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[sunshine]

Rainbow colored quilt binding. Do they even make such a thing? I'm making quilts for babies for charity and a couple new great nieces/nephews. I don't know the sex of the babies and thought rainbow colors would be nice, especially since the quilts are pretty plain otherwise.

[homesteadmamma]

Denise, I've seen some rainbow material but it was bought up so fast that I wasn't able to get any.

There are a couple of ways you could do it if you didn't find rainbow material.

- you could use a pale yellow that has a kids print on it, with animals or such.

- you could also do it in strips, where you use pink, blue, yellow, pink, blue yellow and continue on in that way.

Or you could do each side a different color. For instance, one side could be pink, another side blue, another side yellow and the other side mint green.

Just a number of different ways to do your binding if you can't find rainbow material.

[sunshine]

You have to make it difficult, don't you? I'm looking for the easy way out of course.

You have some great ideas though. If I make my own with strips, don't they have to be cut on the bias?

[captclearance]

http://www.appliquequilt.com/shop.php?item=260
This one is about 15.75 for 11 yards........ plus shipping (??????)

http://home.comcast.net/~needlebeetl...structions.htm

or make your own bias tape......

HTH...........

[homesteadmamma]

Denise, no they don't have to be cut on the bias if your making your own binding. Here is how I do it.

I cut strips 3 inches wide. Fold them in half and press, then in half again and press. Works perfect. I know some people don't use as wide a binding as I do, but 3 inches works for me. I make all my own binding this way.

Here is a great website to help with binding. Just scroll down and you'll see lots of different areas for binding.


http://www.cottonwoodquilts.com/quilting.htm