Thanks! I have made the Diamond Diva 4 color topper. Thank you for sharing this great tutorial. I love your quilts also. The tutorial was great! Thanks for the chance to enter! Fold over the end of the start of the binding a quarter inch so no raw edge is showing. This is very clear. Happy New Year! Thank you so much for sharing this with all of us. Oct 20, 2020 - Quilt borders, bindings, edges, and backings. I have been putting off completing them because often I get a ‘nipple’ in the corner when putting binding on these angles. This technique is great for quilts pieced out of large hexagons. They are great. (that point is hidden under my binding in this picture). Thanks for the great tutorial!!! No binding (pillowcase method). I had to do the first corner four times before I was happy, but the rest came out perfect first time. Thanks for another great tutorial. With your long binding strip pressed in half, align the binding’s raw edges to the quilt’s raw edges on the front side of the quilt. Thank you for the info. Great inspiration! You make it look so easy. It’s great to learn new techniques. Thanks for the tutorial on binding weird angles! How To Finish A Shaped Quilt Edge Without Binding. Great tutorial! Make sure that the seams don’t fall in any of the corners — if they do, adjust the placement so that the seams are along a straight edge. Count me in – I would so love to try these out! thanks for posting this info. By that, I mean anything greater than a 90-degree angle. Thank you so much for this tutorial! Thanks! This is a great way to bind the odd corners. Quilt edges are often slightly irregular due to quilting. I’ve had a lot of requests for directions for my method of using a facing to finish an art quilt, instead of a traditional binding, so I decided it was time for a tutorial! I love your blog. Great tutorial! have signed up for “trends and traditions”. I could have used this help when I made a runner a few years ago that had the larger angles. I just finished doing a hexagon edged quilt and also a scallop edged quilt. (in this case you put your pin too high up). I made this English paper pieced hexagon quilt for my fifth-born child’s first birthday. I have asked quilt shop owners how to do this as it is common on tablerunner patterns but they all give different answers. I just purchased one of your table runner booklets and can’t wait to get started:). In which of your books do the table runners appear? The following photos show a few examples of quilts or runner that have the type of corner that I just showed how bind. I do need some cute runners for my tables. I am fairly new to quilting and I found your binding tutorial just too late for my present giving. Cut 2.5 inches wide binding strips along the grain of your choice, trimming off the selvage edges. I did a hexagon tablerunner in December and could have benefited from this. The most popular method is to use binding which protects the edges of your quilt from a lot of wear. Sew the strips together, end to end. I appreciated the little tricks and photos of what you do to make it work so much better. Many thanks. February 18, 2019 Tutorials. Have you noticed that this is the same steps that you go through when binding a regular 90-degree corner, too much fabric or not quite enough fabric, Joyful Stitcher Info and Summer Stich Along, gorgeous…Paula…..paula_bray2001@yahoo.com, http://millerslastresort.blogspot.com/2010/05/oh-my-goodness.html. It’s just another element of FINISHING – always the hardest part for me. Quilt binding is often the last step in finishing a quilt and an important one! Thank you! I would love too win your fabulous book!! Doing bindings on octagon corners is no easy for me, but yours look wonderful. Thanks. Heather, thank you for showing us this helpful tutorial. A knife-edge finish doesn’t use a separate piece of fabric, as in the double-fold binding. When you’re happy with the marked corners/edges, carefully cut out along the line with your rotary cutter or scissors. I love your patterns. Great tutorial Heather- I still struggle some with the mitered corners on quilts and trying to get them so they lie the way they should. Love your patterns and would love to add to my collection of yours. Thank you soooo much for showing us how to do these odd corners! You may wish to zig-zag the edges together at this point, before adding the binding but this is a personal choice and isn’t a necessary step. Thanks for the great explanation and photos for binding odd angle corners. I am also excited to look up the inside corner post. Colour block quilt | Wit Konijn September 16th, 2013 . I made my first tree skirt for this past Christmas and had so much trouble trying to bind it, I rounded those 135 degree corners and made bias binding!! Over 2-1/2 years later, your tutorial is priceless. Thanks. Oct 20, 2020 - Quilt borders, bindings, edges, and backings. I have the mitered corners down but since the quilt has a zig zag edge, I will have /\ corners and \/ corners, if you understand what I mean. I wish I would have read this sooner, but I’ll be ready for the next time!! Thank you, thank you!! Thanks Heather! Thanks for the time and effort you put into it. project to ring in the New Year! I also love your patterns. I am going back to read the one on inside corners also – I have a GMFG quilt to bind (that has been hanging around for 6-7 years for binding!) Thanks again for keeping such valuable information up and so readily available. I will bookmark this one . I love the Diamond Diva runner, and have never tried diamonds before, so would love these patterns to learn new skills! Thank you for the chance. Cut straight binding strips 2″ or 2½” wide. I finished a table runner with these same angles last week, some corners look okay and some are pretty bad. Continue sewing around the entire quilt using the inside and outside angle methods. Sometimes it gets tricky when you need to bind a quilting project with irregular edges. I know this is a very old post, but I wanted to thank you for the great tips. Thank you for sharing! Can’t wait to try this out, especially if I win. Hi.Heather, I live in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. Cyndie. I haven’t had the confidence to do the corners. Now I know why — too much fabric in the corner. I also loved the beautiful examples you used. Thanks for the demo. Thanks! Now I understand why my corners turn out the way they do. Thank you for sharing all these great tips. Thank you so much for the tutorial. This is a great tutorial. I made Secret Garden Runner out of Hydrangeas for my mother. Thanks for the tutorial on binding. Cut 2 strips 2 1/2″ x the width of two opposite sides of your quilt–I usually start with the top and the bottom. Thanks bunches for the tutorial. Very helpful! when you’re ready to use one of the techniques, be sure to read through all of the steps before proceeding. I would love to try it! Any hints on binding these? Jul 20, 2019 - Explore Marilyn Yvonne's board "Sewing Binding", followed by 350 people on Pinterest. It looks like on of those projects that’s so easy to do once you try it, but looks intimidating! Review this quilting instructional video to quilt a complex border finish. Thank you. It is often used for art quilts, but it can be used for any quilt where the binding may distract from the front, or when you want your colours or shapes to continue right to the edge of your quilt. See how the extra fabric makes a little corner that hangs over the edge of the binding at the top? Thank you once again. I would love a chance to win. I recently bought your shams book and it was perfect for what I needed! This type of binding protects the quilt's edges with just a single layer of fabric. It is beautiful-Enjoy your blog so much-hugs, Marietta. quilt edges. There are always times when you wonder what went wrong!!!! Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Review this quilting instructional video to quilt a complex border finish. I thought that was the way to do it, and I did it pretty successfully on one of your runners, shown here: http://millerslastresort.blogspot.com/2010/05/oh-my-goodness.html. February 26, 2014 by Jodi 20 Comments. very easy to follow and understand. Just love these patterns, such lovely colors so happy and cheery, thay would look great in my place, I would love to make them, could be great ideas as well, Just used your tutorial again, Thanks . Your blog is awesome, always is. I’ve never tried to bind those kind of corners, but your explanation was great! Your pictures are very clear and accurate. It’s kinda what I’ve been doing, but now I see why it turns out sometimes, and sometimes doesn’t. Thank you for sharing your binding technique. Thank you, Heather, for another great tutorial. Press the binding fabric with the iron to remove all wrinkles and make it smooth. You did a excellent job of showing the correct and incorrect way to do that type of binding Heather. You have given me the courage to tackle a new technique. Nice to know you gals are out there to help us. Like the original early-nineteenth century Sidmouth quilt from The Quilter’s Guild Collection, Susan Briscoe’s Sidmouth Revisited reproduction quilt (as featured in Issue 15 of Today’s Quilter magazine) was finished in this way, which gives the quilt a firmer, flatter edge. I found this post great! You have the best blog site for quilting and knitting, I absolutely love it. Wow! Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Thank you! Mary Beth. Happy New Year! You can use a ruler and rotary cutter for this purpose. . You should have quilted together all of your squares into your desired pattern. Now I insert a pin at a 90-degree angle from the outer point of the quilt. Do you have any other advice for GMFG binding? Repeat all steps. I absolutely love your Diamond Diva pattern, the fabric too. Purchasing manufactured bias tape is not the only option to edge your quilt. I just couldn’t wrap my mind around Take the outer corner of the binding where you will begin sewing and fold the corner towards the edge of the quilt. Now thanks to your post I will be able to get one right. Stop sewing before you reach the corner of the quilt, ending the seam the same distance from the approaching quilt edge as the width of the seam allowance. I always enjoy reading your blog posts. You always have such neat things on your blog. I have no idea now many families have this tradition, but both my family and Joel’s both celebrate with lots of pancakes. Press the binding in half lengthwise and press. It would be so much fun to win them! Makes perfect sense now. I’ve had a few of them and now know what happened. Thanks again. The photos of your home and studio are lovely, and there is always so much inspiration for me. I’ve been working on SweePea for a few months now. Thank you! I have ALWAYS had too much fabric in the corners, now I will try the pin thing and hpefully improve- just didn’t know what to try before, Happy, healthy New Year to you and yours, Susan. Thank you. Never thought it would be done in the same way as my regular binding. I just finished a tree skirt with those angles. What a fun way to start a new year. Now I don’t have any more excuses for not trying a hexagon table topper. You will learn how to bind the hexagon edges. Make sure pull the binding all the way up, as far as your stitching will let you. Fire up your steam iron and start pressing the edges. Thanks Heather for another great tutorial. I love your patterns and your books. Great tutorial. tips in the mitering. Love your house & I would LOVE to have your work space!!! I am sure I need more practice. The facing method allows you to avoid mitering every corner. Hopefully I can make better corners on my projects with this helpful hint. Your tutorial is very well written! That’s enough to secure the edges so they don’t shift while the binding get stitched on. They’re adorable. I wouldn’t mind having some patterns! Thanks so much. I also found a new pattern on your site—hexagone table topper. Set the binding seam by pressing your stitching in place. I will put a link to this post under my tutorials tab, so you can easily look up this post for future reference. That pin tip is genius. corners–you really do a wonderful job of illustrating and explaining. Slowly sew around the curved edge easing the binding into place. I live in NW Ontario, Canada. A knife-edge finish is also called knife-edge binding, but it’s really not a true binding. The examples of ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ are excellent! The tuck is much to small. Your instructions are always spot on. Thanks Heather for all the great pictures with your tutorial! So well illustrated through the photos and directions! Lucy. Thanks for the great tips. Thank you so much. Thank you so much for this tutorial. Quilt binding can be constructed from a fabric that's already been used in the design, or with any other fabric that works with the layout. Thanks. Binding intimidates me so yes I need the patterns! You have made it clearer for me Mary Ellen. Like bindings’ thanks for the tutorial! welchrobin@hotmail.com. I will be following your tutorials from now on. Do you have a tutorial on binding scalloped quilts? It’s good to know that this method works on other angle sizes too. As mentioned above I like to use the backing fabric for the binding, it’s a bit of a cheat and the finish isn’t as clean as using proper binding, but at this point I usually just want to get it done quickly (in this case the baby was already two weeks old, so the gift was long overdue! I’ve had so much trouble in the past. I always wondered if it was the same technique as a 90 degree corner. Thank you so much for this tutorial!! I design and publish quilt patterns, along with a few other things. I LOVE the Secret Garden runner! Thank you for posting the tutorials with so many helpful photos. Learn how to handle binding for Double Wedding Ring quilts and others with irregular edges. I am a newbie at quilting. Now I wont be afraid to try a hexagon table topper. Folding the quilt in half lengthwise and width-wise helps to … I printed the instructions for cutting bias strips (thank you!) Thanks much for teaching, inspiring, laughing, and bringing the something new into each of our homes. Here’s a close up of one of those corners. Then start sewing until you hit the next corner. Thanks for the great tutorial – the step-by-step pictures are very helpful. are gentle, curves are easy to bind with bias strips. That’s the method I use for doing my binding corners. 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. .. one uneven end of the tube. You make it so easy. Place a pin to hold the edges together. Yeh more material to buy. Your to examples look exactly like what I was doing. I love the idea of pancakes for New Year’s Day; I’ll have to remember that! and it is on my “get-done” list this year. You do lovely work. Thanks! It should already be pinned and basted. I would love to win the patterns for the darling runners. Thanks….I love your quilts, fabric and all your tutorials. Thanks. 2. Clip your binding in place along this entire edge. This is so much more clear than any of the other tutorials I have found. I don’t imagine you have much time to check out blogs, but I do love this runner! You have made the process very clear. I’ve bookmarked your blog for future reference and to see what else you are sharing. I would love to win. Now we can all have perfect corners. You are such a talented quilter….I love your tablerunners as well as all of your other projects! any suggestions for that? Either way, it’s just an excuse to hang out a little longer and enjoy more food! Thank you for the “tut”. My last table runner is beautiful, thanks to your blog! Good reference pictures. I was never quite sure just where to lay the binding strip. It’s my goal to try some new quilting techniques this year, so hopefully I win! Have you noticed that this is the same steps that you go through when binding a regular 90-degree corner? I was wondering how this would be done. I love your tutorial, would love a chance to win those patterns!! Judy W. I really love the Secret Garden Runner, but all are great and very do-able! My son bought me two of your books for Christmas but I’d love to have more Thanks so much for the giveaway. Everything you teach is so clear. I knew how to do 90 degree corners, but not the odd angled corners. I struggle with regular binding so hopefully I have more success with odd angles. I have done a few of these angles and this really helps explains how to get really pro looking results. Thanks for sharing. At which point I faced an conundrum: sew the back of the binding on by hand, or use my machine? Thank you for the tutorial. I enjoy your blog, it’s so nice of you to share your talents! Thanks for the tutorial Heather! Your tutorial came to my rescue. (I have it linked on the Tutorials page of my blog, btw. I love the patterns, and would love to win one. Binding keeps the edges intact and can add another element to the quilt's design. This one is gorgeous and I’d love to try it out for myself! The heat of the iron helps to set the glue. Good for quilts that will be used lightly and washed infrequently. Thanks for posting this. I love them and would love to win a set of patterns! Very informative and easy to understand!!! This kind of opens up the inside angles and makes the binding less bulky. The most popular method is to use binding which protects the edges of your quilt from a lot of wear. I truly appreciate your taking the time to share. Re: Binding a scalloped edge Yes I know the feeling! What a wonderful tutorial! I just finished the Diamond Diva table toppers and runner – but was unsure of how to bind those corners! Many binding problems occur because it is sewn on without cleaning up and straightening the edges and squaring-off the corners (important for mitered binding). Stop right at the point where the two lines intersect and back stitch. This is not how you want this to look and this also happens by getting your pin in Step 5 in the wrong spot. Thanks for the great tutorial. ( Log Out /  I’m going to be sure to bookmark it for future use! I usually get too much fabric and get that lump..ugh! Again, thank you. I can’t seem to get enough of it! It really helps to see the mistakes too and what causes them! 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