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

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.....

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.

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.

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

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

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!

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:

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?

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.