See how to sew quilt binding: first, how to bind a quilt, a mug rug, a potholder, and how to sew mitered corners. Everything you need to know to make quilt binding corners - the easy way. And the BEST? I added a Quilt Binding Calculator for you - stop guessing and counting, ju...
Squaring the corners is the first step and essential in accurately squaring your quilt. Follow the steps below to perfectly square the corners of your quilt. Start with the corners first. Place a cutting mat beneath the bottom right corner. Make sure the cutting mat is under the entire area...
Now you’re ready to bind it. If you want to bind your quilt entirely on a machine, then follow our Machine Binding Tutorial. If you want to hand sew the binding on your quilt, then I recommend THIS tutorial by Amy at Diary of a Quilter. Okay, that’s how to finish a quilt in...
See here how to bind a potholder, a quilt, a mug rug, anything actually. This is your last step, and I've got a detailed how-to for you - that's just in case you haven't yet done anything like this - jump to this page to add binding to your potholder. Also, feel free to ...
When you come to a corner, sew in a straight line until you are about ¼" away from the end. Pivot the quilt so that you finish stitching at a 45 degree angle to your seam. Remove the quilt from the machine and fold over the binding. Begin sewing again from the top of the new...
How to Make a Quick Fabric Tray Choose an old quilt that is hankering for a new life. The quilts I’m using measure about 20 inches by 20 inches. Fold the quilt with the right sides together at each corner. Stitch across the folded quilt at about 3 inches from where the sides meet...
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Once you finish quilting, trim your excess fabric. To bind our quilt, we used our walking foot which helps to move all your layers of fabric smoothly while creating perfect stitches. Click here to find a great tutorial onbinding for beginners. ...
It is a patchwork quilt with a solid pink border. Quilt photographed on white sheet from top of stairs. As can see from second image if straight crop to edge of right corner it looks v uneven on the left corner showing large area of white sheet. I used magnetic l...
Bring your needle up from the back of the fabric and at the bottom left corner of a stitch. Then, bring the needle diagonally down from the top right corner of the stitch to make the first slant of a cross stitch. Check that the thread on the stitch is taut but not too tight. ...