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Bias Binding + Puppets = No Swearing

I always get to the end of making a quilt and get so excited that it's almost done, then I realize slip-stitching the binding seems to take an eternity (and that's even after I've hand-quilted the whole thing)! I am so encouraged by this video from Amy at Angry Chicken! 

Amy shows how easy it is to finish an edge with bias binding (which you can either buy pre-pressed and packaged from the store, or you can make strips of fabric into bias binding on your own). She takes the binding and does two separate sweeps with the sewing machine and that's it! It's super simple and looks great. Wahoo for simplifying binding! Thanks, Amy!

[And thanks to Chloe from Blisstree.com for the link!]

Finish That Quilt - Binding Tutorial

Here's another fantastic tutorial from Kathy Mack of the Pink Chalk Studio blog. This time she covers binding. Although I didn't know it was called double-fold French binding, this is essentially what I attempt to do on my quilts. These tips will help me bind my next quilt with much cleaner seams and corners next time. Thanks again, Kathy!

Perfect Binding!

Wow, I am so excited to finish another quilt so I can try out the binding tutorial on the "Oh, Fransson!" blog today. Don't miss it! 

Binding Simplified

Here's a great suggestion from Claire Louise Milne on the Needle Book blog about using the backing of your quilt to bind it instead of attaching separate strips of fabric:

So what you do is use the bottom panel of fabric for the binding. Fold it up and over the top and hem it in place with mitred corners.

Great pictures of her springy quilt-in-progress on her site to demonstrate. Check it out!