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Ask Alex: Binding

Square-up your quilt in preparation for binding.

Simply Quilts : Episode QLT-1129 -- More Projects »
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Brand new quilter, Julie Wing-Gapusan, already backed her quilt and had it quilted. Now she's ready for the finishing touch--binding. She doesn't have a roomy place to prepare her large quilt to be bound. Quilting expert Alex Anderson offers binding tips that include squaring up your quilt.
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Place a large square ruler along one corner to evenly square up corners.
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For small borders use a 6-inch rectangular ruler to square up the edges. For borders that are larger than 6 inches, line up two 6-inch rectangular rulers next to each to ensure accurate measuring. Cut along the edges and move up the quilt to square up.
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Cut a 2-1/8-inch binding and fold in half. Sew the binding to the top side, turn over, and sew the binding to the back side.
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Don't worry with mitering the corners with your first quilt, sew binding to one side, and then sew the binding to the next side until all four sides are bound.
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Simply Quilts : Episode QLT-1129
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•Ask Alex: Binding
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