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Binding Charts
Binding Charts to Print and Save
For Both Bias Cut and Straight Cut Binding
There are two basic types of binding, straight grain binding (which includes cross-grain binding) and bias binding. Straight grain binding is binding that is cut in strips along the grain of a piece of fabric parallel to the selvage. Crossgrain binding is also cut in strips along the grain but it is cut from selvage to selvage. Bias binding is binding that is cut at a 45-degree angle from the selvage. For a general overview of how to attach the binding, see the tutorial on Quilt Binding Basics.
| Cut width of binding | Fabric needed to make binding lengths of: | ||
| 0 to 200″ | 200 – 350″ | 350 – 500″ | |
| 1″ | 1/2 yd | 5/8 yd | 3/4 yd |
| 1 1/2″ | 5/8 | 3/4 | 7/8 |
| 2″ | 5/8 | 7/8 | 1 |
| 2 1/2″ | 3/4 | 7/8 | 1 1/8 |
| 3″ | 3/4 | 1 | 1 1/8 |
| 3 1/2″ | 7/8 | 1 | 1 1/4 |
| 4″ | 7/8 | 1 1/8 | 1 3/8 |
| 4 1/2″ | 7/8 | 1 1/8 | 1 3/8 |
| 5″ | 1 | 1 1/4 | 1 1/2 |
*The mathematical formula for this is: Multiply the number of inches around the quilt (the perimeter) by the width of your bias binding strips. Take the square root of that answer and add three inches. This is the probably the size of the square you need to cut for bias binding. Do a test block first. You may find that you need to increase this size by up to 20%.
| Cut width of binding | Fabric needed to make binding lengths of: | ||||
| 0 to 150″ | 150 to 200″ | 200 – 350″ | 350 – 450″ | 450-500″ | |
| 1″ | 1/4 | 1/4 | 1/3 | 3/8 | 1/2 |
| 1 1/2″ | 1/4 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 5/8 | 5/8 |
| 2″ | 1/3 | 1/3 | 5/8 | 3/4 | 7/8 |
| 2 1/2″ | 1/3 | 1/2 | 3/4 | 1 | 1 |
| 3″ | 3/8 | 1/2 | 7/8 | 1 1/8 | 1 1/4 |
| 3 1/2″ | 1/2 | 5/8 | 1 | 1 1/4 | 1 1/3 |
| 4″ | 1/2 | 5/8 | 1 1/8 | 1 1/2 | 1 1/2 |
| 4 1/2″ | 5/8 | 2/3 | 1 1/4 | 1 5/8 | 1 3/4 |
| 5″ | 5/8 | 3/4 | 1 1/3 | 1 3/4 | 1 7/8 |
