Hand stitching binding on quilt

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…

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!

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.

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.

Quilt bindings are the most magical, and sometime confusing part of quilt making, especially for a new quilter! I shared a tutorial a few years back, but have adapted and made a few changes as I’ve grown as a quilter, and thought it was enough to update the post. Any tips or suggestions you might […]

Excellent Tutorials for Using Decorative Machine Stitches to Secure Bindings! The beautiful machine embroidery stitch used to secure the binding of a lovely quilt got us to thinking about bindings. The standard approach is to stitch them down by hand or machine, making the stitching as invisible as possible. Some quilters will stitch down a …

Happy New Years Eve! For my final post of 2008 I decided I needed to share some of my tips for hand-stitching binding. I’ve been saying I need to do it, but just haven’t gotten aroun…

Belle Brunner on Instagram: "I had so many questions a few weeks ago about the video I posted of me using my ‘left compensating foot’ for my Juki, particularly asking what the back looks like. I’m putting on binding tonight and thought I would show you the back to clear up curiosity. I don’t hand bind but rather machine bind to the front. This foot allows for a perfect 1/8” stitch on the front. The way I stitch misses the back of your binding creating a nice straight stitch along the inside…

Learn the technique of how to embellish the blanket stitch on your quilt to give it a bit of extra special touch.

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…