Attach binding to back of quilt. End your stitch with a back-stitch. If you have straight edges you need to cut it at a 45 degree angle. The decorative stitches in this post are different than the one I used in the “How to Attach Binding by Machine” tutorial, and I think I like them better…. I do usually use my open toe walking foot to stitch the three layers together with a very large stitch length, like 3.5 or even 4. Do everything else the same. When creating your binding, try your best to cut it on grain. The inside edge of my binding is up against the left of the zipper foot’s edge guide. I like to start attaching the binding about 3/4 of the way down the long side. Using a crazy quilt table topper to practice on, I set about attaching the binding. It just works better and feeds evenly. Apple Core Quilt with Bernina Decorative Stitch #57 (Aurora 440) This was an apple core quilt that I made years ago as a class sample. Align the raw edges of the quilt sandwich and the binding tape. Make sure to check that the binding tape and quilt sandwich are even throughout. With determination I set off to purchase Lap Seam Foot #71, a foot used for sewing flat-felled seams. For machine-finished binding, this foot will help you achieve a flawless finish by … If you wish to avoid using a walking foot altogether, then your alternative quilting foot is a darning or hopping foot. Step 6 – Continue sewing the binding to your quilt top. NOTE: You can use a regular presser foot, an Even Feed or Walking foot or a Quarter Inch Seam foot. Here is the decorative stitching on the front: Continue sewing until you get 1/4″ away from the edge of the corner. I stitch approx 1/8" in from the edge, so these big stitches are covered by the binding. Continue stitching until 1/4″ before the quilt edge and stop, leaving the needle down. When you get to a corner, release the foot, and just turn your quilt and start sewing again. Binding size refers to the width of the finished binding as it appears from the front of the quilt. Binding and presser foot alignment when quilt is trimmed 1/8″ outside the quilt top. Binding a Curve. Stitch a 1/2-inch seam from one end of the quilt to the other. The tutorial is called Happy Feet – Quilt Binding Edition. Place the binding on one side of your quilt close to the middle matching the raw edges of the binding and quilt together. Using a walking foot, you start sewing your 1/4″ seam roughly in the middle, leaving six inches or so of your binding strip unattached to the quilt. Other than the way the binding application is started and ended (when the ends are joined), the two methods are identical. Avoid letting the machine push the binding to the beginning stitching spot, resulting in a wrinkle. Use a 2-1/2″ binding strip. We will use this unsewn binding to connect the beginning and ending of the binding strips later in the tutorial. When sewing binding to the quilt, are you using a walking foot that is feeding the layers well through your machine? What made my day was the fact that she was using a BERNINA sewing machine. When you get to the corner of the quilt stop stitching a 1/4″ from the edge. • Sew the binding strip to the BACK of the quilt instead of the front. Traditionally, the binding is sewn to the front of the quilt and wrapped to the back and sewn down by hand (or machine). Use pins to help keep the binding in place. My presser foot, has a red line that is 1/4″ in front of the needle which tells me where to stop. So that's why I use the 1/4" foot first and the ditch foot second when machine binding. A walking foot guide or Hera marker to mark your lines. When you get to the corners, do the following four steps (a, b, c &d): a) Stop sewing 1/4″ from the bottom of the corner. Tip 4: Start by sewing your binding to the BACK of your quilt. How to Bind a Quilt with Mitered Corners. On one 60″ side, and leaving about 6″ loose at the head, pin the binding to the right side of the quilt with raw edges even. If you cut it on the bias, it could stretch and get wavy. Binding size is a personal preference, but there are some general guidelines. Step 3: Attaching the binding to the top of the quilt. My walking foot casing broke that holds my guide so it’s not as reliable as marking the lines ahead of time. The size of the binding is determined by the size of the seam allowance used when the binding is sewn on and how loosely or tightly the binding is folded to the back. I place the project to the right side of the presser foot. For tightly curved edges, you absolutely NEED to use bias to get a nice flat binding that doesn’t pucker and gives you a smooth curve. Using your ruler and rotary cutter, trim the batting and backing to the desired width after you have finished sewing the binding to the two opposite sides of the quilt. Starting at a corner, start stitching in the ditch of the seam of where you just stitched the binding strip to the quilt top. The underside of the foot has a deeper section and section with regular thickness. Quilting Needles. The Pfaff Quilt Binder includes the Quilt Binder, foot to use with the Quilt Foot, binder plate, and screws. Begin stitching your binding to the quilt about 10″ to 12″ away from the start of your binding. • Use a walking foot if you have one for your machine. Leave about a 6-inch tail. If that seam is always exactly 1/4" from the edge of the quilt, then theoretically, when the binding folds around, that ditch should always be in the same place compared to the binding on the back. This foot accommodates the difference in thickness between the body of a quilt and the attached binding. It will keep your fabric from stretching. 2. Using a 1/4″ seam allowance, sew the binding onto the quilt, stopping 1/4″ before the corner of the quilt. ... we get to the end of the quilt and realized we have used some of the fabric that was supposed to be saved for the binding. Ditch Quilting Foot. Place the binding strip on top of the quilt, aligning the raw edges of the strip and of the quilt and matching the centers. With this foot, the you must drop your sewing machine's feed dogs. Stitch the binding to the front of the quilt, just inside the folded edge. Using a Quilt Binder takes LESS fabric. If you have that feature, use it to your advantage. Continue stitching the binding fabric to about ¼” from the edge of the fabric. The Beginning Quilter's Best Friend. Tip: 3: Use a walking foot to attach your binding. : ) Hopefully that makes sense. Strips are cut 1 3/4” instead of 2 1/2”. Finish sewing your binding 1/4″ before the end of the quilt. Start sewing 8-10 inches from the end of the binding. By doing so, it allows me to get an even 1/8” stitch all the way around. Step 7: Stitch the Binding on the Front. This post contains affiliate links for which I receive compensation.. I use my darning foot almost exclusively these days. You’re actually going to be sewing with the quilt top facing up. Fold over the end of the start of the binding a quarter inch so no raw edge is showing. Press in place. The purpose of a quilting foot (usually called a walking foot) is to evenly feed all three layers of your quilt sandwich through your sewing machine during quilting. Step 2: Sew strips together and iron. We chose the ¼” Seam foot. Let’s set a scenario for you. Slowly sew around the curved edge easing the binding into place. Secure the stitches and cut the threads. • When you’re ready to sew the binding strip down to the front, barely cover the stitch line with your binding and sew down right I just tape the guide to the back of the walking foot when I want to use it! Pin the binding in place, and stitch to finish, overlapping the stitching by 1". When you get to a corner, you stitch right up to the edge. Tip: use a walking foot … Lift up the foot. I made my binding with the ends at 45 degree angles. Create a miter fold by opening the binding and bringing it forward at a 45˚ angle, and checking the back. Stop about 2 inches from the beginning of the binding. Of course, quilt binding can be wider but we are making quilt binding with a serger so don’t cut the binding strip wider than 2 1/2 in. Line up the raw edge of the binding to the raw edge of the quilt. Pull the quilt directly to the back of the machine, finger pressing the binding as you pull it out. I used a Hera Marker on this quilt since it was smaller. The binding could be wavy for a couple reasons: 1. Use a walking foot if you find that the binding is scooting as you sew. Step 8. What is Quilt Binding? Stitch the binding tape to the quilt sandwich using a ¼” seam allowance. Quilt Binding in Bias Grain This binding is cut at a 45 degree angle to the selvage. A Quilting Foot is a MUST HAVE. It can still work. Since this is such a small piece modifications were done to how I normally finish off the binding. Make sure you leave long thread tails. You are quilting with your standard foot, not a walking foot, and as you quilt your project is moving through the feed dogs that lie just beneath your presser foot. Lift the presser foot and rotate the quilt so that you can stitch to the outer corner of the quilt, stitching a 45* line. • Prepare the binding strip the same way as above. “What do I need to bind a quilt?” Binding Clips. This will prevent you from accidentally stitching over the binding on the back of the quilt. It is flexible with most amount of stretch and can be used on any edge. Fold the top binding section down over the quilt’s edge, forming a neat miter in the corner. Be sure to back stitch when you start and finish. Step 4: Attach the binding to the back of the quilt. When wrapping the binding to the front, make sure to fold your binding beyond your original stitch line. Use a Walking Foot if you have one available. To top stitch my binding, I use a zipper foot. I use the ¼″ foot for this. Supplies You Will Need For Quilt Binding; How To Bind a Quilt: A Step by Step Tutorial. Align the binding along the edge of the quilt, and mark on the binding where the quilt edge ends. Binding clips are a lot easier to use than pins because they easily clip over the multiple layers used in binding. The regular thickness section is designed to be just outside of the 7mm stitch width, allowing for uniform and precisely-spaced top-stitching. Then you lift the foot and pull the quilt straight back about 10-12 inches (away from you) and put the foot back down on top of the binding and finger press the folded binding hanging out the back of the machine. Step 1: Cut the fabric for your binding. 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