Binding Tamer

To keep a binding strip tangle-free and manageable, I loop it figure-eight style into a fist-size bundle and secure it with a rubber band. As I sew binding to the quilt, I gently pull free small sections of the bundled binding.

-Marilyn Fritzer

Wheat Ridge, Colorado

Share your tips for a chance to be featured: E-mail your tips with your name, address, and daytime phone number to apqtips@meredith.com; type Tips in the subject line.