Did you know that there are a bunch of different ways to bind quilts? We review a bunch of interesting and creative ways to finish off your quilts (and quilty items) in this mini-episode, including: straight grain binding, bias binding, facings, prairie points, self-binding and “birthing a quilt.” 😲 Plus: how to use school glue to baste your binding, ideas for decorative touches, and how to miter the corners!
Show Notes:
- “Tutorial: How to Make Continuous Bias Tape” by Rachel Rector at Seamwork
- “Gratitude + Something Gold + Video Tutorial for Chunky Stitch Binding” by Melanie Traylor at Southern Charm Quilts (Example of binding with decorative running stitch)
- Quilter’s Choice Basting Glue
- “Quilt Binding Tip | Glue Baste Your Project Using Elmer’s School Glue” by Stephanie at The Lucy Bird
- “How to Make Mitered Binding Corners” by Colleen Tauke at National Quilter’s Circle
- “How to bind your quilt using… ‘Stitched Mitered Corners’” by Maree and Sherryl Galt at Quilting Gems
- “How to Self-Bind a Quilt” by Christine Mann at New Quilters
- “Quilt Facing Tutorial” by Audrey Esaray at Cotton & Bourbon
- “The Ultimate Quilt Binding Tutorial Round-Up” by Bobbie Gentili at Geeky Bobbin