TAME YOUR BINDING {TIPS TO REMEMBER}

I am

going to go ahead and confess

that when it comes to binding,

mine usually ends up in/as a mess!

It is the kind of mess which looks like a giant dragon

tail trailing along my quilt.

Then one day, out of sheer frustration from stepping on the binding strip,

the angels' sounded their trumpets

and this idea popped into my head.

Now this isn't like rocket science or engineering,

it is just a simple idea 

that I wanted to write down & share with the other 

binding challenged quilters like myself!

Here we go:

Supplies Needed:

• Empty spool of thread.
•  I personally have been saving my empty spools of thread for a "project" that will someday pop into my head...plus I thought that the whole recycle, reuse thing was the right thing to do.I just haven't reused any of them until now.
• Tape
• Binding strip
• For this quilt/tutorial, I used Simply Color by Vanessa of V and Co. This has become my "go-to" binding lately (and notice the mess).
• Small Bowl (which is not in the photo)
• OR roll of masking tape

Assembly:

Step 1:

• Tape the end of your binding strip to the empty spool of thread.

Step 2:

• Wind the binding around the spool.

Step 3:

• Place the spool into your small bowl or other vessel. This helps to keep it from unrolling you are transporting it.

• If you don't want to use the small bowl or vessel, you could place your spool inside the roll of masking tape. This will help to hold the spool in place while you are quilting at your machine.

Step 4:

• When you are finally ready to quilt your quilt, simply carry your spool of binding over to your workstation and quilt away!

See..no long dragon tail to step on!

• This also helps to keep things neat and tidy while you are quilting at your machine. Here is just the spool of binding at my machine:

• Here it is with the roll of masking tape:

• Finally, here it is with the small bowl:

I don't normally have the spool of binding/bowl sitting that close.

I usually have it sitting off to the side.

I just put it there for photographing purposes.

I hope that this small idea

helps you tame your binding

or at least

help to prevent you from stepping on it while you are quilting!

Until Next Time...Happy Quilting

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