Quilt binding with the again of the quilt is a simple and fast solution to end off your quilt initiatives.
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Once I’m making fast initiatives I’m at all times searching for methods to work smarter not more durable. those I’m speaking about right here. The initiatives that just about won’t ever (properly, nearly by no means) be seen by the skin world, those that I simply need to end so I can use.
These are the initiatives that won’t be given as items, or hopefully, be handed down as heirlooms. These are the “fast” initiatives that we received’t choose in any method.
So after I had a number of quilt blocks left over from a desk runner venture that didn’t fairly make the lower (and I used to be too lazy to redo ), I made a decision to make use of these leftover blocks and make some a lot wanted potholder replacements.
So I ask that you just please don’t choose right here. I used to be in a rush and simply needed these performed. Like, proper now You may definitely inform my time constraints by my lack of images grace in these photograph’s. My apologies up entrance!
Should you’ve by no means made your individual potholders, they’re fast and simple to do. You will discover a whole tutorial on how I do mine at Easy Quilted Potholder Tutorial, utilizing a conventional double fold binding method. Fantastic to make use of your self or give as items!
The extra conventional double fold binding methodology works very properly and stands as much as plenty of put on and tear, & in my humble opinion simply seems higher. That is the method I am going for when gifting or making a venture that should final. And final a very long time.
However, it’s time consuming to bind historically! And that is time I didn’t need to spend with this venture. So self-binding with the quilt backing to the rescue. Just about one and performed!
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YOU CAN BIND A QUILT WITH THE BACKING
Sure, you may. Does it create my favourite finish end result? No. Is it straightforward to do with no hand stitching? Sure it’s. Are you able to hand sew it? If you wish to!
So what’s a self-binding quilt? Merely put, it’s whenever you make the most of the backing materials to create a completed edging across the quilt.
The most important disadvantage for utilizing the quilt binding with the backing method is that it’s topstitched on the high of the quilt, versus the standard binding strategies of handstitching (no less than that’s how I do it) on the backside or backing aspect of the quilt. And if you end up in a rush as I used to be, you may see the variations of sewing alongside the perimeters of the binding.
Subsequent time, I’ll use a extra ornamental top-stitch to complete off the venture.
HOW TO SEW THE QUILT BINDING WITH THE BACKING
To stitch the quilt binding with the backing cloth start along with your squared up pieced topper, batting that’s no less than 1.5″ bigger all the way in which across the quilted topper, and coordinating backing cloth that’s no less than 2.5″ bigger than the quilted topper
NOTE: When selecting your backing and using the backing for the quilt binding, consider that this cloth must be coordinating as it will likely be the edging on the highest of the completed venture.
STEP 1. Layer the supplies listed into your quilt “sandwich”, centering all layers. Clean the supplies so there aren’t any remaining wrinkles.
STEP 2. Baste to arrange for quilting. Don’t skip this step!
Under see for your self the significance of basting your venture BEFORE you quilt it (sure, I forgot to baste the one on the left in my rush). The supplies will shift irrespective of how cautious you might be whereas stitching. Basting will maintain all in place very properly.
Relating to basting your quilted initiatives you have got choices. Considered one of my favourite basting instruments is a “tagging” gun. Different choices are basting pins, or basting spray. Your selection right here.
STEP 3. Utilizing a strolling foo, quilt the three layers collectively. Vital word right here!! Solely sew to the sting of the quilt high and never onto the batting or backing. Any stitches that transcend the topper must be eliminated previous to the subsequent step of trimming the batting.
You could be asking your self at this level, “why not simply lower the batting to match the quilted topper within the first place?”. I at all times go away additional batting across the topper edges because it tends to shrink a bit in the course of the quilting course of. Leaving your self additional batting that may be trimmed later is a method to make sure you’ll not have a magically disappearing batting challenge
STEP 4. Trim the additional batting to align with the sting of the quilted high, being cautious to not lower by means of the overhanging backing cloth, selecting any stitches that will have overlapped.
NOTE: Since I’m making this quilted block right into a potholder I’ve 2 layers together with the batting. I’ve a layer of batting and a layer of Insul-bright (for insulation).
STEP 5. Utilizing a ruler, measure and trim the backing cloth so that there’s a one inch edge which extends past the quilt topper and batting(s).
STEP 6. Fold the 1 ” backing cloth midway towards the quilt topper. The periphery, or uncooked edge, of the prolonged backing materials ought to line up with the sting of the topper and batting(s). I prefer to iron this to present it a crisp edge & assist maintain it in place. You may at all times dab with a bit of cloth glue in case you select to as a substitute.
STEP 7. Fold the folded fringe of the backing materials excessive of the quilt topper and batting materials as soon as once more to create your binding edge. Safe in place with pins, surprise clips, and even picket clothespins.
BINDING QUILT CORNERS
Relating to creating a pleasant nook in quilting initiatives, nothing beats a mitered one. Creating “mitered” corners can simply be achieved if you end up binding the quilted venture utilizing the backing.
STEP 8. When you attain a nook in your last folding course of to create the mitered nook, fold the binding right into a triangle.
STEP 9. Retaining the binding folded into that “triangle”, and fold the uncooked edge towards the quilt high as soon as once more as you probably did on the primary aspect. Fold another time (as you probably did in Step 7) to create the mitered nook. Maintain in place by pinning or securing with clips.
As you may see beneath, the ultimate mitered nook is created.
STEP 10. Start high stitching wherever as intently to the sting of the binding as attainable, after getting all of your edges folded and mitered corners created, backstitching to safe after getting accomplished the circumference.
As I acknowledged, subsequent time I’ll use an ornamental sew to finish because the stitching is seen on the highest of the venture.
To finish these potholders utilizing the “quilt binding with the again methodology” actually took me all of 20 minutes. In fact, I had the quilt tops already accomplished.
DRAWBACKS TO BINDING A QUILT WITH THE BACKING
There are just a few the reason why this isn’t my most well-liked methodology of binding, and preserve this various quilt binding methodology to smaller initiatives and people who I’m not overly involved with the tip outcomes. Or after I merely have restricted time on my arms
- SQUARING UP – Because it’s not the simplest methodology to sq. your venture up, I might suggest protecting this methodology to be used on smaller quilting initiatives like my potholders or a tablerunner
- STITCHING – You may view the stitching on the topside of the completed venture. Subsequent time, it’s an ornamental sew for me. The underside stitching doesn’t look as “completed” as properly particularly whenever you quilt to the sting of the topper like I do. I’ll experiment with quilting the topper to 1″ of the topper’s edge subsequent time to see if that cleans the bottom up a bit
- FINISHED LOOK – Fairly frankly, though this methodology of back-to-front binding is quicker, the standard methodology of making a quilt binding has a extra completed look in my view
There you have got it! Ten straightforward steps to making a quilt binding with the quilt again. Straightforward peasy.
Do you employ this again to entrance quilt binding methodology?
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