Binding
With the assistance of these quilt binding videos, binding your quilts will be a piece of cake. Explore these helpful videos and take advantage of these simple techniques and ideas to bind your quilts much more efficiently.
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21:27Once you’ve finished piecing and quilting your quilt, it’s time to apply the binding. Learn how to bind a quilt including learning how to miter the corners and join the ends using a diagonal seam. Learning How to Bind a Quilt Before you can learn how to bind a quilt you must know how to
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16:30While some quilts, those that are round or have wavy or curved edges, require bias binding- most quilts need straight grain binding. ZJ Humbach shows you how to make straight grain binding and then teaches some of the basics of quilting binding including showing how to calculate how much binding you will need for your
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6:44While most quilt patterns will provide you with fabric requirements to complete the quilt top and may even give you the amount of fabric needed for the backing fabric- not all patterns include the length of binding needed. ZJ Humbach explains how to quickly and easily calculate quilt binding, taking into account the extra needed
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4:52When 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. Hidden Slip Stitch Tools Heather begins by explaining
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14:09Quilt finishing can be one of the most tedious parts of making a quilt depending on what kind of binding you are making and how you are attaching it. Heather Thomas shows you a different way to finish a quilt that doesn’t require a binding and saves you lots of time. Quilt Preparation and Finishing
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12:38Quilts don’t always have to include batting, especially when it comes to an art quilt. Heather Thomas explains how a quilt can be simply two layers of fabric stitched or quilted together, and in this case the fabric is stamped leather. Stamping For this quilting project Heather shows how to create a piece of stamped
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6:51Learn a quick and easy way to bind a quilt with minky. Kelly Hanson shows you what tools you can use that make mitered corners easier and gives you tips for working with minky. Minky Minky is a popular fabric to use on quilts because of its soft and fuzzy feel. However, working with minky
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6:37Sometimes when you finish a quilt it doesn’t quite look the way you planned or needs more visual interest. Heather Thomas shows how you can enhance your next quilt by adding wavy quilt borders. Planning Heather demonstrates how you don’t need to draw any lines ahead of time when adding wavy quilt borders. However, she
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9:18Do you ever struggle with putting on traditional binding when you are quilting? Well, Heather Thomas presents a few different options for binding your artistic quilts. See an example of binding a quilt with ribbon and beads. Learn a few techniques for binding your quilts in unique and beautiful ways. Find out what other tips
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