Hand sewing quilt binding

When sewing a binding by hand or doing any other kind of hand sewing, like hand applique- it is important to use the correct stitch. Heather Thomas shows you how to do a stitch called the hidden slip stitch, which is her preferred stitch for these techniques. Heather begins by explaining what type of needle and thread she likes to use when doing a hidden slip stitch on either a binding or hand applique. She explains that the size of the needle you choose to use can vary, but that in general

Hand Binding a quilt is the final step in finishing! Learn all about the hand binding process and be sure to watch the video tutorial too!

Today I am sharing a tutorial for binding a regular quilt using a double fold binding cut on the straight of the grain (not a bias binding) using either hand or machine stitching. There are lots of ways to bind quilts and I plan to make some additional tutorials over the next while for: single fold straight of grain binding - I use this on my mini quilts bias binding - especially useful for quilts with irregular edges There are many excellent tutorials for making binding and my techniques…

Wondering about Finishing or Binding a Quilt? Top US quilting blog, Diary of a Quilter, features their Step by Step Instructions. Click here now!!

Binding is the final step of quilting and it must be perfect. Otherwise, all your efforts will be wasted!

I hope that you enjoy snuggling with your quilt while hand-stitching a binding to your quilt - it's still one of my favorite parts of quilting.

I love making every part of a quilt, including the binding, so I thought I’d share with you my favorite method for binding my quilts. It’s called continuous length, double fold, straigh…

Here is Part 2 of the Quilt Binding tutorial series. This lesson focuses on how to prepare your binding for attaching on the other side, the tools you need to hand bind your quilt, how to blind stitch and bury your knots. Plus, ultimate hand binding tips so you always rock your hand binding. #handbinding #quilttutorial

Learn how to slip stitch the right way! Quilt binding is frequently hand-stitched and this is how to make them disappear into the backing.