Quilting Tips and Tricks
Perfect Patchwork Bindings excerpted from Quilting for People Who Still Don't Have Time to Quilt (see pages 188-189)
4. Roll the binding around the raw edges of the quilt to the back, and hand stitch in place using the row of machine sttching as a stabilizer and a guide.
The hand hemming stitch I use is hidden. The needle comes out of the quilt, takes a bite of the binding and re-enters the quilt exactly behind the stitch. The thread is carrie din the quilt's layeres, not on the outside.
5. To make blunt corners, complete the hand stitching on the sides of the quilt before beginning the end bindings. Trim batting out of the last 1/2 inch of binding befroe completing the hand stitching.
6. Measure the quilt ends for binding strips, and add 1/2 inch to each binding end. To eliminate raw edges, turn under the ends of the strips before folding the strips in half lengthwise. Continue in the same manner as above.
7. Complete the hand stitching for the ends of the quilt. At the corners, trim away enough batting and seam allowances to make the corners look and feel the same thickness as the rest of the binding. Carefully stitch ends shut.
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