I almost never choose a binding fabric for a quilt before it's quilted, mostly because I always get it wrong. So I wait.
I knew the binding for the little Scrap Slab Triangle quilt would not be a color, but be some kind of black and white fabric. I tried 18 fabrics. Here is a sampling.
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| This one seems OK |
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| This one almost reads as "gray" so this isn't going to work. |
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| This isn't any better. |
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| Nope. This print is too choppy. |
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| This one isn't working either. It's too dark. |
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| This is really bad! It's way too light. |
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| This is not good. It's really blah. |
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| Ooh! I like this one! |
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| I like this one too! |
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| Let's see both of them together... |
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| YUP! This is the one I like the best! |
Under normal circumstances, this would be a done deal. HOWEVER, the whole point of this little quilt is to show how to do my hand stitching, and that's a bit hard to do with a black binding. I want to be able to illustrate (with good pictures) how I do my stitching, and that binding fabric may not help me with that.
Or maybe not. I'll have to wrestle with this a bit. Generally, when I have a situation like the photo above where the binding and the quilt are different colors, I use thread that matches the binding. Since my stitches are generally invisible, maybe I'll use a different color so everybody can really see what I am doing.
Dunno. Like I said, I'll have to think about it.
4 comments:
Eager to watch your video for binding. I am wandering if you ever use a Flange,if so how does that impact your binding technique? Thanks!
Linda
I think the binding you chose is the best one !!!
I always make my binding before I sandwich and quilt. The reason is that I have a small sewing room (lucky to have it, though!) and I have to clear off everything away to do the sandwiching and quilting. The best use of my time is to make the binding while I still have the fabric, rotary cutter, rulers, etc, out.
It's always a real relief to me, when I finish quilting, that the binding is just waiting for me. :)
I choose my binding by laying the choices out the same way. I agree with your decision but also understand it might not work as well in photos. Looking forward to your next post.
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