The oopsies photos are a great help. Well, here we go again! This tutorial is well written and illustrated and is super easy to follow. I learn so much by reading your blog. I love the tree skirt pattern! Lay the quilt top (and batting) on top of the quilt backing right sides facing. Thank you for the give away. Your instructions are always spot on. This is not how you want this to look and this also happens by getting your pin in Step 5 in the wrong spot. After completing the detailed process of sewing a quilt (see How to Make a Quilt) the last step is to bind the edges with fabric to give your quilt a “finished” look.This article details the process for making binding strips and using them to bind your quilt. Since this is such a small piece modifications were done to how I normally finish off the binding. I am sure I need more practice. I’ve not done this before. I’m one of those who actually enjoys doing binding and I appreciate the great tips and techniques you provide. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. I could have used this help when I made a runner a few years ago that had the larger angles. I do need some cute runners for my tables. Nice to know you gals are out there to help us. You did a excellent job of showing the correct and incorrect way to do that type of binding Heather. Purchasing manufactured bias tape is not the only option to edge your quilt. Thank you for all you have shown this past year, from tips, photos, redo’s of your home and family fun! See more ideas about quilt border, quilts, quilt patterns. Thank you very much for your informative and entertaining blog. I really like the what if I do it wrong pictures also. Folding the quilt in half lengthwise and width-wise helps to make sure it is generally squared-up. Thank you very much for all your hard working instructions and website. It’s great to learn new techniques. Love your detailed pictures and notes. Thank you for sharing. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Thanks so much for this valuable tutorial as now I can finally finish this WIP! I have an eight-sided table topper, completed in Nov/Dec 2009, that needs binding. Instead of applying a binding, you simply sew around the edges of the quilt sandwich as if it were a giant pillowcase, leaving an opening on one … And what lovely quilts to learn on! See more ideas about quilt border, quilts, quilt patterns. Hi.Heather, Now it's time to join it to the quilt edge on the front of the quilt top: Line up the raw edge of the binding strip with the edge of the quilt where you're going to start . You have the best blog site for quilting and knitting, I absolutely love it. Thanks for taking the time to show us. Thank you for an excellent tutorial. Make sure that the seams don’t fall in any of the corners — if they do, adjust the placement so that the seams are along a straight edge. What a fun way to start a new year. With the right side facing you, lay your finished quilt top on a piece of batting. wasn’t feeling well but happy I went with them. Lynne. She loves it. To hand-stitch the back in place, prepare several lengths of thread. Great tutorial! It’s sewn in place. I would love to win your patterns. Start and end the binding using a pocket method that requires no math. I hope you all had a safe and fun time over the last few days. Thank you for the tutorial! I love the Diamond Diva runner, and have never tried diamonds before, so would love these patterns to learn new skills! This is a great tutorial. Regards, I have several table toppers with the odd angle corners waiting for binding. Thank you for the chance. Fold the first corner of the binding over to form an angle. I used your tutorial for binding inside corners of a gift last Christmas, and it really saved the piece. Hopefully I can make better corners on my projects with this helpful hint. I have never drawn the corner before sewing but I can easily see where that will be a big help. Thank you so much for this tutorial!! After your quilt top has been layered with the back, batting and top, and then quilted; you cut off these raw edges. That’s what happens when getting too much fabric in the corners. ~robin After hand-sewing that corner, it will look like this. Thank you for the tutorial. At the point of the video, your quilt should be complete up to attaching the binding. Today I remembered that I saw this a while back in your blog. I made scalloped borders using the scallops and vines template from Quilt in a Day. I absolutely love your Diamond Diva pattern, the fabric too. Thanks for the great tutorial. I would love to win some of your lovely patterns – hope you pick my entry! Thank you. Thank you for the handy tutorial. Thanks. You should have quilted together all of your squares into your desired pattern. I have made the Diamond Diva 4 color topper. The facing method allows you to avoid mitering every corner. Now is the time to trim the edges of the quilt itself. I can’t wait to get started! Feb 4, 2013 - This tutorial demonstrates how to finish your quilt that has irregular edges using a facing instead of binding. Now turn the quilt, so that the next side to be sewn is running parallel to your sewing foot as shown. I found this post great! Those patterns are adorable. what a gold mine of tips. I was not happy with my results when I tried to bind a table runner with those angles, but now I know I can do it! I love the idea of pancakes for New Year’s Day; I’ll have to remember that! Instead of applying a binding, you simply sew around the edges of the quilt sandwich as if it were a giant pillowcase, leaving an opening on one side that’s big enough to turn the “pillowcase” inside out. I knew how to do 90 degree corners, but not the odd angled corners. Living in California I don’t see much snow and it’s a nice treat. Yeh more material to buy. I just nailed all 4 of the odd corners on my table runner. Place the binding on the edge of the quilt, with raw edges aligned. After doing the hand-sewing, that corner will look something like this. Nice to find out that as a self-taught quilter, I actually do something right! Apply binding to a quilt in 6 easy steps. No binding (pillowcase method). It works a treat. Love your directions. Thanks for the tutorial on binding. Thank you! They’re adorable. What a great tutorial! Binding is an essential stage in the quilt making process, and with the help of this free eBook, you’ll start approaching binding quilts in a whole new way. Now thanks to your post I will be able to get one right. Sep 17, 2015 - This tutorial demonstrates how to finish your quilt that has irregular edges using a facing instead of binding. Thanks for sharing. Good for quilts that will be used … I have tried binding odd angles and it was a struggle. Pin if you need to, place the mark you just made under the presser foot and start sewing a quarter-inch seam. And just wanted to say, too, that I LOVE your Christmas fabrics, At Home for the Holidays, especially the black background poinsettias. 3. Quilt binding can be sewn to the quilt in several ways, and one method uses continuous double-fold strips of fabric, which are long fabric strips folded in half to create a double layer before sewing. Step 1. Binding is applied to this edge. she rocks, i love her technique and clarity of work, i don't understand many people, but she is on a higher level, not boring, Premium A-to-Z Microsoft Excel Training Bundle, What's New in iOS 14? I’m glad it was there today when I needed to see it. Preparing the edges of the quilt for binding. anne. Attach the binding to the quilt. Never thought it would be done in the same way as my regular binding. I wouldn’t mind having some patterns! This looks very easy. I’m wanting to try and get into something other than square corners soon. Thank you, thank you, my corners have always humped alittle and I was so tired my trying to fix them. just found your tutorial on binding odd out side corners and sure glad I did. I will definitely print and keep this one! Joel’s family goes for a different kind of competition, always involving some sort of cards, preferably Rook. I have some of your fabrics waiting to be made into a quilt for my granddaughter and a table runner for my daughter-in-law, and your tutorial could not have come at a better time! You do lovely work. I was working on a project with odd angles, so this was just what I needed to make a perfect binding. Quilt edges are often slightly irregular due to quilting. I was in tears last night and found this post. Thanks for the great tutorial – the step-by-step pictures are very helpful. It was so helpful to have the too little, too much photos. Thank you. Bring the binding over the quilt edge so that the double folded edge just covers the seam line (by just under 1/8”) and use a hot iron to press in place. Then I decided to ask the question on google and woo and behold there you were. I would love to try this! Excellent tutorial!!! You are a very talented quilter and designer. Making your own bias tape is more economical and gives you a limitless selection of colors and designs for your quilt finish. Thanks for the great explanation and photos for binding odd angle corners. I recently bought your shams book and it was perfect for what I needed! Good tutorial. Thank you for the wonderful tutorial. You are so talented and I love everything that you do. I love making hexagon things, or runners with odd angles. You’re right–practice, practice, practice! Thank you for the tutorial on binding odd angles! Your patterns are beautiful and I would love to win them! Like the original early-nineteenth century Sidmouth quilt from The Quilter’s Guild Collection, Susan Briscoe’s Sidmouth Revisited reproduction quilt (as featured in Issue 15 of Today’s Quilter magazine) was finished in this way, which gives the quilt a firmer, flatter edge. Thanks for the great tutorial – I’ve never tried anything other than straight corners! And the giveaway! One question —it looks like you don’t use a walking foot when applying bindings – does your binding shift or bunch up when stitching? You do beautiful work. Thank you so much for the irregular binding tutorial. Thanks bunches for the tutorial. Thank you for that very informative tutorial. After your quilt top has been layered with the back, batting and top, and then quilted; you cut off these raw edges. Step 2. Thank you. Turn binding to the front and stitch through all the layers, covering the binding stitching line (I use a serpentine stitch). I know this is a very old post, but I wanted to thank you for the great tips. My least favorite experience with binding was when I was learning to do scallops. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Quilt binding is often the last step in finishing a quilt and an important one! I’m going to demonstrate on this topper that I just finished machine quilting. You can use a ruler and rotary cutter for this purpose. Commercially-made Binding Tape. In the table runner above, the quilting comes right out to the edges and are sewn in regular intervals on the quilt. I have just been binding a table runner that has 135 degree corners – a quick web search brought up your excellent instructions which made what could have been a problem an easy job. I need to see how others do the hand stitching on the back. Thank you for the wonderful tutorial! I start by drawing my stitching line, about 1/4″ away from the raw edge of the quilt. Front Of The Quilt. So enjoy your blogs. To make bias tape, you cut fabric on a 45-degree diagonal in 2-inch strips. I use facings on my quilts because they are meant to be decorative art to hang on the wall, rather than a functional piece for a bed. That’s the method I use for doing my binding corners. It’s kinda what I’ve been doing, but now I see why it turns out sometimes, and sometimes doesn’t. My last table runner is beautiful, thanks to your blog! I would love to have a chance to win them so I can try them. Thanks so much! This type of binding protects the quilt's edges with just a single layer of fabric. I just purchased one of your table runner booklets and can’t wait to get started:). Thanks for the info on the binding, really appreciate all the close up photos. I’ve attempted the corners so thank you for the Wow! I have asked quilt shop owners how to do this as it is common on tablerunner patterns but they all give different answers. List this year your book, “ on the Scallop edge, notice how it creates a way... 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