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Quilting Technique Discussions When I do a mini ( inches ) I use a single fold binding that I cut at 1 1/4 inches. But most quilts are larger quilts that I cut the binding at 21/4 inches. That is pretty universally used with all the quilters I know. I fold it in half and iron it, then you are working with 11/8 inches wide. Sew a quarter inch seam on the front to attach the binding stopping at each corner 1/4 inch from the end. Fold your corner and sew the next side. Once it's completely sewn on, fold it over to the back of the quilt and hand sew it in place. The binding will be about a 1/4 inch on each side of the quilt.
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A Complete Step-by-Step For Binding Quilts & Throws 1 Place the loose tail of the binding flat against quilt, which means you are laying it over the head of the binding. 2  Where the tail meets the head, fold the tail back on itself.  From this fold, measure back the same distance as the original cut width of your binding. In our example, that distance is 2½.
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How to Handle Quilt BindingCut on the Bias Sew the binding to the quilt with a 1/4-inch seam allowance using a walking foot. Again, remove the pins as you approach them. Do not stitch over the top of any pin. See Binding a Quilt for how to handle the corners, as well as, how to handle the beginning and ending tails of the bias strip.
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Internal Server Error Start with the end of the binding where the pin is part way down one side of the quilt, with the beginning end (the pin end) of the binding about 12 from the corner. This will stop you from having a join right at the corner of the quilt that might interfere with your miter.
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how to calculate quilt measurements The width of the twin quilt is 66 +12 (for the two extra columns of 9 patches) + 4 (for the two extra strips of sashing) =82, which is a bit wider than your target of 78, but close enough. Plus, it's nice to have it a bit too large than a bit too small.
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- Pin the quilt binding...MORE to the side of the quilt or align it as you sew. Sew 2-4 stitches where the first seam ended, and then sew backstitch to the beginning of that seam. Continue sewing the binding to the side of the quilt. End the seam the same distance from the next corner as you did for the first.
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How to Handle Quilt BindingCut on the Bias For me I have better luck when using a 1/2-inch binding. Once the binding has been turned you lose 1/8 inch in the turn. The 1/2-inch choice puts you at a strong 1/4 or a weak 1/2-inch after you blind stitch the quilt binding in place.
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What size binding would you like with that Maâam? The 3/8″ finished width is very popular in our area and is one that I use extensively as it has a little more substance. However there are other times when you want a binding that has more impact, and a 1/2″ finished width provides the perfect frame for the quilt.
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continuous bias binding â a tutorial cut these lines with your scissors. and now you have yards of binding! in my case 7.5 yds! press in half, roll up, and finish your quilt! eta: I’ve been asked if you have to use a 1/2yd cut or how to figure out how much a different cut will yield.
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- With a rag quilt, Eve needs to use 1/2 inch seam allowances, which would mean that a 5″ square would finish at 4″, so a 6 squares across would be 24″ wide and 8 squares down would be 32″ long. To make the quilt finish at 30″ X 40″ with 5″ cut squares, Eve would need 7.5 squares (round up to 8) across by 10 down.
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a binding tutorial It is how I bind the majority of my quilts. Part I-How to make the binding strip. First, measure your quilt. The quilt that I am binding is 57 x 73. Add 57 + 57 + 73 + 73 + 12 (to account for miters and seams) = 272. Divide that by 40 (a conservative estimate of the usable with of the fabric)= 6.8.
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Making the Binding Asking quilters what size binding to use and strip size to cut may elicit as many different answers as asking Do you pre-wash your fabric? Binding size is a personal preference, but there are some general guidelines. Binding size refers to the width of the finished binding as it appears from the front of the quilt.
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Standard Quilt Sizes and Mattresses Chart  (Commercial Manufacturers) After deciding which quilt size best fits your bed, add approximately 6-8 to both width and length measurements to determine the batting and backing sizes that you'll need to finish your own quilts. Quilts that are intended to be long arm quilted also need additional batting and backing.
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- Choose a Binding...MORE Width. If the quilt doesn't have borders, a binding sewn to edges with a 1/4 seam is the best choice, since that width matches the 1/4 seam allowance that's built-in to the edge of most quilt blocks. Sewing with a wider seam will chop off important design elements.
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Mock Hand Quilt Binding by Machine Sew the binding to the quilt front. The straight stitches should be on the quilt top. The zig zag stitch will take a tiny bite into the binding. I’ve Photoshopped the photo above so you can see where the stitches are supposed to go on the quilt front.
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Bias tape Extra wide double fold bias tape being sewn as a binding on a decorative quilt. Bias tape or bias binding is a narrow strip of fabric, cut on the bias. The strip's fibers, being at 45 degrees to the length of the strip, makes it stretchier as well as more fluid and more drapeable compared to a strip that is cut on the grain. Many strips can be pieced together into a long tape..
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Binding Your Project 3. Trim seam to 1/4. 4. Press open seam. Trim edges of seam that extend beyond edge of strip. Top strip shows seam pressed open; bottom strip shows diagonal seam from right side. This type of seam eliminates bulk in finished binding.
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Faux Binding for Quilts & Cuddle Quilting Tips Place the binding ends together, right sides facing and stitch together with a .25 inch seam allowance and trim. It will end up looking like this: Fold binding and baste into place along quilt edge to finish. Place the quilt top over the backing, right sides facing, pin all around.
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Faux Binding for Quilts & Cuddle Quilting Tips Place the binding ends together, right sides facing and stitch together with a .25 inch seam allowance and trim. Fold binding and baste into place along quilt edge to finish. Place the quilt top over the backing, right sides facing, pin all around. Sew together, stitching over the basting with a stitch width of 2.5.
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How to Finish a Continuous Binding Strip on a Quilt How to Design a Quilt. How to Use a Quilting Template. How to Pick Fabric for a Quilt. How to Make a Baby Quilt. How to Prepare Fabric for a Quilt. After you have your binding sewn on your entire quilt, you can see here it’s all done, you stop about four or five inches away from where you started, and you cut your binding. You make them meet in the middle, and you measure. And the width of your binding, two and a half inches, is where you cut it.
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- Choose a binding fabric. Your quilt’s binding can be designed to make a bold statement or blend in with the pattern. Envision the way you want your finished quilt to look as you make your fabric choice. 1  Fabric with a crosswise grain, as opposed to a lengthwise grain, is a sturdier choice for binding.ew the pieces together using the following method until you have a binding strip long enough to outline the perimeter of your quilt: 1  Lay two strips at a right angle with the ends overlapping, so that they form an inverted “L” shape. 2  Pin the strips at the outer corner using a straight pin.
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- Most quilting fabric has a usable width of about 40, often a bit more. Divide 40 by 3-7/8, the size of your squares. The answer, 10.32, is the number of 3-7/8 cuts you can make across the width of the fabric. Slide that back to a whole number, 10 cuts. (See How to Rotary Cut Fabric Strips)
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A Complete Step-by-Step For Binding Quilts & Throws Step 1: Decide which direction to cut your binding. 1  No matter how much binding you need, which depends on the overall size of the item to be bound, the techniques for creating it and attaching are the same. 2  To complicate things a little more, there is also what's known as bias binding.
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Machine Quilt Binding Tutorial Trim the batting and backing to match the raw edge of the binding and the quilt front. 13. If necessary, change your presser foot and set your machine for a small zigzag. For my machine it is 3.0 setting for the width and 2.0 setting for the length.
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- This depends on the pattern you are using. If you are not piecing the quilt top and you are using one whole piece of fabric, you will need: -8 yards for the front. -8 yards for the back. -100 x 92 of batting (you can also buy a king sized package of batting) -about a yard of fabric for the binding (5/8yd for 2 binding strips)
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Machine Binding Tutorial If there is a “proper” way to bind a quilt, it is most likely the one described in Heather Bailey’s well-written tutorial: machine stitch a double-fold binding to the front of a quilt, and then hand stitch the binding to the back of the quilt, complete with mitered corners.
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Internal Server Error Because my seam is 1/8 wider, I have a very nice full binding when I turn the binding to the back of the quilt to stitch down. Stop sewing 1/4 from the first corner; backstitch. Remove the needle from the quilt and cut the threads. Fold the binding up, then back down even with edge of the quilt. Begin stitching at the edge of next side, backstitch to secure and continue sewing. Repeat at all corners. Stop sewing about 6 to 8 from where the binding strip started on the first side.