I usually like wide binding so i cut my single fabric binding strips to 3 and use a 3 8 seam to sew the binding to the quilt.
Two fabric binding for quilts.
Two tone quilt binding step 1.
Make continuous crosswise grain quilt binding strips place two fabric strips right sides together perpendicular to each other as shown top left.
Sew the 1 and 2 strips right sides together using a 1 4 seam allowance.
Mark the top strip on the diagonal beginning and ending the line at the inward corner where the two strips intersect.
The flange binding is made up of two strips of fabric sewn together along their long edge with a seam.
Make a double sided quilt binding.
Two strips 360 long to sew together takes a while but is so worth it.
Stitch the two together using a 1 4 seam.
Fold fabric b in half lengthwise and sew it to fabric a matching raw edges and using a seam.
For a binding cut a 1 strip from fabric a and a 1 strip from fabric b.
Sewing the strips together.
Strip ends will overlap.
Press the seam allowance.
I just finished preparing the binding for the second quilt.
Thank you and thank susie barbara.
Join strips until they are long enough for all four sides of your quilt leaving an extra.
For a 1 8 flange the flange fabric is cut inch wider than the binding fabric.
Stitch the binding to your quilt top raw seams of the binding and quilt matching and the side of the binding with the two colors being placed face down on the top side of the quilt.
I tried this magic binding and love the results.
If you d like to make a binding for your quilt that has one fabric on the front and another on the back follow these directions.