Showing posts with label Quilt Tutorial. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Quilt Tutorial. Show all posts

Monday, January 18, 2021

How I bind a Quilt and Hand Stitch it Down

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I'm sharing the way "I" do quilt binding. Like everything in quilting there are MANY ways. This is the way "I" do it ! ! 

Cut your strip 2 ½” inches wide and long enough to go 

all the around your quilt PLUS 6-8 Inches

More is ALWAYS better with this

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How to make Quilt Binding Tutorial and How to Hand Stitch the Bind


How to make Quilt Binding Tutorial and How to Hand Stitch the Bind

 Cut enough strips to go around the outside edge of your quilt.
Sew all strips together with a 45-degree angle.
How to make Quilt Binding Tutorial and How to Hand Stitch the Bind
 Sew and Trim to ¼ inch seam allowance
Open and Press and trim any ends. 
Do this to make all binding needed.
How to make Quilt Binding Tutorial and How to Hand Stitch the Bind


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BUT ALWAYS check YOUR BOBBIN THREAD, make sure you have enough to make it all the way around the quilt. NOTHING worse than to stop and fill or change a bobbin! 


This is where "I" do it a bit different, I just can't get the seam right using the fold the corner way, I do a straight seam here as shown

How to make Quilt Binding Tutorial and How to Hand Stitch the Bind


How to make Quilt Binding Tutorial and How to Hand Stitch the Bind

Start sewing about 5-6 inches from your binding end, 
Sew the binding with a ¼ inch seam allowance. 


 I mark with a pin on each corner
How to make Quilt Binding Tutorial and How to Hand Stitch the Bind

Sew the binding with a ¼ inch seam allowance. Stop ¼ from the edge. Back stitch a few stitches.
How to make Quilt Binding Tutorial and How to Hand Stitch the Bind



How to make Quilt Binding Tutorial and How to Hand Stitch the Bind

Fold the binding back.
Fold binding back down on to the Quilt. Match up edges.
A diagonal fold will form between the layers and a straight fold on top. Do corners one at a time, but

How to make Quilt Binding Tutorial and How to Hand Stitch the Bind

Do this on all four corners


Stop sewing about 4-5 inches from the first end. 

How to make Quilt Binding Tutorial and How to Hand Stitch the Bind

Pin well, fold over and match the ends

How to make Quilt Binding Tutorial and How to Hand Stitch the Bind

Press

How to make Quilt Binding Tutorial and How to Hand Stitch the Bind

Open up and mark your SEWING line 

How to make Quilt Binding Tutorial and How to Hand Stitch the Bind

On both sides

How to make Quilt Binding Tutorial and How to Hand Stitch the Bind

This is your SEWING line, Sew and trim seam.

How to make Quilt Binding Tutorial and How to Hand Stitch the Bind

Continue sewing the binding to the quilt. 
How to make Quilt Binding Tutorial and How to Hand Stitch the Bind

The right side of the quilt

How to make Quilt Binding Tutorial and How to Hand Stitch the Bind

You will need to trim your batting, I like to trim mine about an 1/8 of an inch from the binding
edge

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Fold the binding open

How to make Quilt Binding Tutorial and How to Hand Stitch the Bind

Pull it over the machine stitches. 

How to make Quilt Binding Tutorial and How to Hand Stitch the Bind

Pin and I like to hand stitch

How to make Quilt Binding Tutorial and How to Hand Stitch the Bind

Blind Stitch, I like to hide my knot in the inside.
Single thread, I use about 18 inches at a time. 
Catch just a bit of fabric on the binding, 

How to make Quilt Binding Tutorial and How to Hand Stitch the Bind

Take a stitch straight across and then back into the binding just a few threads.


How to make Quilt Binding Tutorial and How to Hand Stitch the Bind

Make sure your thread matches and as below, I have about 6-8 stitches down in this photo

How to make Quilt Binding Tutorial and How to Hand Stitch the Bind

 Stitch all the way into the fold.
How to make Quilt Binding Tutorial and How to Hand Stitch the Bind

Pull your needle out and fold other corner over, 

How to make Quilt Binding Tutorial and How to Hand Stitch the Bind

Sew the corners closed on BOTH sides. Back side here
How to make Quilt Binding Tutorial and How to Hand Stitch the Bind

How to make Quilt Binding Tutorial and How to Hand Stitch the Bind

Push needle through and stitch the front corner seam closed. 
How to make Quilt Binding Tutorial and How to Hand Stitch the Bind

Push needle through to the back and continue sewing around the quilt.

How to make Quilt Binding Tutorial and How to Hand Stitch the Bind

How to make Quilt Binding Tutorial and How to Hand Stitch the Bind

Finished corners.
 Do all Four
How to make Quilt Binding Tutorial and How to Hand Stitch the Bind



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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Quilt, Hand Quilted and All Done

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I've been hand quilting for quite a bit on this, it's what I've been taking to my Monday quilt group and it's now all done.

When I was teaching this is my beginner's quilt 5 week class, the class would have been 2 1/2" squares, I cut mine down for a table topper size.

Table Topper Quilt, by The Quilt Ladies

HERE is my binding tutorial for you 
On a regular size quilt, I would cut my binding strips 2 1/2" wide, but on this little one, I cut them 1 1/4" wide.
I like, little quilts to have little binding.

Table Topper Quilt, by The Quilt Ladies

All the sewing is the same, 1/4" seam allowance.


Tutorial on how to add quilt binding to a quilt.

But, I like to trim the backing and batting about in half.

Quilt binding tutorial

This is before the binding is turned and sewn down. You can turn it under and see what you like before trimming around the entire quilt.  I like to hand sew the binding down, I can get the corners, better and yes, you will have to mess with them a bit to get them perfect, they are VERY tiny. 

The Before

The After
Have to LOVE hand quilting ! 

Table Topper Quilt, by The Quilt Ladies




Monday, January 21, 2013

Self-Binding Quilt Tutorial

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Self-Binding Quilt Tutorial
Self Binding means: 
Bring the quilt backing to the front and using it as your binding

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Step by Step How to do Self Binding on a Quilt

Trim the batting even with your quilt top
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Thursday, July 26, 2012

Quilt Pattern Block of YOU

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Free Quilt Pattern Block

Red, White and Blue Quilt Pattern Block Tutorial

Finished size 14" x 14" 

If you need help with triangle piecing it's available under 

"Tutorials" on this site. 


Cut 5 Dk. Blue - 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"
Cut 4 Background - 2 1/2"' x 2 1/2"
Make a 9-patch for the center

Cut 2 Red - 4 7/8" x 4 7/8"
Cut 2 Background - 4 7/8" x 4 7/8"
Make Triangles

Cut 4 Lt. Blue - 2 7/8" x 2 7/8"
Cut 4 Background - 2 7/8" x 2 7/8"
Make Triangles

Cut 4 Background - 6 1/2" x 2 1/2"
Cut 4 Background - 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"

Piece as shown


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