Quilt Borders

[Acorn]

Having just done extensive research into flanged bindings (ie I googled and skim read two tutorials) I really like that effect.  I think I'm settled on the 1-1-3 border setup for this one, but I will definitely be flanging in the future.

I've never done anything other than a simple binding or single border/binding before, like this:

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or this:

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[BrendaP]

I think I'd go with the first picture - 2" navy, 1" coloured then 3-4" navy (the navy is too wide in the pic) and then use all those cut pieces of coloured fabric to make a coloured binding.  The navy is quite strong and a coloured edge will finish it off nicely.

Whilst a lot instructions tell you to cut binding 2.5" wide I very often cut mine to 2" which is wide enough for a double binding.  So, you could cut all the 4.5" pieces in half and end up with 2.25" wide binding.