I have been struggling with “dimpled” corners when binding my quilts for many years! Until today, I’ve never heard or seen a suggestion for getting rid of those pesky things. Just tried your method. My corners are nicely mitered and flat! Brilliant! I can’t thank you enough!
Yep - to have a Fuller binding. But, if you use a 2.25 instead of 2.5 fabric strips, you don't need to worry about keeping extra batting for fuller binding
Yes. I cut my all of my bindings 2 and a quarter inches. A quilt judge told me that way your bindings will be full and no points will be taken off. She's right. The judge also mentioned that the finished binding has to be the same width on the front as on the back. And of course perfectly flat mitered corners and no visible stitches. And one more tip. If you are adding a sleeve now is the time to incorporate the top portion to the top edge to be enclosed in the sleeve. You then only have the sides and bottom to hand stitch.
@@sunflowerbaby1853 I will never be entering any quilts for judging as I won't be sewing any binding by hand. One of these days I will be patient enough to get the binding to be equal on both sides 😁 but I do have nice mitered corners
@@ceciliaschleicher278 🤣Usually by this point I just want the quilt to be finished. But I tend to enter quilt shows. But I hear you. It took me quite a bit to figure out how to do it. However when I make my goddaughters quilts I put a 2 and a half inch binding and don't sweat it. Her mother abuses the quilts.😁
@@louisevannorden2001 It can be pulled tight to the back. But then the binding will be wider on the back than on the front. This is only important in two situations. First entering a quilt show. The judge will take off points because they are suppose to be the same width. Second if you plan on machine sewing your binding on it won't line up correctly on the back. But there is a third and easier option if one prefers two and a half inch bindings. When you trim your quilt, leave a quarter inch of batting and backing and that will fill in that area and your binding will be the perfect width on the back. As someone who has quilted forever, entered many shows and given quilts to godchildren binding is an important part of a quilt that should not be neglected. You have put in so much work to that masterpiece you just made. Don't get lazy at this point. Take the time and do it right. If you could master matching your seams and not chopping off your points, you can miter and hand sew on your bindings. I promise. You should see my first to the ones now. Practice, practice and practice. Good luck! I know you will be phenomenal!!!
Hi, Christine here from Wales's, in the UK. I can understand why you leave appropriately 1 8th of wading , however, how do you square up the quilt block, without cutting the wading?
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My binding was empty like you said. I just finished my first one. I was wondering how I could get away from that empty look. Tks. But my corners looked great.
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Christine, this lesson is very useful for me. Thank you, dear! Big greetings from Siberia. I wish you creative success.
Thank you! 😃
Doing binding right now. Needed a reminder to connect the 2 ends when finishing. Watching from Victorville, CA.
I have been struggling with “dimpled” corners when binding my quilts for many years! Until today, I’ve never heard or seen a suggestion for getting rid of those pesky things. Just tried your method. My corners are nicely mitered and flat! Brilliant! I can’t thank you enough!
Happy to help!
Good tips! I am going to try these with my next binding.
Wonderful!
You are sewing 1/4 inch from edge of fabric (not 1/4 inch from edge of batting), correct?
Yep - to have a Fuller binding. But, if you use a 2.25 instead of 2.5 fabric strips, you don't need to worry about keeping extra batting for fuller binding
Yes. I cut my all of my bindings 2 and a quarter inches. A quilt judge told me that way your bindings will be full and no points will be taken off. She's right. The judge also mentioned that the finished binding has to be the same width on the front as on the back. And of course perfectly flat mitered corners and no visible stitches.
And one more tip. If you are adding a sleeve now is the time to incorporate the top portion to the top edge to be enclosed in the sleeve. You then only have the sides and bottom to hand stitch.
@@sunflowerbaby1853 I will never be entering any quilts for judging as I won't be sewing any binding by hand. One of these days I will be patient enough to get the binding to be equal on both sides 😁 but I do have nice mitered corners
@@ceciliaschleicher278
🤣Usually by this point I just want the quilt to be finished. But I tend to enter quilt shows. But I hear you. It took me quite a bit to figure out how to do it. However when I make my goddaughters quilts I put a 2 and a half inch binding and don't sweat it. Her mother abuses the quilts.😁
@@louisevannorden2001
It can be pulled tight to the back. But then the binding will be wider on the back than on the front. This is only important in two situations. First entering a quilt show. The judge will take off points because they are suppose to be the same width. Second if you plan on machine sewing your binding on it won't line up correctly on the back.
But there is a third and easier option if one prefers two and a half inch bindings. When you trim your quilt, leave a quarter inch of batting and backing and that will fill in that area and your binding will be the perfect width on the back.
As someone who has quilted forever, entered many shows and given quilts to godchildren binding is an important part of a quilt that should not be neglected. You have put in so much work to that masterpiece you just made. Don't get lazy at this point. Take the time and do it right. If you could master matching your seams and not chopping off your points, you can miter and hand sew on your bindings. I promise. You should see my first to the ones now. Practice, practice and practice. Good luck! I know you will be phenomenal!!!
I would like to see exactly what you’re doing when sewing
Hi, Christine here from Wales's, in the UK. I can understand why you leave appropriately 1 8th of wading , however, how do you square up the quilt block, without cutting the wading?
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My binding was empty like you said. I just finished my first one. I was wondering how I could get away from that empty look. Tks. But my corners looked great.
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I can't locate the print out for this video. I thought you said it would be in the comment section. Please help!
Hi,
Here is the link to download that guide:
go.nationalquilterscircle.com/a29287/
Cheers,
Ashley
How to miter a point
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