These days, my Accuquilt 2.25" strip piece die is one of the dies I need to keep close to the top of the pile if I want to finish a quilt. It seriously helps me get through the binding process. Here's a great example of how I use it.
I find a scrap in my stash that I want to use as binding on one of my upcoming finishes (Tall Shoo Fly in tomato colors). Will this be enough fabric to make a binding for it?
It's an odd shape. Who knows who was hacking in to it and what fun thing did they make? But this is what was left of what the person didn't want that was thrown in to a scrap bag and given to me. This is very typical. I receive stuff like this. That's where Accuquilt dies come in. I take something no so perfect, give it a press and a run through my die.
And just like that it gets sewn together, pressed into binding, and ready for use. And yes, there is enough binding for the Tall Shoo Fly in tomato colors that will hopefully be quilted this weekend. There won't be a lot to spare of this fabric. The remainder of the binding will most likely be run through the 1.5" strip cutter to become a 1.5" strip that will be used somewhere else. I LOVE 1.5" strips!
I am happy to finally be finished with the last sets of the half rectangles for Lupine & Laughter. I have been taking them to school with me to cut on my lunch periods since I don't have any small quilts to take to bind. Here they are in the intervention specialist's small group room:
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