Our extra wide poly-cotton doublefold binding is perfect for the borders on any quilt project. It is prefolded for ease of application. Finished width is 7/8". Special note: This item is sold in both 15 and 25 yard spools, listed separately.
In this video sewing tutorial, I will show you how to sew mitered corners. If you are looking for easy quilt binding corners check out my ideas on how to sew a mitered corner binding and mitered quilt borders.
Hand Work Station Yes! Marissa's Moment of Caprice is finally at this station. That makes me super happy even though my Hawaiian mini is sooo close to being finished that it was a shame to have to set it aside once more. I love the back on this (seen here) as much as the front. Let me say: Scalloped binding is gorgeous and I know I'll do it again for sure, but WHAT A JOB! Luckily I picked up a few tips from around Blogworld, and let me pass those along. You absolutely must use a bias-cut binding. You cannot go around those curves and inward corners with on-the-grain strips. The tip I picked up a couple years ago to starch binding shut on itself as you press the fold (this lightly "glues" the layers together so you don't get slippage puckers) was immensely beneficial for scalloped attachment. Don't cut the scallops until you've attached all the binding. You lose a ton of stability on your sewing base if you turn that into bias as well. In a couple of the pics below you can see the blue-line edge I had traced onto the quilt top before quilting. Another thing that really helped with putting on this binding is that I'd basted just inside that line (about 2 mm) when I was going to start my FMQ. You're going to need a lot of time for this task. It normally takes me 30-35 minutes to attach a twin-sized binding. This took several sessions (it's VERY intense work), and added up to just under 3 hours! So plan for that if you've got a deadline on a project. While sewing, you'll need a tool to hold the edge in place around those curves and to swing the seam allowance out of the way on the inner angles. Did your trusty Purple Thang get lost during a recent move? Grab a seam ripper. Worked great. You don't need to fuss and worry about easing in fabric on the curves, but I found it extremely helpful as I approached those angles to lay in a pin parallel to the next curve's beginning, and 1/4" in from the edge line. Then I knew to stop the end of the curve I just made and pivot on my down-needle when I arrived at that pin. Just be careful to get your binding bent around that needle-down without stretching it. Be meticulous about getting the little folds that will form out of the way of the needle. You gotta get the next couple of stitches without going through any of those. If the needle does go through a fold, you really need to pull it all out from under the foot and pop out that stitch. Leaving it in will steal way too much of your binding from you for turning over the edge later. Trust me, it's worth the extra effort to fix that. And you go along, doing the Dory thing - "Just keep swimming, Just keep swimming" - nice and slow, until you finally arrive back where you started and you do some funky Twister struggle to get a bumpless binding connecting seam in one tiny scallop space. That was an adventure, but happily successful. :) Even the quilt was happy that this part was accomplished! Look at it grinning away at me from where I set it down to await TV time and the scallop-trimming: Again, with that task - go slow! You don't want to slice through your stitches when you're cutting those inner angles! Yeah, I was holding my breath a lot for those. It took 50 minutes to cut this twin quilt's scallops - Just so you know. You also want a nice, smooth edge. You do NOT need to snip the angles into the point of the stitching to achieve pretty inner corners later. Let it stay stronger by keeping its seam allowance intact. Also - I would stick to scissors for this task. A rotary cutter, even the tiny one, would be too risky at those inner angles. All sources and quilters stressed to me that scalloped bindings really, REALLY need to be hand-stitched down. This was fine for me, as I only machine-finish bindings on baby quilts and quilts with super-thick backings like corduroy and minky. This is another point you need to allow extra time for, though. I had comforted myself during the attachment time that at least the hand-stitching part would be more regular in time demands. However! Judging by the distance I got while watching movies with my very sick 15yo - - - it will take a total of 9 2-hour movies to stitch this baby all down, compared to a usual 3 or 4 for this size. So..... all together, at every stage, you need to factor in much, MUCH more time to put on a scalloped binding. But they're worth it! I was happy to find that the bias binding eases around the curved edges quite nicely after you practice a few. For me and my tastes, the 2 1/4 inch strips I sewed on were a perfect match for the 1/4" seam allowance I cut. I usually use 3/8" allowance on bindings, but with the curves I went a little shallower. I found it easiest to stop pinning at the middle of a scallop and jump ahead to the next angle. Fold the first edge flat like this, keeping a good tension at the stitches on the right. Fold the second edge flat like this, again making sure you don't have gapping at the stitches on that side. (Don't pull it all super-tight, just get it to the stitching.) You'll have a nice pleat running up the center of the angle. Now you can bend the whole she-bang up at the edge. You want to pinch the fold in place at the edge of the quilt while allowing it to spread back out on the edge of the binding that will meet the corner when you finish laying it down. My thumb is hiding the folded part that I'm pinching here: Now lay it down flat on the point of stitching. You can see how the fold slid open so that it disappears right at the edge of the point, but remained in place at the inner angle. All this prep work is the part that gets much faster and neater for you after you've fumbled through a few. These want to be pinned vertically. I can't get clips to hold the fold nice enough for me, so I just be careful of the porcupine effect as I'm working. Now you can go back and pin the gap just behind the angle. Don't worry about the fullness at the sewing edge. . . . . . It will lay itself down very nicely because of the bias cut if you use an invisible ladder-type stitching that you can see Nadine show at her tutorial. I tried to get a shot for you to see how I treat the angles. As the quilt is used, I don't want those folds to get pulled out and then be all ugly-popped. So I stitch each one invisibly shut - front and back. *However* - I was also concerned that pulling stress on twisting scallops might pop stitches at those corners, so I left the outer 1/3 or so unstitched, to allow for a wee bit of give without giving the fold room to pop out. Hopefully you can see here what I'm talking about. I'm sure this is where all the extra stitching time is coming from, but I'm also sure from playing around with an un-secured angle that I will not at all regret this extra care in the stitching. It just gets all messy without it when you manipulate the quilt edge. So! If you're considering a scalloped edge, leave yourself plenty of time, understand that it's an adventure, and go for it! They're beautiful edgings for the designs that want them, and well worth the time and effort. Feel free to share with me your own experiences, tips, or ask questions. FMQ Station: It's time to get the next party started!! This is getting pin-basted today. I have chemical sensitivity and some systemic health issues that I protect from carcinogenics like the propellant in spray cans, so I pass up all the basting sprays. Hounds' Blues is 60 x 60 inches. I succeeded once again at keeping everything limited to what was already in my stash! I was even able to Frankenstein some Hobbs Heirloom batting pieces together for it. I splice them using this overlapped and curvy cutting approach shown by Anne. I call it "Frankensteining" because I don't buy the iron-on tape - it's easy and quick enough to just whipstitch the joins. I use big stitches, approaching an inch apart and spanning a 1/4 inch either side of the gap. They look like Frankenstein stitches! Or big football stitches. And they go very, very quickly. You just snug it enough to make the gap disappear but not enough to make a ridge. See how hard it is to find that join? It likes to pull a little loose when you lift the batting, but just smooth it all snug again when you layer your quilt sandwich. If you baste sufficiently (whatever your favorite method), you will have no pull-away or bunching. Works like a charm. [I need to add this qualifier: if the quilt is going to have fairly wide-spaced quilting (like 4" apart or so), you'd need to use much closer stitches to keep it more stable. At that point, I'd probably opt for the ease of the iron-on tapes. ;D] For myself, I have not had good results zigzagging batting seams in the machine - They like to bunch or stretch, and I find the resulting depression still detectable after the quilt is finished. (Although I'm sure it would disappear completely in something that is hyper-quilted.) Piecing Station: Just started going through my scrap bin, cutting blues and whites into log cabin pieces for the next gift needed. They'll grow up into Run, Kitty, Run, but right now this station does not get priority. ~*~*~*~*~ Linking up at Lee's WIP Quiltsy WIP Esther's WOW Leah's UFO Sunday
Designer: Sarah Gozzo Website: www.princesspouch.com Instagram: @princess_ina_pouch Finished Size: 16.5" --------------------------------- A mini quilt series with OLFA and Sarah Gozzo from Princess In A Pouch MATERIALS: 4 prepared 6.5” quilt blocks Sashing fabric Border fabric Backing fabric Binding fabric Fusible
Learn to sew mitered quilt corners in one and a half minutes The video shows binding with a flange and it’s sewn by machine. If interested here’re the tutorial: Flange quilt binding – …
In this video sewing tutorial, I will show you how to sew mitered corners. If you are looking for easy quilt binding corners check out my ideas on how to sew a mitered corner binding and mitered quilt borders.
Welcome back to Monday Motivation! This Monday is all about quilt binding! Hand binding, machine binding, flange binding. I usually dread the binding part of the quilt. It is that one last step that makes your quilt complete. The biggest stress is honestly choosing the fabric to create the perfect frame. Then it turns into, "Do I have enough of this or that print to make it work?" I can very easily talk myself out of binding a quilt! Thank goodness there are many great tutorials available to help with that final step to make the perfect frame for a perfect quilt! In this collection there are tutorials to help you calculate, create and add your binding in a variety of ways! Let's make some binding! Karen Miller has a very in depth tutorial on how to create Mitered & Flanged Machine Binding. American Patchwork and Quilting has a fast tutorial for double-layer (French fold) binding method to complete you quilt's edges. It's easy to do and adds durability to your finished quilt. Nadine from Fabric Bias shares her secret for creating invisible hand binding stitches! Made by Rae has a super easy tutorial for a "cheater quilt bind-off." It uses the backing fabric wrapped around to the from tot the quilt. Perfect for baby playtime quilts or picnic quilts! Christina from Sometimes Crafter has a wonderful tutorial for how to get those perfect hand bound mitered corners! Pat Sloan uses a blanket stitch for her machine binding! It looks great and make a very durable quilt! She has a great tutorial and video for this method. Julie from Jaybirds Quilts has a binding tutorial series including every step of binding from calculating how much you will need to the finishing stitches! It is a very detailed explanation! For a really easy way to create bias cut binding, Bite Sized Biggie has a short video showing how to make binding the fastest way! This is how I create my binding. Do you want to make continuous cut binding? Sew 4 Home has a detailed tutorial for how to make perfect continuous cut binding! How much fabric do you need? Sherri McConnell from A Quilting Life is a featured designer on Craftsy explaining the Formulas for Borders, Backs and Bindings. Never be caught without the fabric you need again! Binding does not have to be boring! Cynthia from Dream Quilt Create used jumbo ric rack to add a sweet detail to her Farmer's Wife Quilt! Another way to add some ZING to your biding is by Kati at From The Blue Chair with her strip candy cane binding ( change it up to make it suit your quilt)! This photo is not a tutorial but instead an inspiration found on Instagram from Betsy Siber for how you can add your quilt label into the binding! Great idea and looks amazing! Join me for more fabulous tutorials, inspirations and humor that I share everyday on: FACEBOOK PINTEREST INSTAGRAM TWITTER
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Tutorial for using bias binding for finishing a quilt including cutting your own bias binding strips and how to finish rounded quilt corners.
Our extra wide poly-cotton doublefold binding is perfect for the borders on any quilt project. It is prefolded for ease of application. Finished width is 7/8". Special note: This item is sold in both 15 and 25 yard spools, listed separately.
I was so determined to finish the Lancaster quilt last week and I wasn't sure that I was going to make it. Sooo, what does one do? I got up at 4.30 yesterday morning (Sunday) and put the last stitces...
This post is a continuation of my last post – a tutorial on binding scallops. You might want to read that first, if you are interested in scalloping the edges of a quilt. In this post, I wan…
Beautiful quilt! This beautiful Throw quilt was made with quality fabrics and measures 52" x 65". Machine pieced, and machine quilted in a smoke-free home. 'Sunbonnet Sues' were created with many, many beautiful, bright prints set on a white background. The Sashing and Border is a beautiful red and white print with accented with roses. The backing is red to match the quilt top. White thread was used to quilt this quilt in a design called Daisies on a String (annebrightdesigns.com). See last two photos for quilting detail. Handmade on machine, carefully sewn and pressed, and I am not aware of any spots, rips or stains. Ready to use, display, or give as a gift. The binding was machine stitched to the front of the quilt and hand stitched to the back using a blind stitch. The corners have been mitered. If you have any questions, please ask before ordering. I will answer any questions within 24 hours. Note: This quilt can be machine washed in cold water on gentle cycle with light detergent. It is best not to dry your quilt in the dryer but if you must, dry it on the lowest heat setting. I prefer to remove quilts from the dryer slightly damp and lay flat to dry. Your quilt will get softer with repeated washings.
Remembering Aunt Cora #1 - In honor of my great aunt, I am making a series of teacup quilts. #1 was for her grandson. I adapted Attic Windows to represent her china cupboard with its display of cups.
Which do you prefer: machine quilt binding or hand stitched binding? This is a question we asked our audience and the reasons are amazing.
Hardanger blanket stitch is important for the embroidery since it gives a clean, finished edge. This tutorial shows how easy it is to do.
The Problem I hate binding quilts. It’s the one thing about quilting that feels like drudgery to me. It takes a long time to do it the traditional way, and it is difficult to get great results if y…
Crafted in Tencel, our cropped quilted jacket is hand printed with a border-print motif along the front and cuffs. The lightly-batted jacket has contrast binding, cotton lining, and a button-loop closure. A great statement jacket with a classic fit. This one-of-a-kind textile was block-printed by hand. Subtle printing and dye variations are part of the unique beauty of the garment and a signature of the artisan's hand.
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Love the look of beautiful quilt and blanket bindings or hand-sewn hems applied with nearly invisible stitches? Learn slip stitch to sew your own!
Today on QUILTsocial Christine Baker finishes off her curved pieced Northcott Stonehenge Elements quilt by binding it with a flanged binding.
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Bored with normal straight quilt borders? Ready to try something new? Continue reading to learn how to miter a quilt corner for a new look!
You've probably seen a tutorial or two doing binding this way. I did a previous blog post on a look-alike binding trick where you tuck a flange or rick rack into the seam. Today's method is a self-flanged binding where everything is sewn as one piece. It's perfect for a little pop of color to frame your quilt, table runner or placemats… anything that needs a little extra something :) Just think how cute a gold shimmer flange would be peeking out of the binding on your holiday
I got home late Sunday after spending all last week in Paducah for the 30th AQS show. It was my first time being there both as an instructor and just seeing the show in person and what an experience! I have to say it was an almost perfect week and I couldn't wait to share it with you! After arriving on Tuesday it was a hustle to get my classroom set up for the next day and then high tail it over to the Carson Convention Center for the awards ceremony...wow! Because it was the 30th year there was a big celebration which included a beautiful set up in the lobby of desserts and snacks as well as a vinyl backdrop of photos of the Best of Show quilts for the last 30 years. Pretty impressive. The awards ceremony followed which was even MORE impressive! ...and I'd like to mention my nearly perfect week started with The Nun's Quilt winning a 3rd place ribbon! Wooo Hooo!!!! I taught three different classes and I had SO much fun! Everyone was so excited to be in Paducah and it just lent itself to very enthusiastic and energetic students...this is a shot of my Beginners :) I had Saturday off to completely indulge in the show and to check out the town and the museum. My day started with a long walk along the river about 7 am...nobody was there and it was quiet...a little down time that I hadn't indulged in all week long....mmmmm..... I checked out the historic downtown district before the crowds got heavy.... and then of course completely indulged in the National Quilt Museum. Wow. Talk about a big piece of humble pie! Unfortunately I could only take a picture of the building...no cameras allowed inside. Then it was off to indulge in the show for the remainder of the day. The weather was gorgeous all week long and the food vendors were all set up outside. There were SO many quilters there wasn't enough room for everyone in the tent on the picnic tables so many of us ate our lunches on the curbs! Last January I did a blog post on "Inspiration and Intimidation" where I shared my thoughts on being totally intimidated by the fabulous quilts at these shows...Trust me that was a huge factor here. Still shaking my head on the beautiful quilts from all over the world that were exhibited. I only took a few photos of the full quilts...most of my shots were the smaller areas of those quilts that inspired me...they were a lot less intimidating that way. I wanted to give a shout out and congratulations to Marge Hough for having her quilt accepted in the show. I've known Marge for a long time and she worked on this piece at my Mccloud retreats. You can't believe the piecing involved...especially in the sand...and she stitched in the ditch every single seam. Beautiful work Marge!!! Loved the background fillers in these quilts... Part of a fabulous wholecloth quilt...Loving the thread play here! Sandra Leichner's award winning wholecloth quilt...this was stunning. Loved how the quilter took the feathered wreath and put it "under" the sashing creating beautiful dimension and also loved the border designs. You just couldn't believe the background filler work in this quilt...wow. This particular blog post could go on forever...the show was amazing, intimidating, inspiring and so much more. Thank you for letting me share all of this with you! Hugs, Cindy :)
Read on to find out that prairie point binding is not as tricky as it looks, and it’s especially easy with our 10 step method for attaching prairie points!
Sometimes, once a quilt top is finished, all we want to do is add a plain border or two. Many times they frame the quilt top very nicely, but a pieced border can add something special. Pieced borde…
My quilty goals are to finish quilting, bind, and label my Happy Baskets Quilt (a variation of the one shown in the photo) and to bind my Jockey Cap quilt. The Happy Baskets is a liberated basket from a book by Gwen Marston and Freddy Moran. The Jockey Cap is a Kaffe Fasset quilt kit I bought from Glorious Color. The quilt is based on one in the Albert and Victoria Museum. I also want to finish piecing Persian Garden, another Kaffe Fasset kit. My knitting goals for this month are to finish my Sage socks and perhaps even knit another pair of baby socks. That's a lot and I'm not sure I'll be able to finish everything.
How you finish the edges of your quilt can have a huge impact on the final look. There are various options, including adding borders and bindings. I usually go for an invisible finish for mine which I call a 'hidden binding'. Some people know it as facing. How to Make an Invisible Binding Trim t
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Don't miss this post! 9 steps you've always wanted to know about making a continuous bias binding for your quilt, plus everything you wanted to know about it.
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Aren't I the lucky one to be asked to quilt this beauty. This is the second quilt that I have been asked to quilt by Sue, it's perfection beyond words. My own set brief was to let the fantastic choice of fabrics speak for themselves. The quilting is there more than you know or can see, I wanted it to stay in the background. The quilt is called Mountmellick and was designed by Di Ford and featured in Quiltmania magazine in 2014 as a Mystery or block of the month type quilt. I'll let the photos do the talking....... Rulers and threads used I know way too many photos..... Isn't it just fabulous, another quilt that I didn't want to send home to France.....
Last week you saw how I cut my scalloped borders, using the fun new tool that makes that process oh so easy. This week I thought it my be helpful to show you how to bind those scallops. You will need to cut your own bias binding for this to work well. I have a couple of tutorials for doing that here and here. Now, it’s time to actually apply the binding! Here are a few tips and tricks I thought would be helpful.Start your binding with a tail of at least 6-8” unsewn. I almost always start on the
Do you dither and question when it comes to finishing your quilt? There is always a traditional binding, but having quilt binding options ups the ante.
The quilt show side of the International Quilt Festival is amazing. So many quilts to see! And I only had 1 hour to see them! I didn’t take many photos but if you search social media I suspec…
The Triangle Quilt Along with Paula of The Sassy Quilter has been a blast! It's been great to follow along with everyone's progress each week. And it's fun to see how differently each quilt looks as they are developing. I have my rows all pieced and my top is finished! My friend, Judy of Quilt Paradigm, is also taking part in the quilt along. In a previous post where I outlined my intention to leave the sides of the quilt pointed, she left a comment encouraging me to go with my plan. And I am glad that I did. Trying something new is always fun! Back then Judy shared her Angled Edges Binding tutorial, showing how to bind those inside corners. I did use a slightly different method and wanted to share the details. Sew here goes! Step 1 - Carefully clip those inside corners. Just a little knick - less than 1/4" long. Step 2 - Apply the binding, stopping where the corner will be turning out again, just above the clip. Step 3 - With needle down and pressure foot raised, straighten out that inside corner. Lower the presser foot and continue to apply the binding. When the binding has been attached to the entire back of the quilt, press the binding toward the front of the quilt. Step 4 - Now apply the binding to the front of the quilt as usual. The arrow shows where you will stop stitching with the needle in the down position. Step 5 - With the needle down, raise the presser foot and adjust the edge to continue back out of the corner. Step 6 - As you approach the outside corner, fold as you normally do for binding corners. Step 7 - Again showing the approach to the inside corner. Step 8 - Stopping at the point. Step 9 - Needle down, pressure foot raised, and straightening out the edge. Step 10 - May as well share an outside corner too. This is how I fold the corner under. And hold it in place as I stitch up to it. And here are the results.... On top. And from the back. It's obvious by sharing this tutorial that I have jumped ahead and finished my quilt. But I will wait to share pictures of the full quilt until the last link up - the Triangle Extravaganza on April 25th! Excited to show just how the quilting went! Linking up at The Sassy Quilter for Joining Rows week #4 of the Triangle Quilt Along. Come on over and see everyone's progress!!! Keep On Quilting On!
A quilt top which I’d started on ages ago had been shouting at me to get it finished as it’s for a Christmas present. When I began making it, my 3yr old had kept saying how much he love…
You have probably seen a tutorial or two doing binding this way. I did a previous blog post on a look alike binding trick where you tuck a flange or ric rack into the seam. Today's method is a self-flanged binding where everything is sewn as one piece. It is perfect for a little pop of color to frame your quilt, table runner or placemats… anything that needs a little extra something :) Just think how cute a gold shimmer flange would be peeking out of the binding on your holid
