Choosing the right beam for the edge of quilt commonly are difficult because each has his preferences. Although the calculations should be simple folks choose different strips. Many use 2 1/4- or 2 1/2-inch strips.
Like this one receives cornered beam of around 1/4 inch before and back. 2 1/4-inch strip you can doubly fold for 1 1/8-inch edge. It gives nice full link without empty space at the internal edge.
How to Choose the Right Quilt Binding
Not too little neither too vast.
Other options are 2 1/8-inch binding that doubly folded do 1 1/16-inch beam. For big quilts 2 1/2-inch strip you sews in 3/8 inch. That gives special look for bed quilts.
Some favour 3-inch link because it are simpler. Also 3 1/2-inch beam appears in some plans. 2 3/8-inch strip is near to 2 1/2-inch.
Because quilts with fleece and without batting require 2 1/4-inch strips they well operate. For usual quilts with batting and back you took 2 1/2-inch. Almost all that machine bind whole quilt choose 2.5-inch link.
For determine the needed fabric count the whole cornered length according to quilt dimensions. Add 20 inches to the perimeter of quilt. Practical chart shows the total length number of WOF strips and yards for 10 standard sizes.
Charts cover 2 until 4 inches broadly. They consider lost inches during sewing. For undoubted quilt size half metre or yard suffices for 2 1/4- or 2 1/2-inch binding.
Five 2 1/4-inch WOF strips give around 200 inches of continuous binding. You advocates to add 15 inches of edge.
The perimeter is important. Measure the longest and shortest parts of quilt. At square quilt length matches beam.
If spots are beside edge without border add 1/4 inches for seam allowance so spots no cut off. Other mode cut batting and back a bit bigger for more allowance.
