you!
I agree with this. I also used this method in garment sewing and using purchased bias tape. This method does not give double fabric at the very edge and does not hold up as well. I used this method for a quilt made in 1974 and the edges of the quilt are fraying
@@brigittekochan9016 I agree that this is not a method I would use for quilts that will be used and washed a lot. I also would recommend that if this method is used to cut the binding on the bias, it is stronger than straight of grain.
@@Ella-49 I've always used bias binding on my quilts, because I, too, believe it's stronger that straight of grain. The threads in the fabric are cross-hatched instead of running parallel along the edge. Hope that makes sense.
Nice to have options. Fun to see how to do it... You made such a cute little quilt using all those older tricks and tips. Your little people (grandchildren) are going to love to play house with the doll quilt. One more reason to visit... lol.
Great binding.If you don’t have a lot of fabric over, this is the one to use.
What a great way to bind. I am going to have to try this! Binding is the thing that stresses me the most.
I did my first quilt binding this way 38 years ago as I was on a farm in outback Australia & there was no one to tell me different. A bit later I found out the double fold was being used as it was much stronger so I've done that ever since. The only binding that's not lasted is the single fold one as after repeated washes & usage, the edge of the quilt layers in the binding have worn through the binding. Just be aware of this & if your project is for daily use, it might be a good idea to use the double layer of fabric for your binding on those & use this single layer on projects which will get less use.
Great points, but I always wonder if bindings should just be replaced every so many years. Not something I'm doing though....lol.
Even if the binding wears... just sew a new binding a little bit bigger over the tattered shreds. Your correct though, a double binding does last longer.
Sometimes one just doesn't have enough of a specific fabric. Sometimes vanity wins out over sturdy. Enjoy the adventure of process!
Thanks for sharing a new method of binding. I've never seen it done like this.
What a lucky child to receive this handmade doll quilt. Thanks for sharing this binding method.
Far more easier your way than mitering corners. So glad I found this video. TY.
Thanks for your video. Always learn something helpful. Good to know another way to bind!
Log cabin? Basic pattern for beginner?
LOVE your binding!
I have been using packaged double fold bias tape as binding this way for years, but never did the corners this way...always tucked them in and hand sewed them. Your way is much tidier!
I have seen binding done this way. Nothing wrong with it...a matter of preference I suppose. Most modern quilters use a single piece of binding and miter the corners, but this way does have it's advantages. This was an interesting project. Thank you for the video 😊👍💕
That is how I was taught to do bound corners, 50 years ago. I think it was part of the written instructions in the binding package. I only learned the fold up/ down method FROM YOU, just a few years ago.
I like this. It’s my speed. It seems less likely that I am going to screw something up. And I love hand sewing now. I’m going to try this. Thank you Beth!
I was taught this method many years ago but I had forgotten the fine points. I had the two side strips sewn on and then I stopped. Thank goodness I found your video! Now I can finish my great-grandson’s baby quilt.
Like another commenter, I bet it was an adaptation from the garment industry. I’m going to try this on my next mini. Thank you for always sewing and sharing with us!🥰
This is the way my grandmother applied binding and my mother learned this way. My mom did learn to do it by turning the corners, but her early quilts were done this way.
You just made my life so much easier I had such a hard time with binding thank you so much 😊
I have always paid the quilt shop to do my machine quilting and to sew my bindings. Seeing how that you have tied these 2 quilts makes me feel good about tying my quilts. I can not afford to pay for machine quilting anymore. I’m on a fixed income and I’m hoping to close on my house soon. So I’m going to have to adjust my finances if I want to continue quilting. In the future I will do my binding this way too. Thank you!!!!!
I like the idea of making doll quilts.
I do my binding like you do. Thanks for this video Beth.
This is the first video that I’ve actually seen you machine! This is exactly like the one I learned to sew on in the 60’s, including the cabinet! I’ve seen the machines for sale, but I’ve never seen this particular cabinet. I would sure love to find one like it!
This is also the way my Grandma taught me to bind a quilt!
Wow, I’ve been quilting for over thirty years, and have never seen this technique. What fun; thank you!
Neat and clean looking! I have never seen this technique before! Thanks!
That binding on the corners was really slick. I can use that on other applications. Thank you
Agree. I can think of many things. 💜💛
This is how I was taught to do binding! My husband's grandmother taught me how.
Yes indeed! I think the older generations often had less money to spend, and this avoided all the bias business that takes up extra fabric. My mom used this method, too.
Oh I love this method!!! It’s so cute and clean. Also, I’m totally jealous of your singer machine.
Thanks Beth, that is a really good binding option. Very neat.
That's such a unique method, have never seen this before, but, I like it, I'll have try this, thank you for sharing this!
My grandmother taught me to sew starting when i was around 5. She also taught me to quilt and had so many different techniques for bindings. I wish i had the mind to write everything down as a teen before she passed.
As someone who has a tough time manhandling (quilterhandling?) continuous binding, this is fantastic! I may actually get some quilts completely finished this year!
I love your technique! I've saved to my favorites, and I wll watch it again until I master your methods for more than just quilts. Thank you very much for sharing!
That's brilliant! Thanks to your curiosity and the craftiness of a quilter of long ago, we have a new trick!
I especially like that your sewing machine is a vintage model. It sews as if it were a very expensive machine. I will try your binding technique.
I have seen this done but it’s been a long time. Looks very simple and easy to do. Thanks for the refresh.
Yes, a GREAT OPTION, especially for a doll quilt. Thank-you!
Great idea Beth. I'm glad to see you using the green singer 185, I have it in the portable version. I love that machine.
I had completely forgotten about this method. This will work so much better for small items. Thank you so much for sharing all your videos with us.
I have been quilting since 1981. I was completely a newbie in learning to quilting but I had watched my mother quilt and acquired the fever for doing guilts.
The method for doing the binding as you did in this one is exactly the way that I did mine. Of course, I hand quilted my tops in my 18" hoop. I have since started to quilt as you go method. I still at times go with this hoop quilting. Either way is very pretty.
I have done my corners differently than the one I used for a long time. Needless to say is pretty unique.
According to the time era or what I want to pop out will dictate to me how I want my quilts , baby blankets, etc. to accent.
You do a great job showing and explaining quilting.
Thanks so much!
That is a marvelous binding method, thank you for sharing it.
I like this binding. Very neat and squared at the corner. I’ve not seen it before but will give it a try.
Hi Beth. I too love your relaxed simple method. I have never seen this type of binding but its a neat way to do it. Thankyou for sharing it with us.
Beth, I have been watching your videos for some time, however, I have never seen binding done that way....but I am going to try that next project I get to....thank you! You are a joy to watch. Thanks for all your efforts to bring such wonderful content for us to enjoy and try to do ourselfs!!
I love it!!! I like the square look, doesn't always have to be mitered corners. It looks more home-made or homey this way. My new way, love, love. It gives me ideas to get creative and use a different color on each side, or 1 color binding on 2 sides and a different color on the other 2 sides. This video is going in my saved videos. ❤
Hi Beth,
This is exactly how I was taught to do binding when I learned to make quilts over 50 years ago. I still use this method most of the time because it's pretty much foolproof. On a larger quilt, I would sew from the centre of each side to the corner to prevent that sort of stretchy 'drift' you can get. I also use a bias maker to help me get a really neat and even piece of binding. I think this method just gives a neat, clean finish to the edge of the quilt and is useful if you really want to avoid a join in the binding along an edge. I make a lot of quilts for the NICU at the hospital where I work so I can make use of small lengths of fabric.
I'm enjoying your little vids, Beth. Lovely simple ideas that I am using in both my baby quilts and larger ones. More power to your needle, Beth!
This is how my mum used to bind her quilts.. very neat
Thanks for teaching a new trick! I always enjoy your tutorials.
Love watching you sew! I learn sooo much from you even though I’ve been sewing and quilting a long time , you always share something awesome! Thank you! 🥰
Really like this method - so much easier than other techniques to get those presky corners neat. Thank you for sharing xx
Thank you, Beth. This a neat way to bind a quilt.
Thanks for showing this binding method. Very interesting and totally doable!
Grandma used wide bias binding for binding her quilts.
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Thank you Beth!! I've never seen a binding put on like this, but I am definitely going to try it!
Nifty idea for those smaller projects! 🤩
Well I have to say I’m loving the looks of this binding technique, looks neat and I’m thinking I like the looks of those finished corners better. Always great to see other versions of quilting our quilts. Thanks for sharing 👍❤️😊
I often camp my corners. Never got use to the mitered corners. I like how you finish the ends 👏
A very clever way to do binding 🧵🪡✂️
I’ve not used this method for binding quilts but I’ve used it in fashion sewing. I like it for small projects!
WOW. Will definitely try this method.
I have to say, that is an interesting technique. I'm going to try that. Nice not to have to wrangle all that binding. Thanks Beth.👍
I like this method! Have not seen before. Thank you for sharing this wonderful creation!🙏🏻