How do you make two bindings?
Open up the strips and press the seam allowances to one side. Once you have one long strip of fabric, fold it in half lengthwise, wrong sides together, matching up the two long raw edges. Press the fold. This is double fold binding!
How wide do I cut strips for quilt binding?
Cut enough strips (bias or crossgrain) to go around the quilt plus 8″ for cornering and seams. Strip width can vary from 2″ to 2 1/2″ and even wider if you prefer a larger binding than the traditional 1/4″ width. Quilt binding strips are generally sewn together with a diagonal seam for the most inconspicuous joining.
What is French quilt binding?
French Fold binding is one of the most popular quilt bindings and for good reason. Because the fabric is doubled, French Fold binding creates a durable edge for your quilt. If making bias binding, cut your fabric strips on the diagonal before making your binding.
When cutting the fabric binding strips for the double fold method how many times the width of the desired finished width will you cut?
Double-fold binding is cut six times the desired finished binding width plus 1⁄4″ to allow for turn of cloth (the fabric take-up resulting from folding and wrapping binding around the quilt edge). The seam allowance used to attach the binding should be equal to the desired finished width of your binding.
How do you attach double fold bindings?
Open up the double-fold bias tape all the way and find the narrower side. Pin the edges of the bias tape to the raw edges of the fabric, right sides together. Sew the bias tape in place along the fold. Now, fold the bias tape back up over the seam and flip it over to encase the unfinished edge.
How to make French fold binding for a quilt?
French-fold Binding 1 Measure the perimeter of your quilt and add approximately 24″. 2 Cut enough 2 ¼ “-wide strips to equal the desired length. 3 Join the strips together using diagonal seams. 4 Lightly press the binding in half lengthwise, with wrong sides facing.
What’s the best way to fold a quilt?
The folded edge of the binding strip should just cover the stitches visible on the back of the quilt. Sew the binding in place by hand, tucking in the corners to complete the miters as you go. Slipstitch the folds for a tidy finish.
What’s the best way to bind a quilt?
To do this, place two strips, right sides together at right angles. The area where the strips overlap forms a square. Sew diagonally across the square. Trim the excess fabric ¼ ” from the seam line and press the seam allowance open. Lightly press the binding in half lengthwise, with wrong sides facing.