Fons And Porter Continuous Bias Binding Chart

Learning how to make continuous binding strips begins with determining how much yardage you ll need.

Fons and porter continuous bias binding chart. Next we measure to find the usable width of fabric wof. On fabric wrong side long edges draw lines to make strips of your chosen binding width diagram ii. Yardage charts are included for each method. Make the continuous bias binding strip.

With right sides together sew the triangles together with a 1 4 seam and press open. See the tree skirt we reference in the video here. Follow the steps below to make your own bias from a fabric square. Lay your square on the cutting mat right side up and place pins as shown in diagram a.

The pin placement for the top and bottom place the pin heads pointed out. This is a fons and porter technique. Use bias binding for quilts with curved edges or when you want a stripe to appear to spiral or plaid binding to be on the diagonal. The formula in my bias binding calculator will help you figure out how much fabric you will get from yardage from fabric square and how much bias you get from the fabric you own.

This bias calculator comes with the actual formula and a very easy to use and helpful continuous bias binding chart to figure out your bias needs in a blink of an eye. For example less than 1 yard is needed to create 300 of 4 wide bias. April 15 2018 6 comments. Here s how to turn one square of fabric into a long length of bias binding easily.

If you re binding around curved edges you ll want to cut your binding strips on the bias. On the two sides place the pin heads in. Skip to part 2. In addition this tutorial includes information on how to attach bias binding to your quilt how to create mitered corners and offers three different methods of joining the.

Complete instructions are given for six different methods of making bias binding including two for continuous bias binding. Continuous bias cut 1 1 4 wide is perfect for most curved stems and appliqué vines. Continuous bias binding cheat sheets formulas and more. Refer to chart to find the size square needed.

First we determine the total length of binding needed and then the cut strip width. Cut the square in half diagonally diagram i. The technique is great but to really benefit of it you should know how to calculate how much fabric you need to make the desired length of your binding. Then using the chart above match up the total bias length with the total width.

The calculations are easy. Continuous bias binding is another way to make binding a quilt real easy. Find the cross point on the chart and this is the magic number of square inches needed to create your continuous strip of bias.