Some of this I knew already, but your tutorial really cleared up a few issues for me. I just tried it today, and it worked perfectly, love it. This tutorial is great. Ive never been able to master this method and have had lumpy joins in every quilt I've ever made. Sewing binding around a quilt's edges is one of the final steps in quiltmaking. thank u for clear pictures. I'll have to give this one a try! Reserve it for miniatures or wall hangings — single fold binding is not durable enough for quilts that will be used on a bed. I was successfully able to attach a binding for the first time ever.Thank you! I saw someone elses tutorial for matching up the ends but it wasn't as clear as your's. I'll definitely try it on my next project! They only thing that I am still confused about is the corners :-)I have one small quilt that I have pieced and I am curious to know more since I will have to be bound sooner or later. I use a running stitch, but am wondering it this is right. Just linked up to you from my blog! I've tried to grab your button, but not sure if I've done it right. Fantastic info. Thanks for making your tutorial so easy to follow. You have made my (sewing) life soo much easier :) Thanks again! She linked up to this post about biding and I just wanted to say thankyou! How to bind curves . I basically use this technique for binding. The last chance to sign up for the Journey to Nebula sew along is here. Thanks for a wonderful tutorial. Measure your quilt along its top and along one side. Great tutorial! Now I know to mark the line on the nmarked part of the binding, then cutting! Perfect Binding . I definitely will be doing this on my next binding...it looks so seemless, I do my binding almost the same but I leave the ends of my strips squared off. If a single thread becomes weakened and breaks, it could split the binding along one entire side of the quilt, traveling as far as the weakened thread travels. Avoid most bindings that are sold as notions in fabric stores, because they aren't durable enough to use in a quilt. Thank you for this tutorial. It's the top binding choice of most quilters. How about you?!? To self: measure twice, cut once! Preview more fabrics until you're satisfied with the binding choice. Thank you for your help and for your wonderful blog! This is a great tutorial! Perfect Binding Tutorial - {quilting basics tutorial series} Posted by Julie @ Jaybird Quilts at 4:00 AM Monday, January 4, 2010 Binding Tutorial Posts. Quilt binding is simply a folded strip of fabric that is used to conceal and bind the edges of your quilt to keep it from fraying.. Start off by cutting your binding fabric into strips. Thank you so much in showing how to do the binding. Thank you so much for this! The extra layer offers protection from wear. when i do the mitered corner, i sew too far and then it doesnt' fold over right. hurray! Binding keeps the edges intact and can add another element to the quilt's design. that will provide you with the 1/4" seam allowance needed on each piece. I just used your tutorial to finish up this baby quilt. whenever i sew it on, it moves even if i pin it. Good tutorial. We hope you enjoy! All rights reserved. Can't wait to try. I even linked to your tutorial on my blog! How to Choose a Quilt Binding Fabric and Method, How to Make Long Binding Strips for Quilts, Make Continuous Crosswise Grain Quilt Binding Strips, How to Make Quilt Backing From Any Fabric, How to Measure and Sew Borders to a Quilt, Easy Baby Quilt Patterns for Brand New Quilters, How to Make a Denim Quilt From Blue Jeans, Facts About Fabric Grain that Every Quilter Should Know. :). Great tutorial and so specific and easy to follow with all the pictures. Love it and soooooo needed for my lacking quilting skills! What a fabulous technique! Thanks so much for sharing. open it up towards the quilt like this... then take the piece you cut at 45 degrees earlier {right} and lay it inside the open part like this. I'm constantly jelious, keep it up! I used this tutorial to finish the binding on a quilt yesterday. Secure with a. I used your way today I had not trouble at all so easy to follow. Now I can send folks to your blog for a refresher. another 2.25 inch binder!2.5 was always too wide.i loved the tutorial.i used this exact method three times over the weekend.now, i have what seems like miles of handstitching to do. Step away. Quilt binding is the fabric that's used to cover the outer edges of the quilt sandwich — the quilt top, batting, and backing — after the quilt is quilted. Thanks for the great tutorial. I also use 2.25" bindings and I think they work out better! iron binding in half... wrong sides together. Like many of the others here, I have done nearly everything the same apart from having that 45 angle cut at the start point - that should make marking to make the join easier at the end. ... Nebula is a block of the month quilt made with the Hex N More & Super Sidekick rulers, templates are included in the pattern. Thanks! start sewing onto your quilt... using the end you cut at 45 degrees, sew the binding to your quilt sandwich a 1/4" seam. So we hope you enjoyed this binding tutorial from the Missouri Star Quilt Company. Crosswise grain binding strips are also stretchy enough to wind around large curves on a quilt's exterior. I have so much trouble with bindings this will help thanks.... Yikes! No part of this tutorial may be reproduced without written consent of Jaybird Quilts. I've seen that number pop up a few times lately. It is so easy and straight forward. Get DIY project ideas and easy-to-follow crafts to help you spruce up your space. www.notionnanny.blogspot.com I am doing 15 days of questions for a demo I am doing in September on bindings. Just popping over from Adventures of the Singing Quilter . What Is Quilt Binding and How Is it Made? Hi Julie - I linked to your binding tutorial today on a mug rug tutorial today as it's such a good one there seems little point in doing one myself! Trim off the little triangular nubs that are at the ends of the seam allowance — they extend past the sides of the strip. Thank you so much!Here's the finished quilt...http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TWWPp_XP0Ek/UKllDQPbGSI/AAAAAAAABAY/s6qYBBemiEc/s1600/BabyQuilt-Animals+(2).JPG. Bias binding is somewhat stretchy, making it a good choice for quilts with tight curves and deep angles on their perimeter. Thanks again! Binding Flange. Perfect timing! It wi... I’m hosting a sew along! You get the same end result but you don't have to worry about handling bias edges.Amy R (rothfamily98@yahoo.com). A friend sent me a link to your blog today, saying I had to look at your method because “it’s almost the way you do it” It is, and I like yours and am going to give it a try. Great tutorial! :). i have been shown numerous times how to join the ends and that doesnt' work either. I use to do my quilt a different way. Place your blocks or finished quilt top on a design wall or another flat surface and tack strips of potential binding fabrics alongside. To join up the ends, I lay the strips flat along the edge of the quilt, then fold one strip back onto itself from where it meets the other strip. stop 1/4" from the corner. i do bias most of the time... but i also do straight when the fabric design calls for it. 2 times the finished binding width + 2 times the seam allowance — plus a little extra, 2 times the finished binding width + Seam allowance X 2.