Originally Posted by Dingle
Ok, still confused. After it's quilted, I cut it all down to match the size of the top and then add the binding? What I'm not getting is if I cut it all down and put the binding on it doesn't seem like there will be any batting in the binding. When putting the binding on when it's all even seems to me I would be covering up to much of the quilt top on all sides.
Am I making any sense?
Thanks
You are sewing on the binding to the front of the quilt, using a 1/4 inch seam allowance. It is the same as if you were adding on sashing, more blocks or borders. You are hand sewing the binding onto the back of the quilt.
When you cut fabric for binding, say 2 1/4 inches, you then fold it in half, wrong sides together and iron the fold. Now it is just barely over an inch wide. When you sew it with a 1/4 inch seam allowance to the front and wrap it around to the back of the quilt, it will be approx 1/2 inch wide on the quilt back