Make sure that the Place your square or rectangle on your cutting mat. I often refer to this chart to figure out how much fabric I’ll need because some days mathing is hard. enough that you can see it. lengthwise cut edges and press. You get piles and piles of bias tape this way, and you get the freedom to choose any fabric you want rather than being limited to the solid, poly-cotton blend available at the fabric stores. Delightful theme by Restored 316. This is a very easy to make long long bias tape. Nicki LaFoille shows you how to create continuous bias binding in long strips from one rectangle of fabric and shares several other tips to making your own binding . Make it once and forget about it. Cut a rectangle of binding fabric the size determined from the Bias Nicki LaFoille shows you how to create continuous bias binding in long strips from one rectangle of fabric and shares several other tips to making your own binding. Pay attention here: the new shape MUST be a parallelogram (the bias edges must be parallel). Use a clear acrylic rotary ruler and a pencil or fine-point permanent pen to draw the lines. Now that you know how to make your own bias tape without a bias maker and how to create miles of continuous bias binding it’s time to learn how to calculate how much fabric you need to make a certain amount of bias tape and also how much bias binding your fabric will make. 1. visible. Rather than cutting individual bias strips, you can cut and seam a square to make a continuous bias strip. The square is cut on-grain at this point. rectangle that is a 22" by 13-1/2". (Shown below) If it lays flat then something is wrong. Line Well, if you have a quilt with curved edges, the bias binding will wrap around those edges effortlessly and give you a smoother binding. Bias binding is made by cutting strips of fabrics on the bias – which is a 45º angle from the selvedge. Click hereto download a chart of the amount of continuous binding you can cut from various size squares. Your email address will not be published. continuous binding strip, use a less noticeable marker like a Bohin (I think that’s about 295 inches) My finished single folded bias will be 18mm (thats the size of the bias tape maker… Find the true bias by folding the square in half diagonally. Make Continuous bias binding tape. Sew on the I know how to do the continuous bias binding, but I don't really like it. I'm getting ready to bind the quilt you quilted for me. Continuous bias tape explanation, directions and pictures by Shelley Rodgers (pirate_sr@hotmail.com) Page 4 of 9 Directions of making continuous bias tape For talking purposes, let’s say you have 3/8 yard of fabric to make bias strips. Half inch double folded bias is too wide & quarter inch bias is too narrow for my project (magazine folders made with clear pvc) My project needs 9mm double folded bias. Because we'll be cutting through these next stitches, shorten your Pin diagonal edges, right sides together, forming a loop of fabric. It’s much easier to make CBT–Continuous Bias Tape–by stitching a larger piece of fabric together on the bias and then cutting THAT into strips. From a Rectangle of Fabric Formula. Step 4. Mechanical Chalk pencil or graphite pencil. -4- ©Rocky Mountain Sewing and Vacuum 2017 To make continuous bias binding out of a rectangle: 1 2 3 Continue with steps 4 – 9 as for a square of fabric illustrated above. Making Continuous Bias From A Rectangle of Fabric. After sorting through photos of bias tape for inspiration, I want to hole up in the studio and transform pieces of left over fabric into enough bias tape to reach the moon! The two pairs of opposite sides of your rectangle should be parallel. I love making my own bias binding for so many reasons. The two pairs of opposite sides of your Make it once and forget about it. Rather than cutting individual bias strips, you can cut and seam a square to make a continuous bias strip. Simply put, bias tape is made by sewing strips of fabric together to create a long piece of “tape”. I'm so excited to share with you my favorite DIY technique for making bias binding! In our example, we will discard the portion of the binding strip we marked with "X's" (remember it wasn't wide enough). Bias binding is a great way to finish off the edges of projects with curves, however creating long strips of bias binding can be difficult and require lots of fabric. cutter. strip of binding. Use a ruler to mark the quarter inch seam line on the two long straight grain edges. marked quarter inch seam line. Calculate the length of binding you can cut from a specific fabric size There is a two step formula for this, here is what you have to do: Make sure your piece is a perfect rectangle (remove selvages, straighten edges…). reduce bulk. In general if my math says to use a 32" square I'll use a 32" x 40" rectangle to make the most of my entire WOF of fabric. Sew seam together being sure to match all numbered lines. (I think that’s about 295 inches) My finished single folded bias will be 18mm (thats the size of the bias tape maker… From an 18'' square of fabric (cut from a fat quarter), you can get almost 3 1/2 yards of bias tape that is 2 1/4'' wide (my current preference) or 4 yards if you cut it 2'' wide. To determine how large a square you'll need to make to produce enough binding, use the following formula: If your fabric piece is a different size, the folded fabric may look different, although the instructions will be the same. corner as shown. You only need to sew 2 seams and cut the fabric twice! This is the grain of fabric with the most stretch, which helps the bias binding you’re making work nicely on curves such as necklines and armholes. In general if my math says to use a 32" square I'll use a 32" x 40" rectangle to make the most of my entire WOF of fabric. Cut a 44″ x 44″ square of fabric (with selvages removed) in half diagonally to make two large triangles (see a in the following figure).. I offset the diagonal edge down ever so slightly.