If preparing your quilt for binding feels like a monumental chore, it might have less to do with this step of the quilting process and more to do with the way your sewing machine is set up.Click Here to find a tutorial on setting up your sewing machineso it's easy to move the quilt...
Please note: These instructions are for sewing binding to the front of the quilt and then sewing it by hand on the back to finish. If you prefer to bind completely by machine,see this video.Or: Click to see a blog post about binding by machine. Now back to Step 5: Attach the bindin...
Unless… You missed the back of the binding in a few spots. Now you have the option of going over them again in the machine but if it’s just a small spot, it’s a great time to practice your blind stitch. Which, by the way, is how you would have sewn the entire bi...
I used my walking foot and a 1/2″ seam as the seams are quite bulky with all the layers. If this were a larger quilt I would also zig zag the raw edges or use the “serger” stitch on my machine just to help it stand up to washing better. Once I’ve sewn the backing and to...
(by hand) involved. Also, in this method you don’t need to cut and prepare binding strips. Instead, extra fabric from the back of your quilt will be folded around to the front of your quilt top and fastened by sewing a straight stitch with your sewing machine. You will need about ...
After you’ve quilted your quilt. Square it up and trim all the layers even. 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 don’t know how to bind a quiltthen I recommend THIS tutorial by Amy at...
Part 5 in a 5-part Quilting for Beginners series. This Binding Your Quilt section will walk you through binding your quilt and adding finishing touches to your quilt. Make your own DIY sewing quilt with this step-by-step tutorial!
So great! I found and used your Machine Binding Tutorial on my very first quilt and still use it. Thanks so much. Reply Allison September 25, 2018 at 12:55 pm I'm so glad! Reply Donna Bequette October 27, 2018 at 7:25 pm Hi Allison, I am a self taught wanna be quilter and...
Step 5 - Finish off binding on the other side No math, you have joined the start and the end by burrying the tail. How cool is that! Proceed the usual way, turning the binding to the other side and finishing - this part is the same as in the aforementioned binding tutorial. You've...
Cut your binding fabric into 4 – 2 1/2″ strips, join together and bind your quilt. Look at my tutorial onattaching the binding by machine. I did a stipple quilt pattern on the butterfly blocks and a wiggle diagonal line through the 9 patch blocks. ...