See here how to bind a quilt, a mug rug, a potholder, or anything that has straight edges and no rounded corners. We'll also see how to add mitered corners on a quilt binding. All is easy if you follow the tutorial below! TOP TIP: If you're new to quilting, this guide onhow t...
I stitched this one up quickly a few years ago. You can find the full tutorial on the blog.This bag is shown made from blocks from my Halloween Haberdashery Quilt pattern, but you could easily do this with the Santa Hat Quilt blocks (or any other quilt blocks). 3. Make a Bench Pillo...
Start marking in the corner. Align a large square ruler so that its outer edges are equidistant from the interior section of the quilt, making sure that the quilt’s two edges are under the ruler completely on both sides. Note this new measurement and check the remaining three corners to e...
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Step 3: Squaring the Quilt Corners Step 4: Trimming the Quilt Sides Step 5: Finishing the Quilt What is Squaring Up a Quilt? Once the quilting is complete it’s necessary to trim away the excess backing and batting before binding the quilt. This is called squaring up a quilt; it is th...
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4-Pull it right side out through the hole, push the corners out with a chopstick, press, and baste the hole closed right along the edge. Press. 4-Cut out 2 rectangles of fabric for the back, measuring 10″ wide by 13″ tall. Lay it out on a larger quilt batting piece and quilt ...
Bind a quilt with easy mitered corners with step-by-step instructions and illustrations to sew a perfect binding every time.
Sew around the corners. 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 fr...
I do have a question. You did not mention how to finish off the edges of the quilt. After joining the rows together, the outside edges of the blocks won’t have any binding on them. Would I just do binding in the normal fashion for the outside edges of the quilt?