Add beautiful borders to your quilts in no time with our quick and easy method!
You've got to get the binding on your quilt nice and straight to get the perfect look. Read this quilting tutorial to get perfectly straight corners on quilt binding.
Try Something Different and Make the Binding a Design Element! Most quilters have been taught to finish off their quilts with narrow bindings. These thin strips serve the purpose of finishing the edges while providing one last chance for a bit of accent color, if the quilter feels it’s needed. Wide bindings – 1/2″ or …
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!
HGTV.com offers tips for folding, attaching and calculating the size of prairie point quilting borders.
Excellent Tutorials for Using Decorative Machine Stitches to Secure Bindings! The beautiful machine embroidery stitch used to secure the binding of a lovely quilt got us to thinking about bindings. The standard approach is to stitch them down by hand or machine, making the stitching as invisible as possible. Some quilters will stitch down a …
Get tips on how to prepare a quilt binding. Tips that will help make this step in the quilting process less tricky.
Learn how to transform leftover fabric scraps into useable quilting binding. Scrap binding is perfect for charity quilts, small projects and more.
We’re thrilled to welcome Aggy Burczyk back to the blog for Binding with a Touch (Part 2) – Beautifying Your Binding. Thanks so much, Aggy! – – – – – ̵…
So, if you've been wanting to try big stitch quilt binding, consider trying this unique alternative to machine binding.
Quilt borders do not need to be boring. After the simple steps of adding a quilt border, we'll explore quilt border ideas beyond the simple corner blocks, or simple border. Next time you finish the center of your quilt, try a new border with great designs. The quilt's border is a great place to add new blocks, your favorite quilting designs and more.
Learn how to easily calculate quilt binding taking into account the size of the quilt and the extra binding needed to turn corners and join ends.
Double fold binding is the best way to finish a quilt. In this beginner's guide learn the tools you need, whether to cut the binding on the bias or grain line, and tips for sewing strips together.
Binding Tutorial Posts Perfect Binding Basics Post #1 Binding Flange Basics Post #2 - Bias Binding How to bind curves Basics Post #3 - Scrappy Bias Binding How to bind 120° angles Single Fold Binding (for mini quilts & small projects) What do you want to know about binding? Binding Basics Post #3 Above you'll find all the links to previous binding posts. Included in this Post - How to make a scrappy bias binding from leftover pre-cut strips Up next... how to bind curves! -- Have you ever needed to make a bias binding but you don't have enough fabric? I needed to make a bias binding but the only thing I had left that matched was a few jelly roll strips. Now if my project didn't have curves I could have just pieced them together, but since I needed a bias binding I had to come up with another solution. 1. Start by figuring out how many strips you'll need to make your binding. Determine the length of binding you'll need to go around your project. Then follow the formula below/ Binding Length / 40 = X X + 1 = # of strips you need. For my project I used 5 leftover jelly roll strips. 2. Sew the strips together with a 1/4" seam and press open. Offset each strip by approximately 2" to avoid waste in cutting. 3. Use the 45° angle on your ruler to trim the ends off of the strip set. If your ruler doesn't have a 45° angle you can use the marks on your cutting mat. 4. Turn the strip around and begin cutting your binding. I cut my strips at 2.25" wide. 5. Continue cutting along the entire strip. 6. Match the ends and sew them with a 1/4" seam. More details are in post #1. Press the seams open. Repeat to create one long strip. 7. Press the strip in half WST to finish the binding. 9. Roll the binding up until you are ready to use it. This method can also be used with leftover bias binding strips of any length. Make sure the scraps are the same width & piece the ends together as shown in step #6. If some strips are longer & you want a scrappier look, cut them into multiple pieces or create a small strip set as shown in step #2 Coming up next I'll show you how to apply this binding to inner and outer curves. © 2011-2022 Julie R. Herman. All rights reserved. No part of this tutorial may be reproduced without written consent of Jaybird Quilts. For more information visit http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/
We’re thrilled to welcome Aggy Burczyk back to the blog for Binding with a Touch (Part 2) – Beautifying Your Binding. Thanks so much, Aggy! – – – – – ̵…
Use these binding tips to finish up your quilts. Receive info on making, joining and applying binding. Everything you need for a fine finish
Making mitered corners doesnt' hjave to be hard.Start with a small application to gain confidence in making excellent mitered corners every time!
Here is Part 2 of the Quilt Binding tutorial series. This lesson focuses on how to prepare your binding for attaching on the other side, the tools you need to hand bind your quilt, how to blind stitch and bury your knots. Plus, ultimate hand binding tips so you always rock your hand binding. #handbinding #quilttutorial
The secret to creating this field of stars is not in the blocks, but in the sashing. Fabrics are from the Teatime Floral Two collection for LakeHouse Dry Goods.
I had ‘snowing class’ last night and I’m so excited about the border to the courthouse steps quilt! It’s looking great already. I had a lot of strips cut that I didn’t…
Are you notorious for saving fabric scraps? Use those scraps to make variegated bias tape, trim, or binding by choosing three or more compatible coordinating
The Piano Keys Quilt Border Pattern makes a delightful quilt border that will surround your quilt with vibrant, playful contrast. Download a great quilt border and instructions on how to make it in this article.
More on how to use decorative stitches on your sewing machine to finish binding for quilts, using your Bernina and Janome sewing machines.
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a safe and fun time over the last few days. We had a pretty low-key holiday, starting with a birthday party for a niece on New Year’s Eve. We stayed up …
Recently I've had several people ask me how I bind my quilts. So I thought that this would be a perfect time to show you how I do it:) Yesterday I made a quilt for Dolly and I took pics of my machine quilting and binding process. It's the same way that I bind every quilt or project...no matter the size. I'm no stranger to hand quilting... I grew up around the quilting frames. But because of my design schedule... I usually send my quilts out to be machine quilted. That seems to be the norm now a days and I do love me a beautiful machine quilted quilt! When I have smaller projects such as my new Dolly quilt... I simply quilt them on my Bernina. I cut my backing fabric a few inches larger than my quilt top... around all 4 sides. I cut my batting the same size as my backing fabric. I ALWAYS use a walking foot when I am machine quilting. A walking foot allows the top, middle and bottom layer of the quilt to feed through the machine at the same speed... so that means no shifting... gathering or puckers when quilting. Nice!!! After I have finished my quilting... I quilt 1/8" from the edge to hold it down nice and flat for binding... then I trim the excess batting and backing fabric away. Sometimes I like to add trim in my bindings. For the Dolly quilt...I sewed 1/2" pink ric-rac on the edge. I fold the rid-rac like this on each corner and if there is any ric-rac sticking out past the edges of the quilt... I simply trim it off. Don't worry about those trimmed off edges fraying... they will be within the binding:) When I take my 1/4" seam allowance with the binding..it will look like this. I cut two 2 1/2" x Width of Fabric strips for the binding. For this quilt I will need about 80" of binding. My formula for determining how many inches I need for a quilt goes like this. 1. Measure the length of all 4 sides of your quilt top. 2. Add them together. 3. Add 10"... 4. That is how many inches you will need! *NOTE - if you are binding anything that has a curve at all to it... you will need to cut your strips on the bias!!! I cut the selvedge off of each strip.... And join them together on the diagonal... like this. I trim off the excess... And press the seams open for less bulk around the edge of the quilt. Then I press the whole strip in half with WRONG SIDES together. I unfold one end and fold it down like this... And then fold it back to wrong sides together. I place the raw unfolded edges even with the edges of the quilt.... the fold goes towards the inside of the quilt top. I start by sewing the end I have folded like this.... and I leave a tail by stitching about 2" down from my fold. I use a 1/4" seam allowance and I always use my walking foot when sewing on binding to keep the layers even. I keep sewing until I am 1/4" from the first corner. I lift the foot up ...leaving the needle down and pivot the quilt on an angle like this. Then I sew at an angle off the edge of the corner and clip my threads. I DO NOT CUT MY BINDING STRIP AT ANYTIME. Then I lift the binding straight up... And fold it back down like this. The raw edges are even with the side of the quilt again and I'm ready to sew the binding on the next side of the quilt. When starting on a new side... I simply start at the top... sewing through the folded corner and backstitch at the beginning to secure. I continue sewing all 4 sides of the quilt and do each corner exactly the same as the first one. When I get back to the side where I started... I trim the end on the diagonal ... Making sure that I leave it long enough so that I can unfold the folded tail at the beginning and tuck it inside... like this. Then I simply continue sewing until I reach my first stitches... Then I sew on top of them about 1/2" and backstitch. By tucking the raw edge inside the folded end that I started with... I have a completely finished seam! Then I fold the binding to the back of the quilt and whip stitch it into place. I always start my hand stitching where I started my machine stitching. I do a blind whip stitch... and I fold the binding just past the 1/4" seam line on the back. When I get to the corners I fold them over to the back and sew just to the machine stitching. Then I fold the other side in just past the stitching and stitch them together with 2-3 stitches...like this. I continue in the same way all the way around... Until I get to my first fold in the binding. I also do a blind whip stitch to hold it down and the I knot off. I hide my tail between the layers and trim...just like when hand quilting. And my Dolly quilt is completely bound. And ready to give to Dolly:) Have a quilty kind of day my friends!!! xx Lori
Updates to this Tutorial Hey there! I’ve updated this with new content and new videos. The original tutorial below. Explore my entire series of selvage quilt tutorials: How to cut and store fabric selvages How to make Selvage Fabric The Criss Cross Selvage Block Tutorial How to make Selvage Binding 25 Creative ... Read More about Tutorial: Making binding from selvedge
Binding Tutorial Posts Perfect Binding Basics Post #1 Binding Flange Basics Post #2 - Bias Binding How to bind curves Basics Post #3 - Scrappy Bias Binding How to bind 120° angles Single Fold Binding (for mini quilts & small projects) What do you want to know about binding? Today I'm going to give you tips on how to bind the 120° hexagon edges of a quilt! Binding hexagon edges may seem hard... but it isn't! It can be a fun way to finish a quilt. I used this technique with my Science Fair quilts. ...and with my recent Junior Ballerina quilt that I made for Jonah. -- First you will need to create your binding. I highly suggest Bias Binding for working around Hexagon Edges. Bias binding is necessary to get a great finish around the 120° angles. Make continuous bias binding or cut individual bias strips with a rotary cutter. Complete Bias Binding directions can be found in the previous Bias Binding tutorial. -- Note: The angles of the quilt shown in this tutorial are 120° angles. This method will work with other angles between 90° and 180°. -- 1. Begin by sewing binding along one of the straight sides of the quilt with a ¼” seam allowance. Stop sewing ¼” from edge of quilt top and backstitch. 2. Fold binding over so that it points away from the next section of the quilt top. (Red Line) 3. Fold binding back over and align with the edge of the quilt top. Pin in place. 4. Repeat steps 1-3 for all convex angles. 5. Cut into quilt top 1/8” at each concave angle. 6. Stitch binding in place until you get to the center of the angle. 7. Leave your needle down and pivot the quilt top 30° until the next section is straight in front of you. Ease the binding around and continue sewing the binding in place. 8. The binding at the Concave angles will stick up until it is hand stitched in place on the back. 9. Use Clover Wonder clips or other binding clips to wrap the binding around to the back. Miter the convex angles. 10. Ease the bias binding around at the concave angles and clip in place. 11. Hand stitch binding in place to finish your quilt! -- Want to link to this tutorial? Here is a button you can use. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial! Additional binding tutorials and other free tutorials can be found here. © 2012-2022 Julie R. Herman. All rights reserved. For more information visit http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/ No part of this tutorial may be reproduced without written consent of Jaybird Quilts.
This quick tutorial explains how to create easy quilt borders with mitered corners. This how to pattern that teaches you the process of making multiple mitered borders specifically outlines how to press seams on inner and outer borders so that you can easily miter corners on nesting borders. Once you have completed this tutorial, mitering edges will become second nature; additionally, the double mitered corners of the design will add a complexity and elegance to the patterns that was not there before.
Learn how to make a self binding baby blanket quickly with our step-by-step guide. Perfect for beginners and a wonderful gift for new parents!
This week, for Sew Together Tuesday, Shannon Fabrics National Educator Teresa Coates goes all-in on binding Cuddle® minky plush fabric quilts and blankets!
Ms. Limo: Here is my new nappy quilt! ***** Click "Read more" option ***** "Country Charm" @"Country Inn" by BBD Fabrics: "Rural Jardin" line by FG Block size: 6" finish Quilt Size: 42" x 54" The pictures don't look the best, as it's a super cloudy day today. But I'll share my excitement with you anyway!! Ms. Limo: I really like it a lot :))) You won't know how happy I am finishing this summer quilt as making the raffle and putting it to the quilt weren't as easy as I expected :O It's a happy nappy time now!! ZzZzZzzzzzzzzzzzz -- Posted from my iPhone
This blanket stitch tip represents another way to add colorful threads and a decorative edge to the your next quilt. Try for yourself.
Learn how to cut bias binding and how to make bias binding for quilts. We'll show you three different methods for the perfect quilt finish!
Here are some easy steps for making your binding corners square and professional.
This is a Fall Pumpkin Mini Quilt Pattern that can be used with any raw edge appliqué technique. It includes the full size pattern master and pieces ready to transfer and features ideas for Thread Painting as the technique used with a thread painting "chart" for stitch application suggestions. The pdf pattern includes 10 pages of sewing instructions in two parts including color diagrams. Finished size is 15" x 15" Digital products are NOT REFUNDABLE because they can’t be returned. A tutorial with step by step photos for the general preparation of appliqué pieces can be found here - Preparing Patterns for Glue Basting https://laurajanequilts.wordpress.com/tutorials/ This pattern does NOT teach the thread painting technique. Go to my blog for videos to learn more. https://laurajanequilts.wordpress.com/tutorials/ Please note before printing the pattern pieces that your printer setting is set at 100% and NOT "Scale To Fit" or any other default % size or the pieces will not print to the size intended. FABRIC SUPPLIES Based on 42” of usable width. 2 fat quarters – -1 light background color -1 for borders – brown or fall multi 6 fat eighths -for pumpkin - 1 each light, medium, and dark Orange -for leaves – 1 each Gold, Burgundy -for stem – 1 brown (or scraps) ¾ yard Green - backing, binding, sleeve, large leaf and 2 small leaves Batting - 18"x 18" Note: Mix fabric types – use prints, plaids, and batiks for a more interesting mini quilt.; use light medium and dark oranges for the pumpkins to make it appear three-dimensional; dark and light greens gold and reds for the leaves. ©Copyright 2015 Laura Sapko,Sew Laura Artisan Quilts, Ltd All right reserved. No part of this pattern may be photocopied or reproduced in any form without consent from Laura Sapko – Sew Laura Artisan Quilts Follow me on Instagram @sewlaura.artisanquilts And Blog - https://laurajanequilts.wordpress.com Email - laurasapko [!at] gmail.com Thank you! Laura
When adding a ruffled border, do I cut the material on the bias or straight of grain? Any other tips for the best way to go about adding a border like…
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!
