Cut additional interfacing strips to reinforce the zipper area. Sewing the Skirt Sew the main fabric and lining separately, leaving space for the zipper on the back seam. Attach the interfacing to the waistband
Cut and Prepare Binding Strips: Use fabric that complements your quilt to cut binding strips. Fold and press them into double-fold bias strips for durability. Attaching the Binding: Sew the binding to the front of the quilt first, then fold it over to the back and sew it in place by ha...
First, decide your start date/day of the week, as the first template will be the first block in the upper left side of the quilt. Use pencil for this step to make changes if needed (read here to learn how tofine-tune the color layout in the weekly templates). Work at your own pace...
I cut my binding 2" wide for ½" double-fold bias binding. Depending on how wide your bias tape needs to be, choose your own strip width. TIP: How wide to cut strips for bias tape? For single-fold bias binding, cut the fabric twice the finished size. For double-fold bias binding...
Add Binding – for a pretty finished edge First, I squared my blanket by drawing lines across the tops and sides of the fabric using a long ruler. I followed those lines when sewing on the binding. I cut the red chevron fabric to 2-1/2″ strips to create a 1/4″ binding. Are you...
How I figured it out: 54″ wide fabric cut into 2″ strips (wide enough to cover the cord + seam allowance) will yield 27 strips. If I bought 1 yard, that’d be 27 one yard strips (which doesn’t account for seam allowances to sew them all together). Not quite enough for 30 ...
For a simple picnic blanket, don't try to get fancy with the pattern, especially if it's your first time making a quilt. We recommend cutting all of your fabric into squares that can then be sewn into strips—and from there, the strips can be sewn together to make a blanket. We lik...
For a simple picnic blanket, don't try to get fancy with the pattern, especially if it's your first time making a quilt. We recommend cutting all of your fabric into squares that can then be sewn into strips—and from there, the strips can be sewn together to make a blanket. We lik...
You don't need to. This is what I got: I'll tell you more about binding later, let's start at the quilt top: Step 2 - Add Any Borders And by adding borders, I mean adding rectangles or strips (that is, borders) to any side of your panel, if you need to enlarge your fabric...
5- Make bias tape and attach it! I usethis tutorialand used 2.25″ strips, folded over like quilt binding. I made about a yard of binding, which was plenty. If you’ve never attaching binding, Wendi has a great tutorial here.