That Pop of Color is a Lovely Finish! Add a final decorative touch to your quilt with a flanged binding. That little strip of color can be just the accent your quilt needs for a beautiful finish. The binding is done entirely by machine and looks great on both sides. Mitered corners give it a …
A tutorial with pictures: How to make a fabric tag for labeling quilts & other handmade keepsakes. Tag quilt labels are a modern way to personalize quilts!
A quilt label makes your quilt a part of living history. Learn how to design a beautiful quilt label with tutorial from NewQuilters.com #quiltlabelideas
More on how to use decorative stitches on your sewing machine to finish binding for quilts, using your Bernina and Janome sewing machines.
Whether you’re new to quilting to want to brush up on your techniques, this is a go-to reference guide for today’s quilter. Beginning with expert tips on equipment and supplies, choosing fabrics and colors, pressing, rotary cutting, and piecing, you’ll then learn the essentials of appliqué, assembly, borders, finishing, binding, labeling, and hanging quilts. With 7 learn-to-quilt practice projects, basic blocks, and an included DVD featuring dozens of techniques explained in easy-to-follow steps, enjoy the beauty of a quilt you’ve successfully made yourself!
Add your name, date, or a special message stitched into the binding of a quilt.
Let's sew up this traditional Box Quilt block today. It is beginner-friendly and you could dig into your stash and/or scraps to make a beautiful quilt. This pattern is a little different than other Box Quilt blocks you can find online. Using only squares and rectangles, the block goes together fast.
Transform Strips of Fabric into Beautiful Baskets and Bowls! It’s a simple process to wrap strips of fabric around cotton clothesline. Then, coil and stitch the resulting cord into handy and decorative containers. Each one will be unique in color and shape, limited only by your imagination. Read through the following tutorials to learn about …
Add your name, date, or a special message stitched into the binding of a quilt.
Spark Your Imagination with These Great Ideas! Occasionally we come across a quilt label that causes us to stop and take a second (and third) look. While every quilt you complete you should have a label, taking the time to create something unique to the quilt will make the quilt extra special. Here are some …
Make use of your quilt batting scraps with this simple method of joining them together to make larger pieces of batting.
This listing is for a Rosecity Quilt Kit using Ruby + Bee Solids. Kit includes fabric to make one Large Throw Rosecity Quilt 62 1/2" x 75" - (8) 7/8 yard cuts Color 1 - Unicorn Color 2 - Pumpkin Color 3 - Provence Blue Color 4 - Blush Color 5 - Tumeric Color 6 - Azalea Color 7 - Vervain Color 8 - Marigold Kit does NOT include pattern, backing or binding Purchase the Rosecity Pattern as a PDF or a Printed Pattern Order should ship within 1-3 business days You can purchase a 1/2 yard binding cut here
Self-Binding Quilt Tutorial Self Binding means: Bring the quilt backing to the front and using it as your binding, I am bring this over from The Quilt Ladies, this post is used and asked for all the time, Thank you for that. Just a few days ago I received this comment on my original post: … Continue reading "Self-binding a Quilt Tutorial"
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 …
When making a quilt label, is it appropriate to include the name of the person who designed the pattern? And is it necessary to contact the designer of…
Learn how to make the disappearing 9 patch with a little extra fun twist. This is such a crazy disappearing quilt block. Didn't think it could be done any differently than the previous blocks.
Today we're going to sew together this modern-looking traditional quilt block called Interlocking O's. The pattern is attributed to Doris Dace but I couldn't find any more information about it other than that. Let's get to it!
Start with a Layer Cake of 10″ Squares for a Quick Finish! This beautiful quilt is great for showing off your favorite fabric and colors. Batiks and low-contrast prints are stunning but any fabric combination will work just as well. Accent the fabrics with black, as shown here, or go with another contrast. This quilt …
tutorial on joining the ends of quilt binding
Have you ever gotten your quilt blocks all pieced together and then been totally stumped on what to do for the borders? Me too! Haha! I will show you what I came up with and maybe it will inspire some creative ideas in you too!Last week, I was working on my first Dresden Plate quilt (you can see that post here). I did some different kind of block arrangements that are whimsical and maybe a little artsy… So when I got to the border I had to pause (but not for long because this quilt had to be don
Learn the simple steps for making French Fold quilt binding.
How to Join Quilt Binding Ends: 2 Easy Ways You’re *this close* to finishing your quilt, so let's wrap it up! There are many ways to join quilt binding ends, but I prefer to keep it simple and stress-free. In this guide, I’ll share two easy methods to join your quilt binding ends—no special rulers or complicated math required.
Peg Spradlin introduces several unique techniques for adding background fillers and stitches to your quilts.
Let’s make an other border. This time the border has 2 blocks that are placed on point complete with side triangles and corner triangles. Let’s learn how to make a Jewels border in 3 minutes: Finishe
I promise to add dimensions to the strips in the directions below.. but I wanted to at least post pictures for you to see... More soon, I promise! I have this little side business... I make custom kitty quilts. It sounds funny, but they are now all over the US and the world. Last summer I made this one for my girl, Jasmine. I love graphic designs, and Seminole patchwork has always held a certain appeal. I sewed about 7 pieced bands, but used only 5 in her quilt. Here are some pictures of how three of them are put together. This is a traditional Seminole band. The black and white strips are about 2" wide, the turquoise one is 1-1/2". After the strips are sewin together, they are cut crosswise into 1-1/2" pieces. Then every other one is rotated, and the strips are set at a 45 degree angle to make the design shown below. This next band is not a traditional Seminole design
The finished edges can make or break your quilt! Learn the best way to finish quilt edges with these quilt bias binding tips from WeAllSew.
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12-inch quilt blocks are a common size and are great for beginners. You can often make them without using any tiny pieces but still have a beautiful and unique quilt.
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/
I have recently started to label my quilts that I give away. I think it puts that little extra on to it. I thought I would share how I make my labels. I use white solid fabric for my labels. The size can vary but I tend to make them big as a souvenir card if the quilt is a big one. Cut out a piece of fabric slightly bigger than a souvenir card, maybe 1/2 inch-1 inch/ 1 1/2 cm-2 cm bigger (picture 1). Also cut out a piece of light weight iron on interfacing/stabilizer, just the size I want the label to be (picture 2). Lay the interfacing/stabilizer centered on the fabric and iron it on (picture 3). Fold over the left over fabric and iron it around the stabilizer, one side at the time starting with the long sides, to form folded squares that I will cut out in the corners (picture 4). Cut out the folded square corners, a straight cut from the short sides and slightly angled from the long sides (picture 5). Write who the quilt is for or the name of your quilt, who made it and when. I use a fabric wash proof pen (picture 5). Press again to make the label neat and rectangular (picture 6). Hand sew the label on to the back of the quilt, only through the backing fabric, using a blanket stitch. For this label I used embroidery thread in pink. All finished and very nice. And hopefully the quilt will last for a long long time and the label will stay intact telling a story about when and who made it and why. Isn't that neat? Kärlek Annette Did you find this tutorial helpful? Donate 1 dollar to support My Rose Valley Blog. Thank You!
In my less-than-perfect world, I often have less-than-perfect quilt blocks. Learn how to square up a quilt block easily for your patchwork quilts too.
This technique is too fun not to explore it more, so I present you Part II of the Seminole Piecing tutorial. You find Part I here. Yesterday someone asked me if this technique works with ombre fabric. Of course, but you will not have such variety in color compared with a rainbow fabric. Many ombre […]
You must label your quilts! Imagine someone from the future discovering who made their antique quilt. So what bet...
Do you have a go-to size to cut your binding? Have you ever tried a different size to see what effect you would get? I thought I would do a little experiment to show you different sizes and what they look like all sewn up!Here, I have four different sized strips: 2”, 2¼”, 2½” and 3”. I quilted up some sample swatches with a layer of 100% cotton batting in the middle. If you like to use thicker batting or thicker fabric like flannel or Minky, you may want to adjust the cut size to accommodate tha
Full tutorial and video showing you: self binding quilt tutorial. Take the fabric from the back and use it for the binding. Quick, simple & works great!
Quilting for Beginners - This is by far the easiest quilt you will ever make When you're making your very first quilt it can be a little overwhelming. Those quilt blocks can look quite complicated and knowing which tools are needed can be kind of confusing. Plus, the fancy free motion stitching on the top of the quilt, requires quite a bit of practice to get the hang of. And finally, there’s the binding...now that can be quite tricky when you are just starting out. But what if there was a quilt you could make that was super simple and
