In my previous posts we have talked about how to make various types of quilts and I have mentioned binding (or edging) your quilt. This is the last step that you take before your quilt is ready to use.
Below are the directions to make the easiest style of binding for your quilt.
Step 1 - You will need to use your rotary cutter and a ruler to cut several 2 1/2" wide strips of fabric for your binding. (***NOTE*** If your fabric is the same length as your quilt, you can skip down to the second half of step 4).
Step 2 - Next you will need to take two of your strips and place them right sides together as shown below. Pin in place.
Step 3 - You will now sew the two pieces together in a diagonal line from the top left corner to the bottom right corner. Then you will trim the excess fabric off making a 1/4" allowance.
Step 4 - Press open and then fold fabic in half (wrong sides together).
Step 5 - Next you will take your binding and pin it to the quilt. For this quilt I pinned the binding to the back of the quilt first with the raw edges matching the edge of the quilt. Once pinned, you will sew the binding to the quilt using a 1/4" seam allowance. Yo will do this step on two sides of the quilt (opposite sides) and trip the binding even with the quilt edge. Then you will press the binding open from the right side and fold it over to the front of the quilt. Next you will use the blanket stitch on your machine and sew it in place.
Step 6 - For the last two sides you will start at step 5 but you will leave a tab of fabric at each end (overhang about 1 inch), Once you have attached these two pieces you will press the seam open from the right side of the quilt and then you will fold the fabric over to the quilt top and pin it in place.
First fold the end of the binding over.
Below are the directions to make the easiest style of binding for your quilt.
Step 1 - You will need to use your rotary cutter and a ruler to cut several 2 1/2" wide strips of fabric for your binding. (***NOTE*** If your fabric is the same length as your quilt, you can skip down to the second half of step 4).
Step 2 - Next you will need to take two of your strips and place them right sides together as shown below. Pin in place.
Step 3 - You will now sew the two pieces together in a diagonal line from the top left corner to the bottom right corner. Then you will trim the excess fabric off making a 1/4" allowance.
Step 4 - Press open and then fold fabic in half (wrong sides together).
Step 5 - Next you will take your binding and pin it to the quilt. For this quilt I pinned the binding to the back of the quilt first with the raw edges matching the edge of the quilt. Once pinned, you will sew the binding to the quilt using a 1/4" seam allowance. Yo will do this step on two sides of the quilt (opposite sides) and trip the binding even with the quilt edge. Then you will press the binding open from the right side and fold it over to the front of the quilt. Next you will use the blanket stitch on your machine and sew it in place.
Step 6 - For the last two sides you will start at step 5 but you will leave a tab of fabric at each end (overhang about 1 inch), Once you have attached these two pieces you will press the seam open from the right side of the quilt and then you will fold the fabric over to the quilt top and pin it in place.
First fold the end of the binding over.
Then fold the binding down and pin it in place.
Step 7 - The last step is sewing the binding down. You can do this either by hand using a blanket stitch (I don't use this method because it takes too long) or you can use the blanket stitch setting on your sewing machine.
Now you are finished! I hope that you found this tutorial helpful. Please feel free to post any questions you may have and I will be happy to answer them.
Happy Sewing!!!
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