Keep Your Binding Neat with These Clever Ideas
One is Sure to be Perfect for You!
Once your binding is pressed and ready to sew onto a quilt, do you find it pooling up all over the place?
These clever ideas will help you tame your binding. Not only will it stay neat but it will also be easier to feed into position for stitching.
The first idea, from Little Lady Patchwork, uses an empty spool and a bowl or roll of tape. Wind the binding onto the spool and insert it into something that will allow it to feed nicely as you’re stitching.
Quiltalicious from Confessions of a Serial Quilter used an old CD and an empty Aurifil spool to create a holder that sits on the upright spool holder on her machine.
Pat Sloan simply rolls the binding up and places it in a heavy jug that’s unlikely to tip over.
Christine from The Quarter Inch rolls her binding up and slips it on the upright spool holder on her machine.
Another clever idea, from @hikingquilter, uses a hanger to hang the binding near the machine.
A baby wipe container is another handy idea.
Photo found on Pinterest.
And finally, this may be our favorite idea of all because it’s so simple and accessible.
Photo found on Pinterest.
Fold binding accordion style and place in an empty square tissue box. It pulls out easily while you sew it on your quilt.