Easy peasy lemon squeezy!
Today I bound the uneven edge of the Tumbler quilt and it was much easier than I expected. (UFO #5)
I was afraid I’d need a miter at the inner curves but with bias binding, I just kind of zig zagged following the edge of the blocks and made sure I didn’t sew any tucks and it worked great.
I cut bias strips using the instructions from this book (great reference!) I could have made continuous bias binding but I didn’t feel like searching other books for the instructions.
Just a few details:
I cut my strips 2.5 inches and used a 3/8 inch seam to sew the binding on.
I sewed a straight seam following the line of the block; pivoting when I hit the seam between the blocks making sure that I didn’t sew a pleat which was pretty easy to do with the bias binding.
I had to watch my corners to get my miter’s just right — needed to angle my fold to follow the edge I was turning. (I only had to take one out and redo it).
So for those of you who wrote and told me to figure it out …. go bind those tumbler quilts!
You have gotten so much done this week (I’m late visiting). I don’t know if I’d even attempt a tumbler quilt with all the dips and folds that look like they need to be overcome. I’ve seen the book you recommended. I’ll have to buy it when I’m in the States again!
very cute quilt, you were brave to bind something like that.
kathie L.
Told you it was easy!!!!! I use a binding tool (got it at AQS) so I make 4 separate strips and then put them together at the corner. You end us with not only a mitered corner but one that is sewed together. It is called the Angle Finder by Creative Grids. I love it and since I started using it, I don’t have to take out corners and get a perfect miter every time. Again, I love your quilt—so bright! A perfect quilt for a little one!
Have a great day!
Yep, Darlene is awesome and knows what she is talking about. I took her edging workshop and learned lots. Thanks for sharing your accomplishments, I find them inspiring.
You are a braver woman than I…I whacked off the sides of my tumbler quilt to make a straight edge!
Cute quilt. Really like the scrappy brights!
The binding added even more to the fun of this quilt. I love it!
Hi Mary,
Darlene Zimmerman’s “The Quilter’s Edge” is my absolute go-to book for binding and border questions. Your tumbler quilt looks great!
Oh, my goodness, that jagged edge is adorable and I never would have tried it! Thanks for sharing how easy it is with bias binding.
That Tumbler quilt is still wonderful! I’m glad the binding was easier than you expected, as now, maybe you’ll make a few more.
Nice job!..there is nothing quite a pretty as a scrappy quilt…and I like the one patch quilts …gives it a real “ol’ timey” look. Very pretty.
Congrats on figuring out the binding on this one – it’s cute
Mary, what a beautiful quilt and machine quilting. Love the blue binding!
Thanks! I saw this at just the perfect time, because I have 2 tumbler quilts ready to bind and I have been wondering how it was going to work. I will make bias binding now, so that should really work better than straight binding.
Glad to know the bias binding worked on the tumbler quilt. I have an apple core quilt that I have put off and put off quilting because worrying about the binding. I’m hoping since it worked so well with the tumbler it will with the core.
I love your quilt & binding. I just did a smaller tumbler and did the 1/2 blocks to square it off. I only have the BABY and wish it would take this larger die- I could bust a lot of kid print stash!