This video was so very helpful to me. I am dyslexic, and cutting stripes on the bias just defeated me, even though I have watched countless other videos….so I didn’t. But I had a piece of fabric that I really wanted to be on the bias. I followed your method of folding and SUCCESS. Thank you, thank you for helping a dyslexic,angle challenged quilter😊.
I like the gig you said you made when you piece the ends of the bias binding together. Maybe you can do a video where you show us how we can make our own. Pretty please.
This video was a good reminder for me to consider rounding the corners on bed quilts. The quilt on our bed hangs down a ways and it's easy to catch your foot on the corner of the quilt when rounding the bed. When I washed the quilt this summer (quite an undertaking to launder a king size quilt in the bathtub!), I discovered the bottom corners were the dirtiest part of the quilt. I wish I had made those corners rounded!
I still have some of the binding fabric, so rounding the corners after the fact is a consideration. I will have to decide if it's worth taking out some of the quilting.
I’m not new to sewing but am new to quilting. Your tutorials are my first choice for technical advice. Thank you for your clear and well-paced videos. I’m hoping you keep offering the quilting cruises a few more years as one of those is high in my bucket list! You are very much appreciated!
I led a Quilts for Kids chapter for 10 years. During that time we received many lovely quilts but it was obvious some quilters struggled with the bindings. So I started a "Better Bindings" class at a couple of local quilt shops. I encourage using striped fabric because the barbershop appearance really adds some sparkle to a finished quilt. One tip I share with the students is to lay the ruler so that the ends of the strips are parallel to the stripes on the fabric. (Some ends may need to be recut to become parallel with the stripe but it's SO worth it in the end!) Then when joining the strips, all the stripes will now be parallel to the seam, instead of leaving mismatched, choppy right angles that are so obvious. The seams are neatly disguised -- nearly impossible to see from a few feet away. When the lines of the stripe are widely spaced (as in the black on white one you show in the video) I try to make the seams so they just reveal the line in the fabric. I have never seen this tip in quilting books yet it almost guarantees tidy and invisible seams. I am hooked on this method!
Yeah, I think this is one that I’ll just keep in the back pocket, probably for a long time. Honestly, I’ll enjoy seeing quilts made this way by other quilters, and leave it at that. Thanks Karen for sharing all that you do. 👍❤️😊
I've always wanted to try a scalloped border but could not find a good tutorial on bias binding until now. I love how you make everything seem so doable with your precise and easy to follow instruction. Thanks Karen, your videos have helped me really elevate my quilting. 🤩
Hi Karen. I am a brand new quilter. Subscribed to your channel and love what I have watched so far. I am waiting for my new Janome skyline s 7 to arrive. I am not new to sewing but it’s been a while. 20 years I used to sew all my daughter baby clothes. Enjoyed that so much. Moved on to doll clothes and then took a break. Mostly because I wore out my hand me down Elna. So excited to get started with some easy projects. I was thinking about a wall handing. Could you share some beginner project ideas. Thank you. Rosmary.
I’ve watched your videos for a few years & have learned so much! I appreciate the time & effort you’ve put into helping us. Don’t know how much longer I’ll be able to quilt but I’m sure I’ll always watch your videos!
Karen, this is another informative tutorial. You are my favourite UA-cam quilter, having made your 3-in-1 tool and used your binding instructions over and over, so that my many pieced tops have been transformed into completed quilts. Instead of fearing binding, I now welcome it.♥️ Thank you for highlighting more binding techniques to think about and try.👏🏻
Thank you SO MUCH for explaining in such a clear and obvious manner so that I could totally understand the best way for me and how to end your binding.
Very happy you addressed this, the bias binding and curves! I've been wanting to do the candy cane striped binding but haven't researched it yet.Thank you for all the useful information and instructions. As always Karen, you Rock!
Finally…I just have to slow down and watch each flip and step for bias binding cuts…..scary stuff for me!😮 Thanks so much ..I’m gonna try it ..even if I screw it up …lol 😢
Thanks Karen! This came at a perfect time since I am just about ready to bind a quilt that I made for a child...a perfect one to try something new. I think I will try rounding the corners and using a striped bias binding.
Great timing! I’m doing a whole bunch of binding in the next few days. Could you please do a video on how you made the jig? I like that a lot and would love to make one myself.
Thanks for another great video. But oh pretty, pretty please tell us more about your jig (4:52). I'll have to go back and watch the video again, I was blinded by tool envy. Thanks anyway for all your work, it makes a big difference.
Lol, I hate binding and only ever made steaigjt binding for quilts. Then i became a bag maker and discovered a bit of a necessity for bias binding. Im slowly getting better at it.
Amen sistah on the Sewtites cutting system! Paired with a new gate leg table I picked up used, I no longer hate cutting. The beveled ruler is [chef’s kiss] fantastic, and I, too, am reaching for those boosters more and more. The mat is heavy, though, so some may need to plant it on a spot and keep it there rather than shuffling like I’m doing. Worth the price tag. Never going back to a regular mat.
I make utilitarian quilts that will be used daily, so I do the old fashioned fold-over from the backing to create my bindings. I create type of mitered corner for the turns.
I always learn new things watching you! I have avoided bias binding in favour of the cross grain for those mitered corners. But your information on wear and tear has me thinking I should be brave and try something new.
Great tips Karen. I have rounded corners on quilts before but never used a striped fabric. Love candy stripes so time to give it a go. Clever little jig for joining ends and the Sewtite mat and magnets look great. Love your Care Bears quilt.👏♥️🇦🇺
I've only made bias binding - never tried the straight version. I just feel happier using it, especially when the stripes look diagonal. Cheers Karen xx
I'm an absolute beginner with quilts (I've done 2 and neither should count.) I have been struggling with how to finish the edges of some oddly shaped tummy time blankets, this tutorial really helped me to wrap my head around how to approach it! I think today it's time I attempt it again, Thank you!
Thank you so much. Such great information. I noticed the wee blue weights early on in video. Hope they ship to New Zealand 🇳🇿 love ❤️ your videos. Thanks for sharing 😊
Great tutorial. One question. Please what is the name of designer and manufacturer of the multi color piece of fabric with quarter square triangles? Is it whole cloth or did you make? I’m watching on my phone and I’m not certain if it’s delightful little blocks you’ve joined or whole cloth. Thank you for your lovely videos and a voice that is pleasant to hear.
Wonderful reminder tutorial!! I like doing continuous binding; I don’t think I’ve ever seen the last example (or it’s been a long time) so will watch again. Thank you!!
Thank you Karen, very informative and the exact timing for me as just going to bind a couple off patchwork blankets so will follow your turorial. thank you for sharing with us x
Karen, thanks for so many great quilting tips and conversations! I constantly sew my binding strips together the wrong direction and have to rip them out! I saw you use a jig. Could you share how you made it. I'd love to have one, too! Thank you! I look forward to many more interesting and informative videos!
I use regular and biased binding. I’ve tried technique 1 and 2 for making bias binding, but generally stick to method 1 for cutting. I don’t like cutting long strips with scissors because it often comes out too wonky. Great video!
I always use bias binding even though it breaks my brain to figure it out each and every time.😜. I figure there is so much effort put into a quilt that I want the binding to last as long as possible. I have never rounded my corners though and I am going to have to try that.
I love bias binding, but only use it when I want a bias stripe from a fabric that has a vertical/horizontal stripe or when I want to have curved corners. It is unbelievable how easy curved corners lay n with the bias binding. It’s probably why most all of my grandmother’s quilts had curved corners! ❤
For me it works much better to put the front and back right sides together and sew like a duvet cover. When it is turned right side out, I topstitch on all sides.
I do the tube method, known as continous bias binding. Before using it I thought it must take longer, but I've found it much faster for me, especially if I need a lot of binding. But I've never seen the one where you don't cut through, I'll have to try that.
Thank you very much. I watch your tutorials, some more than others. I appreciate all that you do. May God bless you and your family.@@JustGetitDoneQuilts
Thanks a great tutorial. I have been bias binding my quilts for a very long time. To me they are cosier if they don't have pointy corners. 😊 But beware of polka dots or any graphic pattern that is printed on the diagonal. You have to fussy cut so the dots are all the same. I can't be bothered with that so no polka dot binding for my quilts. 😊🇨🇦
I love this video! Do you have a video that shows how you made your "jig" to sew the binding strips together? I always have trouble with that part. Thank you!
I have been quilting forever. Right around the time when a few quilters entered machine quilting in the big shows and won big ribbons. The quilt world was turned upside down. 🤣 But hand sewn bindings was still the standard. I've entered many shows and the judges are the fiercest on meticulous bindings. I have learned to do just that. However I have noticed on You Tube and Instagram how today it appears that a lot of quilters machine sew their bindings down. I have tried doing that on small quilts and just do not like the look. Had to rip it out. I understand how quickly you can get that final step done and how durable it would be. And unless entering in a show it doesn't really matter. I personally just think it looks better hand sewn. Old school quilter in some ways and modern in others. But in the end the important thing is "just getting it done".....☺
I am going to try rounded corners for one great reason: I want to use my binder attachment to put on the binding, and it's too fiddly with square corners.
I love watching your videos. Always learn so much. The last quilt I made I moved the needle to the right so that the feed dogs would completely contact my fabric as you showed in another video and it helped so much! Did your hubby make that wooden tool you show for putting binding strips together? Or where can I get that? I made your binding tool from template plastic but I’d also love to have that wooden thingy. 😊
Off topic-Since you are a long time quilter, which rotary blades have you found to be the best, sharpest and longest lasting blades, tungsten or titanium? Thanks- love your videos LOL so much fun to watch 😁
@@JustGetitDoneQuilts Maybe you could do a video on how to use and maintain the cutters. I'd like to see you sharpen one. Also how you made your jig. Thanks.
This video was so very helpful to me. I am dyslexic, and cutting stripes on the bias just defeated me, even though I have watched countless other videos….so I didn’t. But I had a piece of fabric that I really wanted to be on the bias. I followed your method of folding and SUCCESS. Thank you, thank you for helping a dyslexic,angle challenged quilter😊.
I like the gig you said you made when you piece the ends of the bias binding together. Maybe you can do a video where you show us how we can make our own. Pretty please.
Yes please 😊
This video was a good reminder for me to consider rounding the corners on bed quilts. The quilt on our bed hangs down a ways and it's easy to catch your foot on the corner of the quilt when rounding the bed. When I washed the quilt this summer (quite an undertaking to launder a king size quilt in the bathtub!), I discovered the bottom corners were the dirtiest part of the quilt. I wish I had made those corners rounded!
Clip them..then add a pretty contrast just for those cut spots??
I still have some of the binding fabric, so rounding the corners after the fact is a consideration. I will have to decide if it's worth taking out some of the quilting.
I’m not new to sewing but am new to quilting. Your tutorials are my first choice for technical advice. Thank you for your clear and well-paced videos. I’m hoping you keep offering the quilting cruises a few more years as one of those is high in my bucket list! You are very much appreciated!
Rounding corners?!!!! Yes! Thank you, Karen. Very helpful.
I led a Quilts for Kids chapter for 10 years. During that time we received many lovely quilts but it was obvious some quilters struggled with the bindings. So I started a "Better Bindings" class at a couple of local quilt shops. I encourage using striped fabric because the barbershop appearance really adds some sparkle to a finished quilt. One tip I share with the students is to lay the ruler so that the ends of the strips are parallel to the stripes on the fabric. (Some ends may need to be recut to become parallel with the stripe but it's SO worth it in the end!) Then when joining the strips, all the stripes will now be parallel to the seam, instead of leaving mismatched, choppy right angles that are so obvious. The seams are neatly disguised -- nearly impossible to see from a few feet away. When the lines of the stripe are widely spaced (as in the black on white one you show in the video) I try to make the seams so they just reveal the line in the fabric. I have never seen this tip in quilting books yet it almost guarantees tidy and invisible seams. I am hooked on this method!
Thanks for sharing
I need a video of this.
Wish I could attend one of your classes!
I didn't know that my bias bindings were stronger than regular bindings. Thank you.
Makes sense, that bias binding can resist wear.
Yeah, I think this is one that I’ll just keep in the back pocket, probably for a long time. Honestly, I’ll enjoy seeing quilts made this way by other quilters, and leave it at that. Thanks Karen for sharing all that you do. 👍❤️😊
I’ll just stick with straight binding. I am allergic to bias edges.
Stripey binding tickles my eyes in just the right way. Love it! 😍
I've always wanted to try a scalloped border but could not find a good tutorial on bias binding until now. I love how you make everything seem so doable with your precise and easy to follow instruction. Thanks Karen, your videos have helped me really elevate my quilting. 🤩
Hi Karen. I am a brand new quilter. Subscribed to your channel and love what I have watched so far. I am waiting for my new Janome skyline s 7 to arrive. I am not new to sewing but it’s been a while. 20 years I used to sew all my daughter baby clothes. Enjoyed that so much. Moved on to doll clothes and then took a break. Mostly because I wore out my hand me down Elna. So excited to get started with some easy projects. I was thinking about a wall handing. Could you share some beginner project ideas.
Thank you. Rosmary.
Love the rounded corners on a square or rectangular quilt!!! Never thought of using rounded corners, I always use bias binding, so this will be great!
I’ve watched your videos for a few years & have learned so much! I appreciate the time & effort you’ve put into helping us. Don’t know how much longer I’ll be able to quilt but I’m sure I’ll always watch your videos!
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Karen, this is another informative tutorial. You are my favourite UA-cam quilter, having made your 3-in-1 tool and used your binding instructions over and over, so that my many pieced tops have been transformed into completed quilts. Instead of fearing binding, I now welcome it.♥️ Thank you for highlighting more binding techniques to think about and try.👏🏻
Thank you SO MUCH for explaining in such a clear and obvious manner so that I could totally understand the best way for me and how to end your binding.
Very happy you addressed this, the bias binding and curves! I've been wanting to do the candy cane striped binding but haven't researched it yet.Thank you for all the useful information and instructions. As always Karen, you Rock!
Totally interesting Karen, thank you.
Finally…I just have to slow down and watch each flip and step for bias binding cuts…..scary stuff for me!😮
Thanks so much ..I’m gonna try it ..even if I screw it up …lol 😢
Thanks Karen! This came at a perfect time since I am just about ready to bind a quilt that I made for a child...a perfect one to try something new. I think I will try rounding the corners and using a striped bias binding.
If you can stand the cutting of the strips, I find the rounded corners so much faster and smoother than the pointed corners
Once again....a wonderful video. Thanks Karen for doing these tutorials. I know there's a lot of time that goes into making these. Thank you!!
Great timing! I’m doing a whole bunch of binding in the next few days.
Could you please do a video on how you made the jig? I like that a lot and would love to make one myself.
Same. I was gonna ask the same!
I would also like to know about that too!
Thanks for another great video. But oh pretty, pretty please tell us more about your jig (4:52). I'll have to go back and watch the video again, I was blinded by tool envy. Thanks anyway for all your work, it makes a big difference.
Thanks Karen!!😊
Lol, I hate binding and only ever made steaigjt binding for quilts. Then i became a bag maker and discovered a bit of a necessity for bias binding. Im slowly getting better at it.
I had never seen method #3 for cutting the continuous binding. You always have a surprise in store. Thanks, Karen.
I'll have to try your way of doing a bingin- I love it..I'm happy how I've been doing it, but yours is the next step up- and no folding in half!
I never knew how rounded or curved edges were done. Thanks for sharing about those templates.
Could you add a quilting glove recommendation to your show notes, please? And maybe a note about how much fabric yields how much bias binding?
Thank you for such a thorough discussion of bias binding. I’m with you I think method one is the one that makes the most sense to me.😁
Thank you for tip to tuck in the tail. I learned something new!
Good food for thought.I will try the rounded corners
Amen sistah on the Sewtites cutting system! Paired with a new gate leg table I picked up used, I no longer hate cutting. The beveled ruler is [chef’s kiss] fantastic, and I, too, am reaching for those boosters more and more. The mat is heavy, though, so some may need to plant it on a spot and keep it there rather than shuffling like I’m doing. Worth the price tag. Never going back to a regular mat.
I make utilitarian quilts that will be used daily, so I do the old fashioned fold-over from the backing to create my bindings. I create type of mitered corner for the turns.
What an awesome sponsor. Good for you!!!
I always learn new things watching you! I have avoided bias binding in favour of the cross grain for those mitered corners. But your information on wear and tear has me thinking I should be brave and try something new.
Great tips Karen. I have rounded corners on quilts before but never used a striped fabric. Love candy stripes so time to give it a go. Clever little jig for joining ends and the Sewtite mat and magnets look great. Love your Care Bears quilt.👏♥️🇦🇺
Thanks!
Thank you
Thank you for this video. Do you have a tutorial on how to make the jig? That could be really helpful, and improve accuracy.
Thanks for info. You break it down and I understand how to do those pesky curves. 😊
Thank you for such a great tutorial on bias binding, and the variety of methods. I would love that corner Jig you mentioned.
You make it look so easy, Karen!
It really is. I just have to remember not to rush
I've only made bias binding - never tried the straight version. I just feel happier using it, especially when the stripes look diagonal. Cheers Karen xx
I'm an absolute beginner with quilts (I've done 2 and neither should count.) I have been struggling with how to finish the edges of some oddly shaped tummy time blankets, this tutorial really helped me to wrap my head around how to approach it! I think today it's time I attempt it again, Thank you!
You are such a good teacher! Thanks!
Thank you Karen for your wonderful generous tutorial . Learned so much from your videos
Thank you so much. Such great information. I noticed the wee blue weights early on in video. Hope they ship to New Zealand 🇳🇿 love ❤️ your videos. Thanks for sharing 😊
Very cool!! I am so not ready to do this, but wow, love the look. Karen, you hair looks great!
Love your polka dot Jersey Tour de France mug! Watching the race is part of my July routine!!🤩
Great advice! Thank you
Thank you. Great information.
Looking forward to learning about binding thank you
Great tutorial. One question. Please what is the name of designer and manufacturer of the multi color piece of fabric with quarter square triangles? Is it whole cloth or did you make? I’m watching on my phone and I’m not certain if it’s delightful little blocks you’ve joined or whole cloth. Thank you for your lovely videos and a voice that is pleasant to hear.
It’s an old fabric from Northcott
Excellent, thank you. i hope your throat gets better soon.
Love this subject! I learned a lot.
Perfect timing .,binding is what I am doing now.
Thank you, Karen for the techniques. I will save for future reference. ❤
Thank you for the binding tips. I'm going to do more rounded corners!
Thanks for a great video. Lots of things to consider.
Definitely need to do some rounded corners!! Thanks for the inspiration!!
Thanks again Karen for a great video. I’ve done bindings straight and bias and prefer the bias. Great hints as always.
Love the idea of the bias binding.
Wonderful reminder tutorial!! I like doing continuous binding; I don’t think I’ve ever seen the last example (or it’s been a long time) so will watch again. Thank you!!
That sounds like such a great system for cutting! I have been watching you use it, and been wondering!
It's so good! I just love it
Thank you Karen, so clear and helpful
Great tutorial! Thank you! ❤😊
As always Karen, this was great! Thank you! And now I want those sewtite things. I'm late for work now but had to watch the video :)
Those #sewtitesmagnets are a gamechanger for me
Your priorities are right on! 😉
Very good explanation and I learned a lot!
Love this
Saving this one!! So many good ideas shared here.
Thank you Karen, very informative and the exact timing for me as just going to bind a couple off patchwork blankets so will follow your turorial. thank you for sharing with us x
All good ideas. Thanks for sharing. 👍❤️😊
Thanks ))) Always something new, well explained and shown. )))
Thank you!😊
Good video.
I’d love to hear about your jig!
Karen, thanks for so many great quilting tips and conversations! I constantly sew my binding strips together the wrong direction and have to rip them out! I saw you use a jig. Could you share how you made it. I'd love to have one, too! Thank you! I look forward to many more interesting and informative videos!
Bom dia, gostei muito de seu vídeo, ótimas dicas e ideias. Se eu pudesse, marcaria 3 vezes 👍👍👍!!! Muito obrigada!!! 🌻🌻🌻
Love the scalloped edge. ❤ Excellent video, as always.
Thanks❤️💐
I use regular and biased binding. I’ve tried technique 1 and 2 for making bias binding, but generally stick to method 1 for cutting. I don’t like cutting long strips with scissors because it often comes out too wonky. Great video!
We can form a club
I always use bias binding even though it breaks my brain to figure it out each and every time.😜. I figure there is so much effort put into a quilt that I want the binding to last as long as possible. I have never rounded my corners though and I am going to have to try that.
I love bias binding, but only use it when I want a bias stripe from a fabric that has a vertical/horizontal stripe or when I want to have curved corners. It is unbelievable how easy curved corners lay n with the bias binding. It’s probably why most all of my grandmother’s quilts had curved corners! ❤
I think that I am a convert for all my charity quilts
I really like to do self binded quilts.
For me it works much better to put the front and back right sides together and sew like a duvet cover. When it is turned right side out, I topstitch on all sides.
I do the tube method, known as continous bias binding. Before using it I thought it must take longer, but I've found it much faster for me, especially if I need a lot of binding.
But I've never seen the one where you don't cut through, I'll have to try that.
Thank you very much for sharing. Will your next binding instalment be about facing?
Maybe but not until next year
Thank you very much. I watch your tutorials, some more than others. I appreciate all that you do. May God bless you and your family.@@JustGetitDoneQuilts
Thanks a great tutorial. I have been bias binding my quilts for a very long time. To me they are cosier if they don't have pointy corners. 😊 But beware of polka dots or any graphic pattern that is printed on the diagonal. You have to fussy cut so the dots are all the same. I can't be bothered with that so no polka dot binding for my quilts. 😊🇨🇦
Karen great video as usual but I was wondering how you made your " corner thingy" to sew the mitered corners
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thx
I love this video! Do you have a video that shows how you made your "jig" to sew the binding strips together? I always have trouble with that part. Thank you!
see my video on Measuring hacks
I know bias-making #4! It's like #2 but instead of using scissors you use an untreated serger. It's faster & there's no wear on your hand.
I have been quilting forever.
Right around the time when a few quilters entered machine quilting in the big shows and won big ribbons. The quilt world was turned upside down. 🤣 But hand sewn bindings was still the standard.
I've entered many shows and the judges are the fiercest on meticulous bindings. I have learned to do just that. However I have noticed on You Tube and Instagram how today it appears that a lot of quilters machine sew their bindings down. I have tried doing that on small quilts and just do not like the look. Had to rip it out. I understand how quickly you can get that final step done and how durable it would be. And unless entering in a show it doesn't really matter. I personally just think it looks better hand sewn. Old school quilter in some ways and modern in others. But in the end the important thing is "just getting it done".....☺
I am going to try rounded corners for one great reason: I want to use my binder attachment to put on the binding, and it's too fiddly with square corners.
I love watching your videos. Always learn so much. The last quilt I made I moved the needle to the right so that the feed dogs would completely contact my fabric as you showed in another video and it helped so much!
Did your hubby make that wooden tool you show for putting binding strips together? Or where can I get that? I made your binding tool from template plastic but I’d also love to have that wooden thingy. 😊
Oops. Hadn’t watched the whole video when I commented. You made it yourself! I’m going to get handy hubby to make one 🤔☺️
My husband has started to sell them since so many asked. Contact him at tamrspd@gmail.com if you need him
Off topic-Since you are a long time quilter, which rotary blades have you found to be the best, sharpest and longest lasting blades, tungsten or titanium? Thanks- love your videos LOL so much fun to watch 😁
I just buy in bulk. I have a sharpener that I also use
@@JustGetitDoneQuilts Maybe you could do a video on how to use and maintain the cutters. I'd like to see you sharpen one. Also how you made your jig. Thanks.
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Hi Karen do you use bias bindings on flange binding thank you very much
What are the green pin thingies? Are those magnetic?
Edit: Im dumb you covered it right after. Yes they are.
What 3d printed jig did you use? Do you have a link to the STL?
What about jersey for binding?