Usually, the last step in making a quilt is to fabricate and attach the binding around the quilt perimeter. Sometimes, in order to achieve the total necessary length, individual binding strips must be sewn together to create 1 long strip. This is usually done with diagonal seams to reduce bulk on the quilt edge. Use the following method.
Place 2 strips together at right angles, with right sides together. Draw a line from the top corner of the top strip to the bottom corner of the bottom strip. It is important to draw the line in this manner.
Sew on the drawn line.
Trim the excess fabric from the seam, leaving a 1/4″ seam allowance.
Press the seam open.
This is the method described in M’Liss Rae Hawley’s Scrappy Quilts.
From the Technical Editors
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This is the very best way to make binding. I didn’t know to do it when I first began quilting – but once I tried it, I never used another method. It produces a much smoother and better looking binding.
A great tip for newbie quilters … and some not-so- newbies !!
Thank you so much for showing this! I am almost done with my first quilt and depending on how big I decide to finish it, I will need to do this.
I’m just beginning to learn to quilt and I wanted to tell you I found your tutorials wonderful. They are very consise and explain it in easy terms. Thanks so much for sharing all the wonderful information on your pages. I’m looking forward to getting good enough to enter something into your monthly challenges one day.
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