Many people spend a lot of time organising the fabric for thequilt topbut don’t think too much about the backing or binding. Although it is not seen as much as the quilt top, it is still important! Traditional white fabric is the most popular type of backing. A plain cotton or cotton...
2. You have to plan so your backing fabric will also look great as your binding fabric. 3. If you quilt to the edge of your quilt top…you’re going to see it in the binding of the quilt on the back. I normally wouldn’t quilt to the edge using this method and instead quilt 1...
Use up the fabrics in your stash to make your very own pieced backing! Figure out how much fabric you need and how to use it [horizontally, vertically, or multi-pieced]. Christine Baker guides you through the process in 5 quick steps using her Brother NQ900. Free tutorial. 4 steps to...
I was practicing a new technique (well, new to me) to attach binding to a quilt or project of any size. Since it’s easiest to practice on something small, I made these. This technique uses the backing fabric to wrap around to the front and make mitered corners so it finishes nice a...
The backing fabric is a cute dot fabric from Riley Blake called“Blush Puffs Pink”. For the binding, I used one of the Sugar Sack fabrics,Pretty Petals in Red.I thought it gave it a great pop! I cut 2.5″ strips to make the binding andused this methodto machine stitch it. ...
Cut the quilt backing fabric so that you have two pieces that are 34" wide by 88" long (W by L). Sew them together, and voila! The backing is ready to be quilted! All that's left to do is add some binding. You can check how much material you need for binding in our quilt ...
You don't need a lot of tools to quilt but having everything you need on hand before you start is always a good idea. Be sure you read your pattern entirely, so you know how much and what kind of fabric to purchase. You'll also need backing fabric, thread, binding fabric and batti...
Binding size refers to the width of the finished binding as it appears from the front of the quilt. Learn about quilt binding width and sizing when creating binding.
36 - 256 Precut 5-inch squares - Fabric B - these squares are placed along the 4 sides of the block and I typically use solid fabrics for these squares 15-inch square ruler Batting, Backing Fabric, and Binding Fabric purchased to fit the size of quilt you're making (see chart below)...
3. Quilting: Quilt as desired, by machine or by hand. Trim away excess batting and backing fabric. 4. Binding: Cut yardage listed for binding into 2.5” strips. Trim off selvedges and sew your strips together to form one long strip, press seams open. Fold in half lengthwise, pressing ...