So during my super busy time at work when there isn’t much crafting going on, I thought I’d talk a little about some of my quirks. I am not so bold as to call them “tips” since that would indicate that I thought they were necessarily good ideas, which they aren’t always.
When I make binding, I am generally too lazy to measure my quilts and make just enough binding. I have a sensation for the measurement of the perimeter and then I tend to add 20 or 30 inches to that. So I always have extra. And if the extra is longer than an inch, then I add it to my Big Ball of Binding, otherwise known as Frankenstein-ish binding.
Then whenever there’s enough Franken-binding, it works perfectly as already prepared binding for super scrappy quilts!
I also have been known to add “uglies” onto the ball just to use up long-languishing fat quarters from the stash here and there.
Ta-da!
Oh I LOVE this kind of tip – I love that you guess and don’t measure, I love that you add uglies in and I love that you have a Frankenbinding.
great idea. I have plenty of uglies (love that) that would actually work perfectly as binding… why didn’t I ever think of that?
doh.
i like the idea of frankenbinding. i’m currently putting leftover lengths of yarn into a basket and one day i’ll roll them up into a frankenball. heh ball.
Ooooo, franken-binding. That’s a great idea/potentially blinding idea. I like it!
That is brilliant!
Lol! I do that too! I keep bits of EVERYTHING!!
The concept itself is awesome, but the name? Freaking genius. I love it.
I do the same. HOWEVER…. I keep changing binding technique, so mine don’t match up!
Sometimes there is enough of a couple for a mini quilt, but I don’t make so many of those.
I don’t call it anything nearly as clever as Franken binding……but I do save all my little pieces of leftovers – some day, I’ll sew it all together and start to use it.
btw….I am just about to begin quilting my version of “BOB” from Fat Quarterly and I have a question about your quilting…….which I like and plan to do. Did you have a good trick for marking it or keeping straight lines on the diagonal?
I’ll watch my email or have a notification from here, if you want to answer me that way. Thx so much. My quilt is named TOM……but that is neither her nor there. :)
that is just really, really cool. if you ever come up with something just as useful for little bits of yarn, do let us know!
I love this quirk! And just resently (unknown at the time) started my own franken-binding with bits left over from a jelly roll & scraps. :)
Great idea!
I really like that idea! I may have to use it for myself. Like you, I ‘just know’ how much binding I need, and make extra. Now I have a reason to hang on to it!
Good idea! I have lots of leftover binding hanging around too, and hadn’t found a use for it.
Hehe, very cool! I save all my little leftover binding scraps too but I never do anything with them, this is a great idea! :)
This is BRILLIANT!! I never measure for my binding either – I just sort of eye ball it and then add some extra too, but I have always just tossed the tail ends that I cut off, but I am definitely going to start doing this!
Ha! That’s a good tip. I love all things contrary to ‘perfection’.
As I don’t quilt, or know much about quilting except that I love the products, I don’t have a clue what you are talking about, but your frank whatever looks really lovely :)
Do people measure for binding?
Love it!
I do exactly the same thing…even adding in the ugly fabric!! I had some evil armadillo fabric …seriously the eyes on the armadillos were evil…but cut it up for binding and they just looked like dots :o)
Oh! Good idea! I actually love making binding, so I am beginning to have a bunch of leftovers from when I’ve made too much.
That’s a smart idea! I usually just add the extra binding to my scrap bin.
LOL! I do this, too!
What a brilliant idea! i always just toss those extra inches away. and yes, I feel guilty for doing that! I’m going to save…thanks for the quirk!
Just as I suspected – you’ve been up to fabulous things! Love it all!
If only I was so liberated as to throw the uglies in! Binding gets me every time. It hurts to choose one.
I think this is nothing short of brilliant. It’s one I’ll file away for the time when I can finally begin to piece up all my scraps…
:)
What a great idea! I usually eyeball my bindings and end up with too much as well.
Love it!
What agreat idea! I read your tip on another blog I follow. Thank you for a terrific tip!
Very clever……I just have my left over binding ends rolled into a basket……I’ll be using them pretty soon though now! thanks for the idea.
Happy sewing