I just bought satin blanket binding -- WTF?? Help!

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OK, I admit it's been quite a few years since I bought satin blanket binding and edged a blanket. When I brought home the Wright's binding and opened the package, I was stunned at -- well, at how SHITTY the binding was. Am I hallucinating, or did 2" blanket binding used to:

-- feel satiny, rather than like stiff, thin polyester crap

-- have the top of the binding a little less wide than the bottom, so you were sure to catch the bottom binding when you sewed through from the top

-- have the edges folded over into the center so you got a nice folded edge (and a thicker binding) to sew on, rather than a thin, ratty-looking edge that looks like shit?

Is there another source for binding, other than buying satin and making it yourself?

Honestly, is everything crap these days? It's garbage, and it was $7.99!

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Yes, it's not like the older stuff. I often buy lots of old sewing

notions at auctions so I can use them instead of new.

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2. I wish I could do that, but the blanket I'm finishing needs a certain color. You can

imagine how unhappy I am now that I have no binding for it. I'm now considering finishing it with a complementary color of regular cloth, but man, it's just not going to be what I envisioned. The blanket is for a very ill friend, and I wanted it to be perfect.....

[catchnrelease]

3. Would ribbon work?

I don't know if you can even find this, but I was thinking if you could find some satin ribbon that is the width you want, like 3 or 4 inches, then you could fold it over and at least the edges would be finished even if not folded under like the nice old style binding. If it exists it might be too expensive to do a whole blanket though, so I don't know if it would be worth it. Also, just thinking, I don't know how that would go through a washing either.

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4. Thanks, but like you, I fear ribbon wouldn't be very sturdy. I'm going back to the fabric

store to return the binding this afternoon. I think I may have to settle for a wide cotton-type quilt binding. It's not what I wanted, but I REALLY don't want to create my own binding with satin yardage. It is just maddening though, you know? Such a simple thing. To cheapen it to save a few pennies is just nuts -- but what the heck, who sews any more anyway? Just us old farts . . . and once we die off, anyone who sews will never know what a decent binding used to be.

[ginnyinWI]

5. I think the good stuff is still out there, somewhere...

I got some three years ago at JoAnn Fabrics. Just keep looking...

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6. That's where I got the Wright's binding; it's the only kind they carry. I ended up getting

plain quilt binding, even though it's not as pretty as satin.

[ginnyinWI]

7. I looked on Amazon, and

Wright's is just about all they have. I wonder, though, if they have different varieties within that brand. Because I know there was more than one choice in style three years ago--a silkier kind and a less silky kind. Well, good luck with your project!

[csziggy]

8. It's not that hard to make binding in whatever color or fabric you want

The silky kind of fabric would be harder to control, but the process would be the same.

This video shows how to make single fold and double fold:

[PennyK]

9. Just saw this, and I agree

What's the prob with making your own? I do this all the time for clothing projects. And I've made binding for every quilt I've ever made.
Because your edges are straight lines, you don't even have to use bias! Just cut straight strips, join them (using the diagonal seaming method), and fold or press however you want. You'd have an unlimited choice of fabrics and colors, so why not?

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10. I could certainly do that, but when I went over to look at the bridal satin, etc., there wasn't

anything that coordinated well with the blanket's pattern or its plain forest green back. A very dark brown, green, or burgundy would have worked, but I didn't see anything close. I have ended up binding it with a dark brown cotton binding that worked OK.