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How to attach binding. When binding a quilt there are lots of ways to attach the binding. Usually it starts with machine sewing the binding around on one side. Then you can finish it with hand-binding or machine stitch the rest.
Part 1: About Binding and How to Make It
Part 2: Attaching the Binding
Part 3: Hand Binding
Part 4: Machine Binding
Here is what you need:
-Quilt
-Binding
-Sewing Machine
-Pins
-Scissors
-Iron
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Layout your binding around your quilt. You want to make sure that none of the seams are at a corner. It makes it really bulky and hard to sew. You can pin/clip it in place if you like.
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Using a walking foot, start sewing the binding on with a 1/4 inch seam. Leave a 6-12 inch binding ‘tail’ before sewing.
You might want to play around on a practice piece to figure out what settings to use for your machine. You want the binding to wrap around the other side and cover your stitching line.
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Sew along the binding and stop 1/4 inch from the edge.
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Stop and pivot the quilt 45*. Sew a diagonal line to the edge.
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It will look like this, doing this helps with nice sharp corners.
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Fold the binding horizontally away from the edge of your quilt.
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Fold the binding back over itself, lining it up to the edge of your quilt.
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I like to clip/pin the fold in place to hold it while I sew.
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Stop sewing around the quilt when you have at least a 12 inch gap from where you started. Do a little backstitching to lock your threads.
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Lay the quilt flat and trim the ‘tails’ so there is a 2 1/2 inch overlap of the binding.
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Pin the binding together at a 45* angle and pin in place. (Just like when you made the binding)
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Sew from corner to corner. I use two pins to hold it in place. This can be a little tricky with the bulk of the quilt.
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Trim 1/4 inch from the seam, and press open.
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I like to iron my binding. Set the seam and then press the binding away from the quilt.
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Make sure to get the corners really well. This makes them super sharp.
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Thanks for reading!
~Emily
Next in the series: Hand Binding