ULTIMATE Continuous Bias Binding Tutorial - only 2 seams and a rotary cutter
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- There are lots of ways to make bias binding, but I find most of them to be inefficient, either wasting fabric or time. Marking and scissors? No thank you.
Anjeanette Klinder anjeanettek.com and I developed this fast, efficient and fun formula to make as much continuous bias binding as you need with only two seams, a long ruler, and a rotary cutter.
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So I doubted your method, until I tried it on some of my "beyond ugliest" fabric. Miracle! Using your method is one I'll use from now on and that ugly fabric became beautiful as bias binding... thank you so much for sharing your time and talent and for an excellent tutorial. Wish I'd viewed this months ago. Kindest regards to you and your followers... we're all blessed to learn from you.
So glad to hear it worked so well for you!
OMG it worked… I had tried the “parallelogram offset mark and scissors cut” method and got jagged edges. This way, I messed up the first seam (batik hard to see right or wrong side). But I trusted the process and got an accurate strip with straight edges. Thanks!
YES, please demonstrate the bias binding "tiny-tweaks" needed to make the fabric stripes line-up:)
Your Geeky videos are great to watch as I sew. I also listen to your videos as I tend to boring-house-cleaning-tasks . . .your sense of humor can really brighten my day. Thank you. Jennifer
I second that wish! I bought some stripy fabric to make boas binding and I would love to see how I can make the strips match.
I don't normally comment on TH-cam posts, but this is--by far and away--the best method I have found to easily get perfect continuous bias without wasting a lot of fabric. That seems to be a recurring theme in almost every other continuous bias "how-to;" the methods may be "easy," but they almost all waste a lot of fabric and/or lead a person to believe that you MUST use a square piece of fabric. Thank you for your excellent tutorial!
Thanks so much for your glowing comment! I'm glad you found this technique helpful 💜💙
Where have you been all my life? You deserve some kind of major award for creating and sharing this technique! Thank you!
It’s magic! Consider me a convert and I won’t be going back to the old way of making binding. Thanks you!!!
Fabulous video! I love striped bias binding! Yes please show the tricks to line up the stripes!
Best method ever! And me, too, for the tweaks for stripes! And any suggestions for matching up plaids in bias binding would also be appreciated!
I just used this tutorial to turn nearly 3 yards of fabric into bias binding. It was very efficient and my new preferred method. I used a tailor's ham to isolate and iron the seam open after sewing the long straight sides together and found it effective.
I too would like the tweaks to get the stripes to line up. Great video!
This is absolutely the best way I’ve ever seen for making bias binding. I’m making some now and was getting ready to draw lines (as I always have) when I decided to watch some videos on it. Boy, am I glad I chose yours! Now I’m going to watch all your videos to see what else I can learn. Thank you!!
WoW! I love tricks and shortcuts for technical stuff like this.
I have been sewing for 50 years and have HATED making bias. This is soooo slick! Cheers to you!!!!
This is the best demonstration and hardly any waste, I’m always a bit tight on material . Have watched quite a few demos but find this one the best. Thank you for sharing❤️🌷
You're so very welcome!!
TYSM for ALL this info. I've been searching for a way to cut the bias binding that didn't waste any fabric and would be easy to do. I also have never heard of that "chart" you mentioned. I'll probably be getting one of those soon. TY again for sharing this video with us.
Yes please, the aligning stripes tweaks would be very helpful. Lovely clever method, thanks
I tried this method today -- much harder with full-width fabric, but it works!! Seems like a mile of binding, lickety-split! Thanks a bunch!
AMAZING... THANKU FOR ENDING A NITEMARE FOR ME AND BIAS BINDING... THE STRUGGLE WAS VERY REAL.. LUV IT.. THANKU SOOO MUCH.. JO FROM THE TROPICS IN AUSSIE LAND
I sooo appreciate you taking the time to figure this out AND being kind enough to share. Thank you!☺
Thanks so much for this tutorial, I was really intimidated by creating my first bias binding but this made it so quick and easy! I was using a layer cake pack so I sewed the squares together in a long strip then used this tutorial, it made a perfect scrappy binding!
My one piece of advice for newbies would be to cut the strips slightly wider than your desired binding size and then trim down once you have the continuous strip - it’s much more of a pain, but it’s difficult to get really clean and straight cuts with this method imo.
What a great way to make bias binding, no having to be really precise cutting in a circle, or having endless angles to sew and joins everywhere. Thank you, you taught me something today.
This is ABSOLUTE GENIUS!!! SO GLAD i found your tutorial. U hv jus saved my life!
This is genius!! Thank you, just tried on a ribbed knit and it worked perfectly.I used a sleeve ironing board for the awkward final seam pressing.
Oh wow that’s fab, thank you so much! I’m not a quilter, I’m make my own clothes. I was just about to hem a denim circle skirt and realised I didn’t have enough shop bought bias binding… Right then, I thought I want this finished - I’ll have to make my own for the first time. But every video I looked at was working with squares of fabric and I’ve a long rectangle. This looks faster and will use much more of my scrap fabric. 😍
Heck yeah!!!
OMG sew perfect. I needed bias for a non quilting project this works a treat. I will be trying for my next quilting project too. Thank you!!!!
I am amazed! I crossed my fingers and used the good fabric on the first try and it turned out well.
This is just the BEST tutorial! And so, so easy to do after you walk yourself through it the first time. Thank you! I'd love the matching stripes tutorial, if you're still up for making it :)
Wow. Didn’t think it would work but it did. I love striped bindings so this proved very interesting.
I can’t wait to try this! Yes! Please share your “tiny tweaks “. I sense you have great knowledge about many things.
I had to watch this a couple of times, and now I'm convinced this is just short of magic. 😂 I will definitely give this a try. Fingers crossed. Thank you for this tutorial.
So much aloha to you! This felt like magic. It reminds like of of making t-shirt yarn from an upcycled t-shirt. Mahalo!
This is the best method I’ve ever tried. Thank you
OMG - I tried it this morning and it worked fabulously! I suddenly find myself willing to do bias binding!
Yes yes YES!!!!
Thank you for this tutorial. I just used your technique and your Magical Rainbow of Binding to make my binding. It was SO fast, and the yardage was spot on! I also used Sadie Hopkins tip to use a tailor's ham to press the seams open. The one thing that puzzled me was how much to leave uncut at the edges. I kept thinking the length of the cuts HAVE to be precise. I even marked two cut lines along the edges. Then, I made my cuts and the fog cleared. You really don't have to be precise. Leave 1.5 inches, 2 inches, all good. Wow! Trust the process indeed!
This makes me so happy! There's another thing similar to a ham, but it's long and thin and would be perfect for pressing this seam open!
@@GeekyBobbin yes, seam roll.
Absolutely brilliant! I am going to do this from now on.
I really like the recap at the end. Sounds like the boss building method I'll be using from now on.
Amazing! Amazing! Thank you so much for sharing this method. I tried it out on a scrap of fabric sized 14" x 28" which resulted in 7 yds of continuous bias binding at 1.5" width. It went fast and easy. Can't get any better than that! This is my new "go to" bias binding making method from now on! So so quick!
Amazing! So glad to hear!
I trawled YT to find out how to do this, after unsuccessful attempts a few times before, and Yay! I did it! Thank you SO much for the most uncomplicated way of explaining this method and for the yardage sheet.
Definitely want to know how you got your stripes to match! I noticed that right off!!’ Amazing! Thanks so much!!!
I’m so glad that I stumbled around enough on TH-cam looking for “making bias binding” to land at your video. OMG, what a find your method is!! Once I got my wrapped around all the cutting, everything fell into place. I needed 10.5 yards and I ended up making 13 yards SO easily. Thank you so much!!!! ❤🎉
Thank you !!!!! I so appreciate the lesson.
Wish I had known this
Way of making bias tape years ago.
Wow! Thank you for sharing this method and the bias binding calculator!
This was absolute madness! I had never attempted bias binding before and loved your method! Thank you!
I'm glad it was the good kind of madness 😀
Absolutely brilliant, the easiest to understand and great results!
THANK YOU! this worked perfectly for me!
I finally got to try this after 5 months of discovering this video. I used only a small 12"x11" piece of scrap fabric in case it didn't turn out right, just to try the method. It worked! And it turned out cute, too😂. Thank you again!
Genius, I will be using this method from now on. Thanks for sharing.
Really gonna enjoy have this chart. Very helpful
I cannot tell you how happy I am to have found your "binding bliss" sheet--it is worth its weight IN GOLD. It is easy to follow and I have shared the link with my guild--I know others would love this information as well. Many, many thanks. And you did a fantastic video demonstrating the construction of continuous biad binding. New subsrciber and I am off to binge the other gems here.
This is a blessing to my arthritic thumbs, as the rotary cutter is much easier than scissors. I used this method today and it worked really well. I didn't use your chart because it was for the hem of a skirt, so I decided to "make lots. It will keep." I have many metres left over, but I will eventually use it, I am sure.
I've never made bias binding before. I followed your tutorial and it's just wonderful! Thank you ❤
Great idea! Thank you for sharing this video!
Looking forward to trying this! I need some binding and saved thus some time ago, now ready to go! Please show how to line those stores up so perfectly 💕
This is amazing! I tried it today and it worked like a dream. Thank you!
Wow, I'm impressed and will be using this method for all my binding in the future!
Thank you for this tutorial!!! I tried this last night with binding for a baby quilt. Maybe I should do a scrap fabric to practice....nope not me! Just went for it and it turned out AMAZINGLY PERFECT!!! Crazy how that worked. My last few cuts were slightly off but it with a bit of trimming no one will notice! It's a magic trick for sure!! A+ tutorial!!!
That's so great to hear!!!
My friend and I tested this tonight on some spare material. We used a 18" wide to make the "strips", but our strips were not consistently even in width. We believe with time (& practice) the strips will be more consistent. This is by far the easiest way to make bias tape!!! We both will now use this to make our own bias tape. Thank you for the video! Keep them coming!
Thank you! That was amazing!
My mind is blown. I was looking for ways to make non bias binding because of how much I hated the marking and cutting version. Trying this today. It looks so much easier!!!
Thank you for finding a way to make Bias Binding consistenly. Yes, please, send me how to line up stripes
The best method ever!!! I tried it with a fat quarter-easypeasey. Then I did a 28x28 square, this worked really well! Thank you so much.
Easiest method I have found! Now I know what to do with all the scraps of material I have. And save $$ by not buying ready made. A tip re: ironing that second seam: I used a sleeve roll for ironing sleeves on clothing. Just slid that bad boy right into the loops and under the seam and was able to press the seam open without ironing creases into the loops. :)
Amazing! I am so happy to have stumbled on your site! Thank you!
My hero! This is amazing! I am so over using scissors, and now it is OFFICIAL!!! Thank you
WoW! I've been wasting so much FABRIC! You're a genius! Thank you!
OMG...This is the first time I've seen your site. What a GREAT video on how to cut bias binding. I just finished my first binding & it turned out perfect! I will definitely be using this in the future for bias binding. Thank you again!!
Wow! I have tried several methods and by far this is the best and easiest. No need for tedious marking and pinning just so! Thank you for nicely explained and demonstrated technique
I am blown away. This was so easy and quick. I doubted but, wow! I will use stripped binding more often. I'll demonstrate this at my next guild meeting and give everyone this link. God Bless and have a great day quilting.
Thanks so much for sharing the link! The easiest link to share with your guild is geekybobbin.com/binding Happy stitching!!
Thank you for a most practical, time saving video of a good process. Thank you, too, for the chart. Q. Must your fabric (single layer) always be a square or can I use a rectangle? Sorry, but I'm such a seriously visual learner and these videos help tremendously. Thank you for sharing your time, and creativity, and for delivering instructions in a clear and concise manner... and with a lovely voice. Kindest regards to you and all your followers.
Donna, thanks so much for your kind words! The fabric can be any size of rectangle. I used a half yard, so 18x40!
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Great tutorial.....can't waIt to use this method
I typically steer clear of bias binding. However, a few months ago, I was doing a pattern that required it. I came upon this video and it worked like a champ. I’ve since shared this video with others. Watching it this time, I paused, took some screen shots, added some notes, and created a reference guide to remind me of the steps. Like everyone else, I’d love to know how to align the strips. More goal for the new year is to make a ton of bias binding to have on the ready when I need it. Great job!
Just found you and the tutorial on binding strips and downloaded your graph showing how many strips are needed. Thank you so very much for this information showing how to cut the binding. I needed to see this a long time ago!
Thank you! I started crafting with textiles when dinosaurs roamed the Earth and most "new" ways of doing difficult or boring tasks are just the old ways, explained worse but with more social media panache.
But this! This tutorial is genius. I positively detest those "continuous bias binding" tutorials where they never account for the second seam allowances and the cut lines don't line up. You have solved that problem and I am in awe!
Amazing technique. Thanks for sharing. It is a timesaver to do!
Fantastic! I love making binding (actually sewing it to the project perfectly continues to challenge) and will definitely give this a go - thank you!
Fantastic I love your idea. Yes please show us all your other ideas and tweaks. Thank you for taking the time to teach us.😊😊
BEST METHOD EVER.
Wow! I’ve never seen this method. Brilliance! Thank you!
Wow! I just suffered through making 50 ft of binding the very time-consuming way others show. Your way is fantastic!
This is amazing! You are a genius! Thank You for Sharing your Time, and your Talent with all of us.
I'm in awe. Thank you. Now I have to practice the method. I am sharing to my fb group of crafters.
What the ???!!!! Sorcery! Magic! Freakin' amazing! 💙💙💙💙💙💙
So I had my doubts about this video because my first attempt at continuous bias strips went terribly wrong. Followed the video to a T or so I thought, but ended up with bias rings that I had to unstitch and sew them back individually 😅🤦🏾♀️ I came upon this one and gave it try tonight, MA'AM! I am thankful to God that I found this video. I don't have rotary cutters and the advanced rulers so I marked out with chalk and a ruler and used scissors but I got the same results. So thankful for this tutorial! ❤
This is brilliant!
Wow! So much easier than measuring and using scissors. I have to work on my accuracy but I am so happy to find this method!
Absolutely amazing.
BriIliant! Decide to ‘trust the process’ and it works. Thank you so much
Wow that is amazing! So glad I found your channel! That is the best and easy way to make it with hardly no waste. Thank you 😊
Thank you this worked out just perfect.
Game changing! Thank you!
Great idea!!!
Just WOW! That is so cool. Please do share how to tweak it to make the stripes match. Once again, so COOL!
OMG. The easiest bias binding tutorial I found! I might need to make a lot more tree skirts!
I'm gonna try this, it looks really neat!
Genius! Thank you!! PRO TIP: Use a sleeve roll to press open that last seam :)
Edit - Pro tip #2: Do NOT try to line up the strips when sewing the 2nd seam. It will turn out all wonky. Trust the process!
This is so much easier to understand than any other method I've seen! 🤯 Thank you for this awesome tutorial!!! 💖 Greetings from Alberta, Canada. 🇨🇦
You're so welcome, from Toronto 🍁
This looks to be a great way to make binding. I have been using the one where you cut round and round, but there are lots of seams. This looks as though there wont be as many seams on the cut binding. Looking forward to trying this out! Thank you for taking the time to make this video! Oh - and I'd love to know the tweaks needed to get the stripes to match. 🙂
I just tried this and it turned out amazing!!! I would like to know how to match up the stripes. Thank you!!
That's amazing!
I’m an experienced quilter but new to bias binding. Your idea makes great sense but doing it on black solid fabric looks very different from a stripe that is easier to follow. I can’t see where your extra fabric lies while cutting and my strips were falling on the floor. So if you could go slower and show fabric orientation on solid would be really helpful!
Great video! Thanks for the download also.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I wish I had seen this Sunday when I was like 10 inches short of binding and had to wait till Monday to go purchase an eight of a yard to finish my project!!!🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
Interested in how you got stripes to match