Thread: Binding Joining the ends

Originally Posted by willferg

The clearest way I've come across is to overlap the ends by the width of the binding, and cut. Then you can bend them upwards (terrible explanation, I know), overlap, and sew the diagonal, trim, and when you place the binding back down it's just the right length and it fits.

This is the way I do it too. You don't even need a ruler - there is generally enough of the binding left to use a a measure. The way I remember to sew it correctly if to "kiss and twist". You put the ends flat together -like they a kissing-and the twist 90 degree and sew across the diagonal, just like when you were going the strips. Works every time. I DO make sure it fits before I trim to 1/4" though!

I do it per the instructions Holice posted here on the board. I always have to get my instructions out and have them in front of me, but it gets the job done in a way I can understand. I don't know why my brain as so much trouble with joining binding ends!

Good one. I seem to always get confused using msqc's tutorial.I think it's the camera angle when jenny uses the binding tool. This video makes it very simple ,easy.Thanks!

EXCELLENT DEMO! You just have to pay attention to how she flips out the pieces of fabric to sew them together so that they come out the right way.

Thank you many times over for this link. I always disliked the method I tried where one side is folded up, the other down as shown in Fons and Porter's book. I never got it exact and would just give up. I will definitely give this McCalls method a try.

Thanks for the link...

Looks like a good one to try. Like that joining. Similar to what I do but easier. Thanks for sharing.

Very Good I will try to bind my quilt this way. It was very interesting