Bias Binding – The Basics + Beyond Liz Johnson.Editor.Sew4Home We based our tutorial on the words we hear whenever we receive questions about this topic: "How do you figure out how much fabric you need?" "How do you cut all the strips?" "How do you sew all the strips together?"...
back and side seams – when the fabric is lightweight, I love French seams. The neckline and back opening is finished with self bias-binding. The back tie I made from self fabric – sewing a
I did this by using the pieces for the teddy, except when cutting out the front and back, instead of cutting the pieces on the bias, I cut them on the grain at 22″ in length. They turned out the same as shown in the top left corner, only they had the empire bodice of the tedd...
This is how to join your strips of straight grain binding to make a really long strip of quilt binding: Start by cutting your strips from selvage to selvage, all should be the same width, in my case, 2 ½". then : lay two ends of two strips together: they need to be placed righ...
I cut 1 inch bias strips from leftover fabric, joined them end-to-end to form a long strip and then used mySimplicity Bias Tape makerto create folded bias strips. This handy machine came back into production a couple of years ago and is a fantastic tool for the sewing room. I picked...
I am determined to get thisquiltfinished. So determined, I am not working on anything else. I started in 2013 and now I just want it finished. I have joined all of the blocks, and now I am covering the joins with bias binding. At first I planned to make the strips, but in the ...
Cut strips of bias 1 1/2″ wide. Sew at 1/2″ seam allowance right sides together. If you are using a thicker cord, remember to leave 1/8″ for ease so the cord can pass through the bias casing easily. To turn the bias tape use a large safety pin. Grab a good movie and start...
Next I found the 45 degree angle from the edge of the fabric (which is the bias) and started cutting strips – cut these to the width necessary. I used 8cm (2 3/8th in) for mine and used a cutting board with rotary cutter. This makes nice clean and accurate edges. ...
Turn the fabric so the bias edge is now on the bottom. Draw lines parallel to the bias edge. The lines shown below were drawn 1 inch apart. This separating distance will be the width of your bias strips. You can make them wider, or more narrow depending on what you need for your fa...
Lately I’ve been using 6/32″ cotton filler cord and I cut the strips 1.5″ wide cut on the bias. I sew these 2 strips together using a diagonal join which gives me a single strip that is about 80″ long. Zipper –A plastic teeth (tooth?) zipper that is longer than the width ...