Flange Bindings

There are different ways 

to finish a quilt.

This week I've been 

finishing a couple quilts 

using a flange binding

or sometimes referred to as 

a faux piped binding.

It's a great way to get a binding

finished by machine and a great way

to add a pop of color around the edge.

It's a fun look.

There are many good tutorials online

if you'd like to know more of the details.

It requires two different strips of fabrics,

one for the flange and one for the binding.

The flange is cut 1/4" larger than the binding.

I like a narrow binding, 2 1/4", so I

cut the flange 1 1/2" and the binding 1 1/4".

When the binding strips are sewn together

and pressed in half, it creates an 1/8" flange of color.

This binding is sewn on the backside of the quilt

and then turned to the front.

To finish the binding, it's sewn

in the ditch between the flange and the binding.

 Here is the baby quilt I was machine quilting.

It's a simple panel that required

just some quilting around the main animals.

Adding the flange, was a simple way
 to accent one more color  

without being overwhelming or 

adding another border.

Plus the binding was all done on the machine.

Perfect for a donation quilt.

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The second quilt is from Sue Spargo's

free pattern, Instastitch, found on her website.

I finished it finally last week,

machine quilting in the ditch between 

most of the pieces.

Indigo Blue

2016-2018

This quilt turned out to be basically a two color quilt,

indigo and cream 

with a small amount of color and texture from the embroidery.

Adding the cream flange helped to give the quilt a crisp edge.

I had to use a bright backing to 

compliment the delightful embroidery on the front.

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The final quilt with a flange binding

is a group quilt for a friend.

Grey can be the modern neutral and

was a wonderful background for the 

batiks and bright prints.

With the grey border and grey binding, I added

the raspberry batik flange

to cause the eye to stay in the center of the quilt 

and to add a last sparkle of color.

I think it's the perfect accent.  

It's fun to try new things.

This is a easy technique to add an accent of color 

and a wonderful way

to finish a binding completely by machine.

Give it a try.

Until Next Time-

Kyle