Quilt binding cutting guide
OwnerSandra J. Volkinventor
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Abstract
A quilt binding cutting guide and a method for using it to cut and form low-bulk, angled seams for quilt bindings. The quilt binding generally has a first end and a second end. The cutting guide may comprise a quilt edge line, a right binding cutline, and a left binding cutline, the right binding cutline and the left binding cutline being spaced apart from, and parallel to, each other, and angled with respect to the quilt edge line. To use the guide, a user may position the cutting guide on top of a quilt so that the quilt edge line is directly above a raw edge of the quilt. The user may then use the guide lines on the cutting guide to position and cut the ends of a quilt binding accurately, without measuring or marking.
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A method of cutting a first end and a second end of a quilt binding having a raw binding edge, to a predefined overlap length using a cutting guide, the cutting guide comprising a quilt edge line, a right binding cutline, and a left binding cutline, the right binding cutline and the left binding cutline being spaced apart from, and parallel to, each other, and angled with respect to the quilt edge line, the method comprising:
- positioning the cutting guide on top of a quilt so that the quilt edge line is directly above a raw edge of the quilt;
- adjusting the position of the cutting guide so that the first end overlaps the right binding cutline when the first end is extended leftward along the raw edge of the quilt, and the second end overlaps the left binding cutline when the second end is extended rightward along the raw edge of the quilt;
- positioning the first end on the cutting guide so that the raw binding edge proximate the first end is aligned along the quilt edge line;
- cutting the first end along the right binding cutline;
- positioning the second end on the cutting guide so that the raw binding edge proximate the second end is aligned along the quilt edge line;
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- cutting the second end along the left binding cutline.
A method of forming an angled seam on a quilt binding having a first end and a second end using a cutting guide, the cutting guide comprising a quilt edge line, a right binding cutline, and a left binding cutline, the right binding cutline and the left binding cutline being spaced apart from, and parallel to, each other, and angled with respect to the quilt edge line, the method comprising:
- positioning the cutting guide on top of a quilt so that the quilt edge line is directly above a raw edge of the quilt;
- adjusting the position of the cutting guide so that the first end overlaps the right binding cutline when the first end is extended leftward along the raw edge of the quilt, and the second end overlaps the left binding cutline when the second end is extended rightward along the raw edge of the quilt;
- positioning the first end on the cutting guide so that a raw binding edge proximate the first end is aligned along the quilt edge line;
- cutting the first end along the right binding cutline to create a first cut edge;
- positioning the second end on the cutting guide so that a raw binding edge proximate the second end is aligned along the quilt edge line;
- cutting the second end along the left binding cutline to create a second cut edge;
- wherein the first end and the second end of the quilt binding have an overlap created by the distance by which the right binding cutline and the left binding cutline are spaced apart;
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- aligning the first cut edge and the second cut edge and sewing them together.
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