How To Make Quilt Binding From Backing

Proceed to quilt the pieces together but stop quilting 12 inch from the edges of the quilt top.

How to make quilt binding from backing. Start anywhere and fold the binding over halfway. Binding quilts with your backing fabric no binding strips needed duration. Add 20 or so to the total to determine how much binding youll need to surround the quilt if you plan to use continuous strips and miter the corners. Allow for a larger backing then fold the backing of the item over to the front to create binding.

For example if you want a 12 inch binding trim the backing fabric to 1 inch 12 inch x 2 1 beyond the edges of the quilt top. Add the two lengths together and multiply that figure by two. Wonderfil threads 7772 views. Easy and fast quilt binding duration.

To use the backing as the binding it will need to measure 2 to 4 inches larger all around than the top. Binding a quilt with the backing fabric 1 make sure your backing fabric is larger than the quilt top by at least 2 2 trim your batting to the edge of the quilt top 3 trim your backing fabric to 34 from the quilt top. Fold the backing fabric toward the front of the quilt just slightly less than 12 inch and press keeping the iron away from the batting see the following figure. Step 2 trim the top and the filling so the edges are even.

Starting with one edge fold the backing fabric up so its raw edge just butts up against the edge of the quilt top. When you get to a corner fold the corner up like so. Fold the edge again so the binding covers the raw edge of the quilt top. You can do this on your ironing board and press it as you goit makes it very simple.

And then in half again and pin. Press the fold in place. Calculate quilt binding length. Fold all the way down to the next edge.

Then fold the next edge in half. The third method in my opinion is not only the easiest for a beginner but it is also the fastest of the three methods.