How to bind a quilt (with mitered corners and an invisible join)

How to bind a quilt (with mitered corners and an invisible join)?

For an invisible join, you will need to add a strip of fabric to each end of your quilt that matches the color of the fabric around the outside of the quilt. If you purchased your quilt with mitered corners, add an additional strip of fabric to each corner as well.

How to make a quilt binding?

To create a quilt binding, you’ll need a large piece of fabric that will be the same as the quilt’s finished size. I like to use scrap pieces I’ve cut off when making quilts but it’s entirely up to you. If you want to use a patterned scrap, you’ll need to either piece together several strips or add strips to cover the gap. You can also use a larger piece of material instead of scraps

How to make a quilt binding with mitered corners?

Next, you will need to sew the strips into a long strip of fabric. Then, trim the excess fabric from the sides and ends. This will leave you with a long strip of fabric with two long edges that are the same length as the strips you sewed earlier.

How to mitered bind a quilt?

To make sure your quilt can withstand any snags or tears, you’ll want to miter the corners. You can do this with an iron-on mitered corner strip that you add to each corner. Or you can use a method called double-fold binding, which involves making a nice, even crease in the quilt along each side and then folding the quilt in half so the raw edges match up. To do this, you’ll need some special

How to make a mitered quilt binding?

Once the quilt is finished, you can make a simple and unobtrusive quilt binding by adding another strip of fabric to each side and stitching it into place. Use flat, even stitches that match the color of the quilt and the seams. Try to line up the raw edges of the strips even with the raw edges of the quilt, so there will be no visible stitching.