We re often in a hurry to get it done but when it s a beautiful binding it.
Binding a quilt by machine mitered corner.
This tutorial includes everything you need to know to add a beautiful binding to your quilt.
Mitered corners by machine.
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Stop approximately 6 away from starting point.
Every quilter probably knows several ways to sew binding to a quilt but this method will have you exclaiming ah ha.
This helps reduce bulk in the corner and helps it lay flat.
Rotate your quilt 45 degrees.
The corner should be pointing towards you.
Begin sewing your binding to the back of your quilt.
Next fold the corner into the quilt.
When you come close to the corner of your quilt stop sewing 1 4 from the edge of the quilt.
Begin sewing the binding.
Start in the middle of one of the sides of your quilt 2.
For this example i am using the binding method where i use the backing fabric as the binding.
Clip off about half to a third of the corner.
Mitering binding corners can be a little bit tricky if you don t understand what to do when you reach the corner.
Let me show you how.
This method is hard to do while the quilt is in the machine.
Sew straight through the corner of your quilt.
And the key is to decide ahead of time before you start stitching what your seam allowance is going to be.
Stitch from top outside edge with 1 2 seam allowance continue around quilt repeating the miter at the corners.
When you start attaching your binding to your quilt top you want to align the raw edges.
Fold binding strip to form a mitered corner.
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Leave your needle down.
If you have a raw edge fold the edges over to create a clean edge.
Lay extra binding flat on quilt and fold 45 where two ends meet.
Quilt binding is often the last step in finishing a quilt and an important one.
Starting about one third of the distance between two corners align the raw edge of one end of the binding with the raw edge of the quilt top right sides together.