Scrap binding for quilts

Nellie | Australian Modern Quilt Designer on Instagram: "I’ve had a few people ask why I stitch my binding in place before trimming my quilt, so I thought I’d share a few of the reasons here. • By stitching the binding on first, I am stitching across all of the rows of quilting, reinforcing them before they’re trimmed • I can trim the quilt to whatever size I need to ensure I have a nice full binding • The back of the quilt doesn’t ever get any tucks in it and always sits nice and flat •…

This is not the first quilt binding tutorial that I’ve written, but this time I’m going to focus on how to make scrappy quilt binding. I get asked about this all the time! Darcy, how do you make your scrappy quilt bindings? This is how. This is how to make scrappy quilt binding. Before I go through the directions for how to make scrappy quilt binding, here are several previous quilts that have scrappy binding. This baby Carillon Quilt has several yellow fabrics in the binding. The Quiltville…

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Since we are all stuck at home madly sewing every last scrap together ;) hahaha! Impossible I know! I thought I would post this scrap binding tutorial from a little while back… just in case you can’t get to the store to buy binding to match all those newly finished quilts! Here is a great way to use every last scrap no matter how skimpy the size. I have the hardest time throwing away odd sized strips… you know the ones left at the end of your yardage once you’ve cut all your 2½” strips (or…

Learn an easy method for finishing up your quilts. Join me to learn how to bind a quilt with the quilt back.

I was short on binding fabric…so I combed through my scraps and made a really scrappy one. The pieces were all cut about 6" long, give or take a couple of inches. The tricky part is keeping the seams of the binding away from the mitered corners…I didn’t think that out before I sewed it...Read More

Binding Quilts: Binding finishes the edges of a quilt and there are quite a few variations on how it can be done. Step by step tutorial

Quilters with a passion for all things scrappy will love this quick and crafty approach to making Scrappy Binding. This quilt tutorial will help you whip up colorful quilt binding suitable for your most colorful quilt patterns. Even if you don't use the exact same fabric choices, having an easy quilting tutorial that demonstrates a resourceful technique for binding quilts is a big benefit to your quilting. You won't have to wait for a scrappy quilt pattern to come along to use up your…

With just two seams, making continuous bias binding is easier than it looks! Learn how to make it and calculate how much fabric you'll need.

Art Gallery Fabrics® on Instagram: "✨ How to join binding ends like a pro✨ Check out this hack to get perfect joins every time!✂️ Uncover the art of seamlessly joining binding ends—it’s sew satisfying and easier than ever with our 2.5 Edition Binding collection. Here’s how you can master this method: 1. Choose the fabric that compliments your quilt from our 2.5 Edition Binding collection - We’re using “ Stitched and Bound”. 2. Make precise marks for seamless binding joins. 3. Use the…