Many people ask how wide should a quilt binding be cut. There are many quilt binding widths you can choose from, but to start with, wider is easier to sew, especially when working with several layers. I usuallycut mine at 2 ½ "width from selvage to selvage. You can get away with ...
Prepare the quilt for binding. After you have finished quilting, use your sewing machine to stitch in a straight line 1/8” from the edge of the quilt around its entire perimeter. This will ensure that the layers of the quilt stay flat and in place during the binding process. When you’...
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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 hand or machine. I often find a quiet corner and hand-sew the binding, finding the rhythm relaxing.
For freehand stitching, use a darning foot and lower the feed dogs or use a throat plate that covers the feed dogs. To begin, turn the handwheel to lower and raise the needle to its highest point. Pull gently on the top thread to bring the bobbin thread up through the quilt. Stitch ...
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Then stitch all around the quilt, right on top of your marked line. When you flip the quilt over to add the binding on the back, align the binding raw edge with this stitched reference line, then trim the quilt as necessary. Next, wrap the binding to the front and machine-stitch it ...
How to Sew a Quilt! (quilting 101): Quilting is my biggest passion. I think it's probably hereditary. :D I also think it's a skill that is useful beyond words... quilts are beautiful and functional and I consider them to be the greatest gift in the worl
This is great for when you’re hand stitching your binding. I also have a short video I made a while back on myBinding & Blind Stitching tutorial(scroll down for the video). There’s another technique on how to tie off a blind stitch. Either way works. ...