Techniques & Skills Thread #4 - mitered corners

[Thmom]

is there a trick to it?? I'm using satin blanket binding for a baby shower gift and I want it to look especially nice. HELP

and Jenn I'm mad at you ( ) you never talk about how much of a pita it is to quilt a blanket! UGH I don't have a quilt machine (not that I'd know one if it bit me) so I'm using my lil' old brother and all I'm doing is a piece of fleece, batting and then a satin like poly blend and straight lines. The first one I tossed half way through cuz the fleece and batting bunched up!! UGH! so now after going back to joanns (glad fleece is on sale) and pinning the crap out of this blanket I'm about a third of the way done. This sucks! Who wants to make me a quilt for my dd's twin bed? I already have the fabric!

[Lydiasmomma]

Ugh! That stupid crap! I used it once, and NEVER again, lol!!!!!

Here's a link for ya:

http://www.wrights.com/class/sewing/...ketbinding.htm

[mzbees]

Hi Camie -

I can if you like....or I can help you through it. pm me, k?

[mzbees]

also wanted to add this website that explains doing mitered corners really well. The pictures really help. My corners turn out awesome...

http://quilting.about.com/gi/dynamic...9638%2C00.html

[BonaDea]

soooo sorry
I had posted a long reply the other day and it got lost so I planed to go back and rereply later and I forgot

I'm sorry.


ok now I'll try to reproduce the reply.
is there a trick to it?? I'm using satin blanket binding for a baby shower gift and I want it to look especially nice. HELP

I gave up on mitered corners with satin blanket binding because it sucked so much. Satin blinket binding projects are the only ones I don't use mitered corners on and I find mitered corners to be easier than the other. :humph:

and Jenn I'm mad at you ( ) you never talk about how much of a pita it is to quilt a blanket!
It is easy I swear!!! BUT I did try to quilt a fleece blanket ONCE and I sure won't do that again. Too much streachiness for my personal comfort level.

UGH I don't have a quilt machine (not that I'd know one if it bit me) so I'm using my lil' old brother and all I'm doing is a piece of fleece, batting and then a satin like poly blend and straight lines.
Do you have to use batting? The fleece should add enough warmth and bulk without the batting. Just a thought.

The first one I tossed half way through cuz the fleece and batting bunched up!!
I hear you! The first two patchy fleece baby blankets I made I thought were wayyyyyy ugly but they were such a hit with the recipiants that I've made more. The bulkiness of the fleece for somereason makes those not so perfect corners not so obvious... go figure.

Who wants to make me a quilt for my dd's twin bed? I already have the fabric!

not it!


Synopsis:
No mitered corners with satin blanket binding.
No quilting on fleece. Tie if you must but for small stuff I wouldn't bother.

From the laziest quilter in the universe~

[mama_sara]

Call me a ditz, but if you don't use mitered corners, how do you do it?

[BonaDea]

Originally posted by mama_sara
Call me a ditz, but if you don't use mitered corners, how do you do it?

you square them.
lets see... do two opposit sides then do the 3rd and 4th sides with the ends turned under so there are no raw edges... does that make sence?

[mama_sara]

Yes, thanks. I was trying to think of how it would be done without cutting the binding. LOL.

[Lydiasmomma]

Originally posted by mama_sara
Yes, thanks. I was trying to think of how it would be done without cutting the binding. LOL.

You CAN do it without cutting the binding, and it's much easier. You just tuck the excess fabric in as you round the corner. Check out the link I posted above, it explains it. I don't know if it would work on regular binding though, since you don't usually topstitch that.

[Chenning]

I think that satin binding is kind of a PITA, too. I consulted Jenn IRL before attempting my first baby blanket, so I did not use mitered corners either.

The first time I did it the way Jenn just explained it - the 2 opposite sides, and then the two leftover sides with the raw ..edges turned under. Well I'm a dodo because what happened was the binding would go crooked, even when I measured the length came out wrong on the last two sides that I sewed on. It looked horrible! And I didn't know to burn the raw edges of the binding where I cut it, so the whole thing was unraveling despite my attempt to zig zag the raw edges before turning them under. I unpicked the whole thing, and bought a new package of satin binding.

So, what I ended up doing (let's see if I can explain this?) was turning under the edges I did one side (but I left the first 4 inches or so NOT sewn on) and then cut the end off and burned it. Then I did the next consecutive side the same way (turned edge covering the raw edge I just burned), and then the next consecutive side the same way, and then for the last side I did the same, but I tucked the last raw edge under the beginning of the first side I did (that I left unsewn). It came out a lot better because I didn't have to precut the binding - hence I was a lot more accurate and my corners came out a lot better. For some reason, the binding just kind of starts to get crooked on me? Does that make sense. Scarlet instructed me to lower the presser foot tension which helped some. The blanket still turned out good - I made it for my cousin who's preggo with her first child. It was a double sided flannel. Oh yeah, Jenn told me to put the fabric at least half-way up the binding, or all the way up (I did the former on my first mess up, and then the latter on the final product) which did help a lot. The blanket comes out smaller, but it sure made it easier.


Did any of that make sense, Camie? I always have such a hard time decoding written sewing instructions. I think that I need visuals. HTH!

[snugbug]

Just a few suggestions since I've never really had trouble with bindings,
1. definitely let the fabric go all the way into the binding
2. as much as I dislike the stuff, use a fabric glue stick (the kind that washes out) and then some pins-or KK2000

Sarah

[Candace]

When I did lovey blankies (satin one side, flannel the other) I just put binding across the top and bottom. No corners! There's a ton of satin anyway since the whole back is satin.

[throwbackmama]

Ok--now I *really* appreciate the satin bound blankies that several ladies at church made for Owen--I have enough here that I will never have to make one! LOL! I could probably have 10 kids and they could each have a lovey!

Pam

[Thmom]

Thanks everyone!! I got it done and I'm pretty happy with it. I did miter the corners which yes was a PITA but it looks nice lol.

I think part of my problem with the bunching is I serged it first then tried to quilt it the second time I pinned like mad and got it together then I just did the binding and didn't bother with the serging. here it is

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[Thmom]

I also did burp rags, that are quit long, long enough to be used as a cover up or changing pad Both got lots of ooooos and ahhhs at the shower
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