For some reason the binding is my least favorite part of a quilt -- go figure! You'd think after a lot of piecing, joining, measuring and what have you to make the top, the binding should be a piece of cake. I found this tutorial by Missouri Star Quilt Co. on YouTube that I want to share... I like the way she makes her binding strips by pressing each one in half before joining. Enjoy!
No machine here but folding the binding in half makes for binding that wears very well.
ReplyDeleteI don't love the binding step either. But I do always cut it on the bias and fold it in half. (I will watch the video in a minute! lol)
ReplyDeleteI join all my strips first then iron the whole long thing into a strip.
ReplyDeleteI make continuous bindings and always double fold - the edge of a quilt takes a lot of wear.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it funny that we all have our favorite and least favorite tasks! I love doing the binding (I cheat and do mine all by machine). My least favorite part is the sandwiching and pin-basting.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting this video. Came home from church today intending to finish up a binding I began last night. So glad I saw this tip on creating a perfectly mitered binding. I love machine binding. If I had to bind by hand I would stop quilting altogether!
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