How To Make Binding For A Quilt
This will trim your quilt binding evenly and securely stitch all the fabric layers together in one easy step.
How to make binding for a quilt. Now you are ready to sew it on. Binding a quilt is a skill that every quilter should learn. So you ve done all your calculations you ve cut your strips and now you are ready to sew those strips together and make french fold binding. You can use a four thread overlock stitch with each of the four tension dials set to 4 medium tension.
The last step is to fold the binding in half edges together and press with a hot iron. And if you need a full tutorial on how to attach the quilt binding to the quilt here is a good tutorial. And repeat for each strip for the quilt. From start to finish mom shows you how to bind a quilt with no.
Dana jones teaches you how to prepare a binding for attachment to a quilt. Jenny doan demonstrates how to bind a quilt the quick and easy way. Choose a binding fabric. Your quilt s binding can be designed to make a bold statement or blend in with the pattern.
Binding can be made from a single layer of fabric but two layers called double fold binding are much more durable. Envision the way you want your finished quilt to look as you make your fabric choice. Take two strips and arrange the ends perpendicular to each other with right sides together. Fabric with a crosswise grain as opposed to a lengthwise grain is a sturdier choice for binding.
Using your serger and the previously stitched line as a guide finish the raw edge of your quilt binding. Quilt binding can be constructed from a fabric that s already been used in the design or with any other fabric that works with the layout. We re finally back in business with the last part in our 5 part quilting series how to make a quilt for beginners and we re going to finish off the series and your quilt with binding. Binding your quilt quilting for beginners part 5.
Do a quick alignment around the rest of the quilt without pinning to make sure no seam allowances within the quilt binding will end up at a corner of the quilt where seams would create too much bulk. Leave an approximate 3 inch unpinned tail of quilt binding at the beginning then pin several inches of binding to the quilt moving toward its corner. She demonstrates some of the essential quilting tips and techniques that you ll need to use in order to properly create decorative binding strips that you can use on any quilt.