BINDING MITERED SEAM FINISH - TUTORIAL

Let's talk about making a beautiful

Mitered Seam Finish for Binding!

Don't loose me here...it's really very easy.

I make my binding 2 1/2" so these instructions are

written for that.  You can adjust to 2 1/4 by adjusting some

measurements as needed 

It's all about tails...binding tails!

Lay the binding down onto the quilt...

Leave a 10" loose tail and begin sewing to quilt
 at the 10" mark, back stitch to secure.

Sew all the binding on around the quilt.
When you get to the last edge of the quilt....
STOP sewing when there is 10" of open space and back stitch
Then cut another 10" tail.

See the white area....that's 10 inches of quilt

 with no binding sewn down.

Now your binding has two tails.  

One on each side of the white space.

Pull down the tails toward each other, pin them down snugly.

This is important to get a tight binding finish!

Fold back each tail (right and left sides) 

Leave a 1/4" space between the tails.

IF you use  2 1/2 " binding

Trim each tail to 1 1/4" out from each FOLD

(keep that 1/4" space centered)

IF you use 2 1/4" binding

Trim each tail to 1 1/8" out from each FOLD

(keep that 1/4" space centered)

Now THIS is the tricky part.   Fold the ends as if you were 

sewing binding strips Right SIDES together

PIN to avoid slipping.

Sew across at a diagonal...

just like sewing the binding strips together.

Lay the sewn piece out flat to make sure it is NOT twisted BEFORE you trim off to 1/4" seam!!!

Now flatten it out, press and sew it down to finish your binding.

THIS is the flat, mitered seam finish.  

trim off any dog ears as needed.

I prefer to "hand sew" the bindings 

for a beautiful finish. 

I have yet to see a machine sewn finish that looks pretty?

FLORENCE the Party Animal...she's been framed!

Let me know if you give these techniques a try

and how they work for you!